H2O: Film on Water exhibition at the MILL, Newport, NH

overview of the exhibition
work by mike and doug starn
overview
video installation by jaanika peerna
another view of Peerna's video installation
The show opened on Aug., 8 at the Mill in Newport, NH is will stay open until November 7th
More info on the show at http://h2ofilmonwater.com/

Interview with Jaanika Peerna at Go North Gallery in Beacon, NY

Photos of "Traces of a Sweet Connect" at GoNorth, Beacon, NY; open until July 5th - www.gonorthgallery.com

Traces of a Sweet Connect, 3 drawings, 36x47" each, wax pencil on mylar, 2009
video "Lines of Light" on the back wall, small drawings on the right
a post opening view on the gallery's window
small 9x9" drawings(second and third one sold), wax pencil on mylar, framed
9x9" wax pencil drawing (sold); wall installation with programmed lights, mylar, push pins, variable dimensions
close up of the wall installation, push pins, mylar, wall, programmed lights
close up of the wall installation, push pins, mylar, wall, programmed lights
small 9x9" drawing on the left (sold), wall installation on the right (partial view)
wall installation, push pins, mylar, wall, programmed lights, dimensions variable
view from big drawings (36x47" wax pencil on mylar) to the gallery's door
Living Line Series, 9x9" wax pencil on mylar, framed
detail from a large drawing Traces of a sweet Connect, wax pencil on mylar, 36x47" 2009
detail from a large drawing Traces of a sweet Connect, wax pencil on mylar, 36x47" 2009

view from outside of the gallery
gallery widow piece Embracing Gusts (sale pending), wax pencil on mylar, 36x47" 2009
gallery widow piece Embracing Gusts (sale pending), wax pencil on mylar, 36x47" 2009
detail from wall installation, mylar, push pins, wall, programmed lights
detail from a large drawing (wax pencil on mylar, 36x47")

Jaanika Peerna: Traces of a Sweet Connect Opening Reception

GONORTH
a space for contemporary art


469 Main St., Beacon, NY 12508
gonorthgallery@hotmail.com
www.gonorthgallery.com
Contact: Greg Slick 917.576.0187/845.242.1951

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jaanika Peerna — “Traces of a Sweet Connect”

June 13 – July 5, 2009

Reception: Saturday, June 13, 6 - 9 pm

GO NORTH is very pleased to present an exhibition of recent work by Jaanika Peerna entitled “Traces of a Sweet Connect.” This is Peerna’s first solo exhibition with the gallery, and includes large- and small-scale drawings, installation, and video work. The show runs from June 13 to July 5, 2009. A reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, June 13, from 6 to 9 pm.

Jaanika Peerna’s work tends to inhabit a particular realm within the viewer’s imagination which welcomes the mesmerism of simple lines, shadow-play, tidal push and pull. In this realm things remain quiet only until the contemplative qualities of her lines, whether drawn or projected, give way to the repeated swells of intensity contained in her gestures. An encounter with her work is by turns soothing and disruptive, reverie-inducing and troubling, reactions to be expected from work that, in an essential way, deals with change. According to Peerna, her interests lie, “in the never-ending process of becoming with no story, no beginning, no end—just the current moment in flux.” Positioning herself at a crossroads of digital and traditional media, Peerna often deals with the themes of water, simplicity, and silence as platforms that illustrate flux. Beyond offering us an experience of change, Peerna always endeavors to make invisible connections and energy visible. Some evidence of this is revealed in her working process: “I draw on a sheet of paper placed on the floor. I move around the paper and then mark down the lines and dots capturing the very moment at hand. No pre-made plans in my head. My whole effort and attention are there at the tip of the pencil. By listening to the momentary sound the pencil makes on the surface, every drawing is the most truthful memory of the time taken up by the making of the drawing.”

“Traces of a Sweet Connect” is the latest installment of GO NORTH’s special program focusing on Estonian artists. Through this ongoing program, visitors are afforded a rare opportunity to experience contemporary art by artists who originate from a country that, until recently, has been under-recognized in the US as a source of dynamic creative vision. This exhibition is supported in part by the Consulate General of Estonia in New York.

