Estonian Art and Landscape: A Residency on Saaremaa Island
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A reflective piece on Estonian art and landscape, focusing on the author's experience at an art residency on Saaremaa island. The article explores the unique light and geography of Estonia, the impact of a Bronze Age meteorite crater, and the presence of Ukrainian artists Elena Subach and Olia Koval working alongside the author at the Okapii Gallery residency in a converted fish factory.
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· 3 pulledIn Estonia in June, the days are long, the nights short, and the light is incredible.
Saaremaa, the country's largest island, is green, flat, with huge skies.
In the centre is the large impact crater of a huge meteorite that landed in the Nordic Bronze Age, 3,500 years ago, according to recent estimates.
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