Tallinn Photomonth opens the autumn exhibition season

Text Johanna Heinonen

Photo Inkredo Designer / Unsplash

The Tallinn Photomonth international photography biennial will be held for the eighth time this year in Tallinn from September 5 to October 31. The main programme consists of three different exhibitions.

The biennial will open with a joint exhibition by renowned Estonian artists Tanja Muravskaja and Sirje Runge. The exhibition will be held at the Kai Art Centre. The programme also includes a photography exhibition in Tallinn’s public urban space and a joint exhibition of Estonian and Finnish photography artists at the Hobusepea and FOKU galleries.

“This year’s Tallinn Photomonth programme features three different exhibitions, each examining the growing role of photography in a world saturated with images. Photography is increasingly present in everyday life, but art offers space for reflection and the opportunity to develop visual literacy,” says Kulla Laas, director of the biennial.

The joint exhibition by Tanja Muravskaja and Sirje Runge is curated by Mėta Valiušaitytė (France/Lithuania). The exhibition brings together works in a dialogical way, and explores materiality and different ways of perceiving photography.

The programme traditionally includes bringing art into public spaces. This year’s Urban Space exhibition curators Kati Ots (Estonia) and Trine Stephensen (Norway) explore how photography can function not only as a visual image but also as a sculptural element that creates a certain space, and influences how that space is experienced.

One of the most significant innovations is the first joint project with Finland. The Estonian Association of Photographic Artists (FOKU) is collaborating with its Finnish counterpart (VTL) to organise a joint exhibition, which will be shown simultaneously at the Hobusepea and FOKU galleries. The project aims to increase cooperation between Estonians and Finns in making and curating art. A meeting and a public discussion panel for professionals in the field will be organised in connection with the exhibition. The exhibition series, which began in Tallinn, will continue in Finland in 2026.

To learn more about this and similar topics
Art Estonian Cultural Foundation events Events in Tallinn Kai Art Centre Photographic Art Photography Photomonth