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Nomination to the Köler Prize

I am honoured to be nominated for the Köler Prize for Contemporary Art alongside Anna Mari Liivrand, Hanna Samoson, Keiu Maasik, and Taavi Suisalu.

The Köler Prize was established 15 years ago by the board of EKKM (Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia) to support and highlight Estonian contemporary artists at the peak of their practice. Its aim has been to bring artists and their work into broader public attention and to strengthen cultural visibility both locally and internationally. Each edition of the prize selects five artists or collectives based on their work from the past three years.

Grateful to be included in this year’s nomination and to be part of a conversation around contemporary artistic practice in Estonia. 

EKKM, 12.06.2026.

National Television has confirmed it — Neanderthals are back in style
Together with curator Lilian Hiob-Küttis, I walk through the exhibition Neanderthal Beauty Clinic at the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, offering commentary tailored for the gallery visitors.

ETDM, Tallinn, 25.10.2025.

Artists Madlen Hirtentreu and Darja Popolitova are preparing for the exhibition titled Neanderthals Beauty Clinic at the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design

Looking for the perfect shape for a Paleolithic presentation: Rohe Cafe, Tallinn, 01.07.2025.

Symposium at MO Museum in Vilnius

Coordinator: Valentinas Klimašauskas
Participants: Justė Kostikovaitė, Merilin Talumaa, Maija Rudovska, Anastasia Sosunova, Darja Popolitova
Photographer: Rytis Šeškaitis
November 2024, Vilnius

Curators Keiu Krikmann and Darja Popolitova introduce the exhibition to Estonian TV

Estonian television visited our exhibition NATURALLY IT IS NOT at the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, where we selected the following artists: Elo Järv (EE), Hanna Kisch (SE), Lokidolor (FR), Simon Marsiglia (SE), Sarah Nõmm (EE), Sorcerer (EE)

Designers: Johanna Ruukholm & Martina Gofman
Exhibition team at the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design: Ketli Tiitsar, Toomas Übner, Silvia Pärmann, Helen Adamson

Thank you: Loit Jõekalda, Karl-Christoph Rebane

The exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia

ETDM, Tallinn, April 2023.