AFTER FIRE AFTERLIFE – Kohila Symposium XXV Anniversary Exhibition

​⊹ 29.09–19.10.2025
⊹ Krulli Quarter, Power Plant
⊹ Opening on 29 September at 17:30

​Mon–Thu 14:00–19:00
Fri–Sun 12:00–19:00

​“AFTER FIRE AFTERLIFE” brings together for the first time sculptures from the last twenty-five years of the international Kohila Symposium. The anniversary exhibition is part of the XX Tallinn Design Festival program.

​After more than two decades, many of the works are seeing the light of day again. The works in the exhibition are not treated as individual objects, but are placed in organic combinations, linking the narratives of different years into a single whole. The exhibition "AFTER FIRE AFTERLIFE" can be viewed as an ecosystem where even the smallest sculpture can find new meaning next to a larger one. The sculptures stand out as unique characters, each with its own story, character, and soul, creating a dialogue between fire, time, and the creator.

​Visitors to the exhibition can experience the uniqueness of the surfaces, shapes, and stories created by primal fire as they move around. Estonia's first anagama-type kiln, built in the Kohila Tohisoo manor park, which marked the beginning of the Kohila Symposium, is still in operation today and connects both classics and newcomers in the field of ceramics, Estonians and the rest of the world.

​The aim of "AFTER FIRE AFTERLIFE" is to provide a comprehensive and in-depth introduction to the history of Estonian wood-fired ceramics, cooperation with the outside world, and the deeper meaning of ceramics in the Krulli Quarter. The Kohila Symposium exhibition and its program are being organized in collaboration with Tallinn Design Festival.

​PROGRAMME
September 29, 5:30 p.m. – Grand opening of the exhibition, together with other Tallinn Design Festival events. Check for more info www.disainioo.ee. There will also be a pop-up sale of items created in Kohila.
⊹ September 30, 6:00 p.m. – Artist talk. Participants: Eyvind Solli Andreassen and Elysia Athanatos. The talk will be moderated by Lumi Kristin Vihterpal.
⊹ October 1, 6:00 p.m. – Curator's tour in Estonian
⊹ October 2, 6:00 p.m. – curator's tour in English
⊹ October 3, 6:00 p.m. – artist talk. Participants: Rikki Winde and Urmas Puhkan. The conversation will be moderated by Lumi Kristin Vihterpal.
⊹ 04.10, all day – Pop-up sale of small works created in Kohila
⊹ 07.10, 6:00 p.m. – Curator's tour in Estonian
⊹ 08.10, 6:00 p.m. – Pottery wheel demo + workshop. The event will be led by Koidu Kerli.
⊹ 10.10, 6:00 p.m – Panel discussion ""Fire Sculpture"". Participants: Aigi Orav, Külli Kõiv, Sander Raudsepp, and Ingrid Allik. The panel will be led by Juss Heinsalu.
⊹ 11.10, 2:00 p.m – Curator tour in Estonian
⊹ 19.10, all day – Pop-up sale of small works created in Kohila and exhibition closing

​The exhibition and events are free of charge for those interested.
The program and exhibition are part of the Tallinn Design Festival program. More info about Tallinn Design Festival: www.disainioo.ee

​⊹ Curator: Cristopher Siniväli
⊹ Technical production: Rene Manivald Tamm
⊹ Sound design: Aaro Veiderpass
⊹ Main organizers of the Kohila Symposium: Jekaterina Kaplan, Lumi Kristin Vihterpal
⊹ The exhibition is supported by: Cultural Endowment of Estonia
⊹ Thanks to: Estonian Ceramists' Association, MTÜ Disainiöö, Krulli Quarter, Estonian Academy of Arts, Antalis OÜ, Boardic, Vivacolor, Karksi, Punch! Drinks

​Arina Ailincai (RO), Ingrid Allik (EE), Maiju Altpere-Woodhead (AU/EE), Eyvind Solli Andreassen (NO), Elysia Athanatos (CY), Claude Aussage (FR), Maria Rita Badilla-Gudiño (PH), Kyung Won Baek (KR), Nanna Bayer (FI), Brian Benfer (US), Urmas Bereczki (EE), Dārta Berkmane (LV), Georg Bogatkin (EE), Rosana Tagliari Bortolin (BR), Rūta Butkute (LT/NL), Florencia Califano (AR), Renata Cassiano (MX), Alex Clinthorne (US), Gunilla Dovsten (SE), Kamila Dziedzic (PL), Karin Flurer-Bruenger (DK), Kaspars Geiduks (LV), Denny Gerwin (US), Artyom Gorislavets (KZ), Elżbieta Grosseová (PL), Merike Hallik (EE), Risto Hämäläinen (FI), Craig Hartenberger (US), Juss Heinsalu (EE), Neil Hoffmann (AU), Eva Funderburgh Hollis (US), Kaupo Holmberg (EE), Figen Işiktan (TR), Sergei Isupov (US/UA), Nelli Isupova (UA), Audrius Janušonis (LT), Jurgita Jasinskaite (LT), Jane Jermyn (IE), Peter Christian Johnson (US), David Jones (GB), Keenan Vaughn Julies (ZA/US/DK), Leena Juvonen (FI), Nanako Kaji (JP), Kauri Kallas (EE), Rakhee Kane (IN), Beatrice Keleriene (LT), Eric Knoche (US), Külli Kõiv (EE), Kála Kovács (HU/NL), Jānis Kupčs (LV), Lidia Kupczynska (PL), Leena Kuutma (EE), Dalia Lauckaitė-Jakimavicienė (LT), Amie Chan Nga Man (CN), Guillermo Mañè (AR), Niko Mankinen (FI), Eneken Maripuu (EE), Pēteris Martinsons (LV), George Mccauley (US), Ian Meares (US), Hennie Meyer (ZA), Mingailė Mikelėnaitė (LT), Katarzyna Miściur (PL), Kengo Mitzutani (JP), Tomasz Niedziółka (PL), Mira Niittymäki (FI), Henna Nuutinen (FI), Nizam Orçun Önal (TR), Kristin Orav (EE), Aigi Orav (EE), Juan Ortiz-Apuy (CR/CA), Eglė Pakšytė (LT), Tosha Parmar (IN), Kadri Pärnamets (EE), Anne Pärtna (EE/US), Alicja Patanowska (PL), Rūdis Pētersons (LV), Urmas Puhkan (EE), Rave Puhm (EE), Anu Rank-Soans (EE), Leo Rohlin (EE), Krzysztof Rozpondek (PL), Paula Ruuttunen (FI), Edita Rydhag (SE), Bożena Sacharczuk (PL), Aldona Šaltenienė (LT), Manuel Seita (PT), Agne Semberaite (LT), Rolf Simon-Weidner (DE), Richard Spiller (US), Anna Steinhaeusler (EE/AT), Michael Stephan (AU), David Stuempfle (US), Riitta Talonpoika (FI), Margit Terasmees (EE), Elīna Tītane (LV), Albane Trolle (FR), Callum Trudgeon (UK), Marielle van den Bergh (NL), Andreas Vormayr (AT), Kate Waltman (US), Meri Wells (UK), Rikki Winde (SE/NO), Yukinori Yamamura (JP), Amber Zuber (CA)