{"id":5261,"date":"2025-12-11T10:38:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galerii.eaa.ee\/vabaduse\/?p=5261"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:48:39","slug":"fooniks-collective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galerii.eaa.ee\/vabaduse\/?p=5261&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"QUINTESSENCE. 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For the <em>Phoenix <\/em>group, \u201cquintessence\u201d symbolises the core, the purest and most essential element, which emerges as a result of the creative immersion and settlement of experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe pay close attention and await clarity, focusing on the essential and amalgamating it into a whole to create our works,\u201d Eveli Varik, the curator and designer of the exhibition explains. \u201cAfter our group was formed in 2025 and after their first successful appearances in P\u00e4rnu and Rapla, the Vabaduse Gallery exhibition is a conscious move inward; it is an attempt to capture the elusive and ethereal component that provides the artist with creative force and the ability to be reborn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The artists participating in the exhibition have had to reflect on questions of how to divide their energy between creative self-realisation and social roles throughout their 20\u201330-year creative journeys. <em>Quintessence<\/em> responds to the question of what remains after the external noise has been removed. It is a visual study of the sources of inspiration in which the singularity of each artist and the diversity of techniques come together in a unified and harmonised mystery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Phoenix<\/em><\/strong> group of women artists was born in 2025 from the desire to create a platform for women artists with a focus on dialogue and joint exhibition-making. With the exhibition at the Vabaduse Gallery, the group of artists continues its \u201cchain of exhibitions\u201d, celebrating the indestructible nature of the creative spirit and its constant renewal. The group\u2019s previous exhibitions have been <em>PHOENIX<\/em> at the P\u00e4rnu City Gallery (09.04.\u201303.05.2025) and <em>PHOENIX 2<\/em> at the Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art (21.11.\u201314.12.2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gallery is supported by the Estonian Ministry of Culture, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and Liviko Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vabaduse Gallery is managed by the Estonian Artists\u2019 Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional information: evelivarik@gmail.com, +372 5645 2328.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, 10 April at 6:00 PM, the joint exhibition QUINTESSENCE by the Phoenix group of women artists will open at the Vabaduse Gallery. The exhibition unites female creators from the Estonian contemporary art field to explore the deep layers of being and the sources of creative power. 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