Art Portfolio
The Blues
Photography project
2025
I Am Some Body
Photography project
2022 - 2025
lumm ja Lumi
Poetry and art book
2023
I see You
Photography project
2022
subject of oneself
Photography project
2020
Vita Time
Photography project
2020
Abandoned Space and Soundscapes
Light and sound installation
2020
Leaving Masks
Performance, movement, video installation
2019
Abstract Body
Photography project
2018
Paintings
Suur skandaal / Big Scandal
Short film
2020
Botik Live Sessions
Erasmus+ Charity project
2022-2023
Mina, naine / I, Woman
Short video
2019
Artist’s Statement
My practice is driven by an ongoing inquiry into the relationship between inner experience and external reality. I approach art as both a space of reflection and a method of research, where personal memory, emotion, and surrounding narratives become material for investigation. Through creation, I seek to translate psychological and emotional processes into visual and spatial forms that invites for contemplation and introspection.
At the core of my practice lies a continuous process of self-analysis and observation of life itself. My own experiences and the emotional narratives of those around me serve as both mirror and catalyst—sometimes as a means to process and heal, and at other times to explore the deeper structures of perception and meaning.
Rather than adhering to a single medium, I approach each work through the lens of its conceptual necessity—whether through photography, installation, sound, video, painting, or text. I believe every idea seeks its own form, and my role as an artist is to listen and respond to that form intuitively and attentively.
CV
Kadri Tiganik
Born 1992, Põlva, Estonia
Based in Tallinn, Estonia
https://www.kadritiganikphotography.com
Education
2023 – Diving into Diversity: Taking a Look at Personal Bias in Youth Work; Erasmus+ Workshop; Malta
2017 – 2021 – Tallinn University; Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School; Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia; Art specialization; BA
2019 – Escola Superior Artística do Porto, Fine Arts and Multimedia, Exchange Studies
Solo Exhibitions
2022 – The Subject of Oneself, Rakvere Theatre Gallery, Rakvere
2021 – The Subject of Oneself, Tallinn University, Tallinn
2020 – Abandoned Space and Soundscapes, Põhjala Factory, Tallinn
2020 – Vita Time, Tallinn University, Tallinn
2019 – Leaving the Masks performance, Treffpunkt #4, Tallinn
2017 – Untitled, Salon Olga&Osvald, Tartu
Group Exhibitions
2023 – Art Collection Starter, Victoria Olt Gallery Autumn Group Exhibition, Tallinn
2018 – What Sound Do Lines Make When They Run?, Tallinn University and SügisFest, Treffpunkt #3
Professional Experience
2023 – 2025 – Communications, Marketing, and Event Specialist, Victoria Olt Gallery
2023 – Creative Staff Portraits, Rakvere Theatre, Photoartist
2023 – lumm ja Lumi, poetry and art book, Poet
2023 – Kristina Kivirand EKA MA Hidden Stories. Minute of Silence, Photo- and Videoartist
2023 – Your Craziest Self-Expression Ever, Event Organization, Artistic Concept
2022 – 2023 – Charity Project Botik Live Sessions, funded by Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps; Project Writer and Photoartist
2022 – Dila Demir EKA PhD Pain Creature, Photo- and Videoartist
2021 – 2022 – Head of Photo Coordinators Team, Deputy Manager; Stockmann AS
2020 – Education Storm 2020 – Young in School Live Broadcast, Set Design, Photoartist
2020 – Multimedia Camp Aparaat, Instructor
2020 – Student Film Suur Skandaal, Art Director; Best of BFM – BOB, Best Audiovisual Work, Tallinn, Estonia
2019 – 2020 – Exhibition Organization, Tallinn University Vita Building Opening, Internship
2018 – YU Media Cover Photo Competition in collaboration with RahvaRaamat, Photoartist
2012 – Design Project My-Like School, Project Manager