MIRE
2025-ongoing, an artistic intervention that supports the protection of the Mire and combines artistic practice with scientific approaches.
In a time of the climate crisis, when we often feel we have harmed nature, mire moos offer us a second chance and demonstrate nature’s resilience. As a part of long time Project, „SOO“ is artistic research in Estonia with exhibitions at the Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu 2025 and Natural History Museum of Tartu: 26.11.2025-28.02.2026. Following my several-months artist residency in Estonia, it addresses the significance of mires as the largest natural carbon sinks, with a special focus on Sphagnum mosses native to Estonia.
TOOMA & ENDLA MIRE, 2025, Polaroid, 108 x 88 mm
Exhibition view, gallery space at the Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu, 2025
„SPHAGNUM AONGSTROEMII, SPHAGNUM AFFINE, SPHAGNUM MOLLE, SPHAGNUM JENSENII“ 2025
The ceramics are based on my memory of the original photographs of four species of peat moss that can no longer be found in Estonia due to the drainage of the moorlands and global warming.
„SPHAGNUM“ 2025
The installation consists of twelve cyanotype works as a negative of the original shape and size of different species of mosses. The works are connected by chains that resemble the microscopic cross-sections of a branch leaf of the plant.
„LAVASSAARE“, 2025, Polaroid, 108 x 88 mm
This series reflects on capitalism and its destructive relationship with nature. It shows the exploitation of the land for profit – particularly through peat extraction, which is burned for fuel or sold as potting soil. The images reveal the devastating impact of this practice on mire ecosystems.
“BODY OF MIRE” 2025
Microphotography from artistic Research “SOO”, Selection out of 40 images, Size variable
Who and what is the swamp in the microcosm?
The works, created in collaboration with local researchers and experts, combine field research, microscopic images, and photographic analyses. Exploring the beauty of the bog beyond the visible.
(Photo documentation by Marie Mergler, Kathariina Torm, Bhatricya Virumann)