Artwork by Lise Harlev “MÕTLEME OMA EMAKEELES” / “You think in your own language even when you don't speak it” 

Client: Artist Lise Harlev. Work commissioned by Tallinn Art Hall for the exhibition "The State is not a Work of Art" curated by Katerina Gregos
Venue: Tallinn Art Hall
Date: 17.02–29.04.2018
Space: The facade of Tallinn Art Hall
Size: 1250 x 1207 cm fabric banner attached to a steel frame
Project produced in collaboration with: HN Steel OÜ (Kalle Pruuden and Karmo Kiivit), Metroprint Systems OÜ (Kristi Heinrand)
Fabrication of the artwork, installation and deinstallation by VALGE KUUP

Lise Harlev: “When I got invited to produce a banner for the facade of Tallinn Art Hall in 2017, I was both excited and very nervous. I had never before made such a big work, and I knew the banner was going to attract a lot of attention due to its size, the subject matter and its location on Freedom Square. It was therefore important to me that the technical execution of the banner was perfect, even though I was in Berlin and the work produced in Tallinn. Working with Valge Kuup made this possible. I felt that their standards were as high as mine, and knowing they had a professional eye on every stage of the production made the whole process much less stressful. I couldn’t have been happier with my collaboration with Valge Kuup and with how my work eventually turned out.”