Sigrid Viir
Sigrid Viir (b. 1979) works and lives in Tallinn. Viir studied cultural theory at Estonian Humanitarian Institute, after which she acquired BA (2009) and an MA (2017) degrees in Photography at the Estonian Academy of Arts. During her studies she also completed a Media Arts exchange program at Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe (Prof. Elger Esser).
Viir's practice - both solo and as a member of Visible Solutions LCC with Karel Koplimets and Taaniel Raudsepp - is situated between photography, installation and performance practices. Through their mostly performative practice, Visible Solutions explore the relationship between art and economy questioning the methods on which the art world operates as well as their own roles within that. Viir’s solo practice evolves around a more private sphere: family and domestic objects. The artist describes her interest to be focused on “behavioural habits and functioning models”, which she documents, questions and rearranges in her work. Viir's photo series, depicting people and objects in unexpected arrangements, often deal with functionality and structure of social models. Sigrid Viir is interested in the daily aspects of human existence and the related tangle of social agreements, the borderline between the totality of work and personal time of rest as well as the themes of visual language.
Viir’s recent exhibitions include "The Second Act. Found in Translation" with Cloe Jancis, Tartu Art House (2022); "False Vacationer" KOENIG2 by_robbygreif, Vienna (2021); "In the Now: Gender and Nation in Europe, Selections from the Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl Photography Collection", LACMA, Los Angeles (2021); "In front of the mirror, on a day full of enthusiasm, you put your mask on too heavily, it bites your skin", with Cloe Jancis, Temnikova & Kasela, Tallinn (2021); "False Vacationer", Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn (2019); "Waiting Room Improvisation", V Artishok Biennale, curated by Evelyn Raudsepp, Theatre N099, Tallinn (2016); "Awful Pretty Pipe Neck", Draakon Gallery, Tallinn (2016); "Import Export", with Jimmy Limit, Temnikova & Kasela, Tallinn (2016); “Kim Wilde, While Shivering at the Bus Station and Biting into a Jam Doughnut, Hums a Tune Inspired by Passing Remarks, Picks Dust Off Her Suspenders and Together with an Egg Cell Analyses a Previous Experience with the Spirit of Tartu”, with Kristiina Hansen and Johannes Säre, Tartu Art House; “Delta India Sierra Charlie”, with Kristiina Hansen, Draakon Gallery, Tallinn (2015); “Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky meets with Turritopsis Nutricula to admire the drif ting swans and discuss the possibility of neglecting the linearity of time in the near future”, with Kristiina Hansen and Johannes Säre, Haapsalu City Gallery; “Purpose of the Universe and Flickering Funnel”, Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn (2014).
Selected works
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Vocation Peak
Pigment print on acrylic, collage, glass, MDF postament 81×60cm 2021


Occupation Valley
Pigment print on acrylic, collage, glass, MDF postament, straps 79×60cm 2021



'False Vacationers Workcation Travels' at Draakoni gallery
2021
















02_Sigrid_Viir_22.04.2020
photo installation, pigment print on aluminum, mirror-plinth, showcase frame, 60x90 cm, mirror, 45×80 cm, sugar 90×60cm 2021






06_Sigrid_Viir_01.05.2020
pigment print on aluminum, showcase frame, fabric, object „Hand“ : rubber band, fabric, maize groats, nutshell with holes, silk strand 145×110cm 2021




10_Sigrid_Viir_08.05.2020
photo installation, pigment print on aluminum, 41×60×50 cm, showcase frame with holes, 5 legs, 110 cm 60×50×41cm 2021





12_Sigrid_Viir_13.05.2020
pigment print on aluminum, showcase frame, painted inner plinth 90×60cm 2021





14_Sigrid_Viir_18.05.2020
photo installation, pigment print on aluminum, veneered showcase frame, 39×57 cm, veneered leg, 130 cm, a pea 57×39cm 2021





Object no: 2
glass bowl, leg in author’s technique, 247 cm, copper, resin plaster, candy 2021




Object no: 3
rubber boots, fringe, broom, wheels, plywood 2021


Object no: 5
glass, silicone breast pad, satin ribbon, lipstick, nail 2021



Office Sweet Home (Working Warrior Testing Invisibility)
framed pigment print, engraved text, painted metal legs 33×25cm 2019



Office Sweet Home (Office Alone 2)
framed pigment print, embroidered text, painted metal legs 33×25cm 2019



Office Sweet Home (Office is Not a Place It's a Feeling)
framed pigment print, embroidered text, painted metal legs 34×23cm 2019



Office Sweet Home (Frolleagues 4 Ever)
framed pigment print, engraved text, painted metal legs 41×31cm 2019