Jaanika Peerna holds an MFA in intermedia design from SUNY New Paltz, and has worked as a teaching artist at DIA:Beacon and at the Visual Thinking Strategies project of the Soros Foundation. Peerna has had solo shows in New York and in Tallinn, Estonia, her native country. Recent exhibitions include “New” at the Galerie Lavignes Bastille in Paris and participation at the Bridge Art Fair in New York. Peerna’s video work along with Bill Viola’s and Susan Jenning’s will be included in “H20: Film on Water” at the Mill in Newport, NH opening on August 8th 2009.

Gallery hours: 12 - 6 pm Saturday and Sunday, and by appointment.

Lines of Light, a new video

Lines of light molding- moving on a dark backround..slightly altered digitally to reveal the movement of light more clearly.Part of an installation at Go North Gallery, Beacon, New York, June, 13- July 5th 2009. Music by Marilyn Crispell and David Rothenberg.

Estonian State Radio: interview with Jaanika Peerna (in estoninan)

Eesti Raadio: Vikerraadio: New York: Unetu Linn, intervjuu Bridge'i Kunstimessilt, kunstist ja elust New Yorgis

Estonian Stae Radio: New York - the city that does not sleep: interview with Jaanika Peerna on art and life, recorded at bridge Art Fair in NYC March, 5th -



http://heli.er.ee/helid/1127031.mp3

FUTURE=FERTILE video show opening photos, DUMBO NYC

FUTURE=FERTILE
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>> Leo Kuelbs Collection

>> by Appointment through April 25th
>>
>> New Videos and Performance with:
>> Angela Freiberger
>> The Brazilian Sisters
>> Jaanika Peerna
>> Simona Koch
>> Nilton Maltz
>> Chris Herbeck
>> Matl Findel
>> and
>> Adriana Varella
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>> leokuelbscollection.com
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>> Leo Kuelbs Collection
>> 50 Bridge St. 516
>> Brooklyn, NY 11201
>> 718-222-0802
>

FUTURE=FERTILE: videos and performance at DUMBO

FUTURE=FERTILE
March 28th-April 25th, 2009
Opening Event: Saturday, March 28th, 7-10 p.m.
Leo Kuelbs Collection
50 Bridge Street #516 (at Water)
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-222-0802
F Train/York Stop
Rt at Jay St.
Rt on Plymouth
HALFWAY UP THE BLOCK, LOOK UP TO YOUR RIGHT
Rt on Bridge
50 Bridge #516

Video and Performance by:
Adriana Varella
Angela Freiberger
The Brazilian Sisters
Jaanika Peerna
Simona Koch
Nilton Maltz
Chris Herbeck
Matl Findel
and
Adriana Varella

“FUTURE=FERTILE”
by Leo Kuelbs
As the recent past lays sweating in its deathbed and we all recoil at the shock of its demise, it is easy to overlook the biological fact that we live in a cyclical world.

The rate of change—evolution—is increasing. Those hungry to partially shape what’s next, strive to do so. It figures that after all that’s been lost, all that’s left to lose, is gone, whatever comes next will be almost unimaginable. Think ahead 50 years! And, right now, all of us are creating the eggs that will be fertilized in the next decade, nurtured by history, and finally born into consciousness. The increasing rapidity of change, the demise of the old, and universal longing for a different type of world are churning together towards a near future, fertile and explosive, guaranteeing huge, ripe, new fruit. The likes of which we’ve never seen.

If we are lucky, we’ll be able to see the good of what we’ve wrought take the world to a higher level of reality. If we fail, well, you know…

“Future=Fertile” is not about the news. It is about now. It’s about the early, instinctual, almost mechanical (outdated?) biological actions geared towards creation. Take a moment to consider what we have and what we would like our world to become. It’s our baby to make, together.

God, that’s scary.
Wait, it could be fun!

Either way, we are in this together.

more info: http://www.leokuelbscollection.com/lkc/?menu=yes

BROADTHINKING at Bridge Art Fair 09

March,5 at 222 12th Ave New York City Artists include: June Ahrens, Dianne Bowen, Peggy Cyphers, Debra Drexler, Jane Fire, Mary Hrbacek, Nikki Johnson, Jaanika Peerna, Grace Rim, Chris Twomey

Peerna's works at Bridge Art Fair, NYC March 5-8 2009