Awful Pretty Pipe Neck
pigment print on aluminium, glazed tile stand 45×30cm 2016



Awful Pretty Pipe Neck
pigment print on aluminium, glazed tile stand 45×30cm 2016



Awful Pretty Pipe Neck
pigment print on aluminium, glazed tile stand 45×30cm 2016



Awful Pretty Pipe Neck
pigment print on aluminium, glazed tile stand 45×30cm 2016



Awful Pretty Pipe Neck
pigment print on aluminium, glazed tile stand 45×30cm 2016



ABC
photo cabinet, 17 photos 135×90cm 2016





Gift
pigment print on aluminium, coloured maple frame, concrete, sponge 71×47cm 2016




Polish
pigment print, aluminium, maple frame 114×78cm 2016


Hans_55 (CMYK)
pigment print on aluminium, maple frame, sugar, concrete and metal construction (174 cm) 33×26cm 2016


Hans_55 (Marquee)
pigment print on aluminium, maple frame, sugar, concrete and metal construction (154 cm) 26×21cm 2016


Hans_55 (Erase)
pigment print on aluminium, maple frame, sugar, concrete and metal construction (146 cm) 21×17cm 2016


Hans_55 (Clonestamp)
pigment print on aluminium, maple frame, sugar, concrete and metal construction (150 cm) 26×21cm 2016


Hans_55
series of 12 photos, pigment print on aluminium, maple frame, concrete and metal construction, sugar. dimensions variable 2016


Sweet Smiles and Golf Clubs (Fly)
pigment print 40×55cm 2016


Sweet Smiles and Golf Clubs (Glass)
pigment print 40×55cm 2016


Sweet Smiles and Golf Clubs (Cactus)
pigment print 40×55cm 2016


Sweet Smiles and Golf Clubs (Hands up)
pigment print, aluminum, wooden frame, museum glass 40×55cm 2016


Sweet Smiles and Golf Clubs (Leg)
pigment print, aluminum, wooden frame, museum glass 40×55cm 2016


Sweet Smiles and Golf Clubs (Wrapped up)
pigment print 40×55cm 2016


Sweet Smiles and Golf Clubs (Nose)
pigment print 55×40cm 2016



Day 1, Wednesday
inkjet print, aluminium, wooden frame 30×21cm 2014



Day 2, Friday
inkjet print, aluminium, wooden frame 30×21cm 2014



Day 3, Saturday
inkjet print, aluminium, wooden frame 30×21cm 2014



Day 4, Sunday
inkjet print, aluminium, wooden frame 30×21cm 2014



Day 5, Monday
inkjet print, aluminium, wooden frame 30×21cm 2014



Day 6, Wednesday
inkjet print, aluminium, wooden frame 30×21cm 2014



Day 7, Thursday
inkjet print, aluminium, wooden frame 30×21cm 2014



Day 8, Friday
inkjet print, aluminium, wooden frame 30×21cm 2014



Day 9, Saturday
inkjet print, aluminium, wooden frame 30×21cm 2014



Day 10, Sunday
inkjet print, aluminium, wooden frame 30×21cm 2014



Day 11, Monday
inkjet print, aluminium, wooden frame 30×21cm 2014



Untitled
inkjet print, aluminium, wooden frame 30×21cm 2014


"Purpose of the Universe and the Flickering Funnel"
installation view, mixed media 2014






Why
framed pigment photo on aluminium, chair leg 78×90cm 2013


The enigma of R.B
diasee 22×15cm 2013



This has Been, the Day After Tomorrow
photo installation, 4 photographic objects: "Why", "If", "The Enigma of R.B", "How" 2013


Compromise no: RXP-1209-18 from series "Routinecrusher"
pigment print 21×26cm 2011



Wanderlust no: REALA-J64-4051-B15 from series "Routinecrusher"
pigment print 2009 - 2011




Egg cooker-Time spender no: PRO-160S-B18 from series "Routinecrusher"
pigment print, framed, edition of 3 70×60cm 2009 - 2011



Stress grounder no: PRO-1182-B17 from series "Routinecrusher"
pigment print 50×50cm 2009 - 2011




Tablebear no: RVP-100F-0031-7 from series "Routinecrusher"
pigment print 25×38cm 2009 - 2011




Hocus and Pocus no: PRO-160s-1207-B17 from series "Routinecrusher"
pigment print 60×72cm 2011



Routinecrusher no: PRO-160S-1597-B10 from series "Routinecrusher"
pigment print, wood construction 60×72cm 2009 - 2011




Archievement counter no: RXP-1186-C8 from series "Routinecrusher"
pigment print 2009 - 2011
