Artist
Kadri Liis Rääk
installation, sculpture, drawing
In essence
Rääk holds a BA in Film Scenography (2014) and an MA in Contemporary Art (2019) from the Estonian Academy of Arts, as well as an MA in Autonomous Design (2018) from KASK in Ghent. She has further developed her practice through residencies and projects at NOW: Gallery (2022), SÍM Residency (2022) and Kunstkollektivet 8B (2021).
Introduction
Her work has been presented internationally, including at Sequences Biennale XI in Reykjavík and in a solo exhibition at NOW: Gallery in Lima. Since 2022, she has been a doctoral candidate in the Art and Design programme at the Estonian Academy of Arts, researching touch and embodied sensing as means of experiencing body-space.
Works
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Kadri Liis Rääk
Embrace
Plywood, expanding foam, polyfill, tufted wool, felt, 38 × 68 × 20 cm, 2023
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Kadri Liis Rääk
Awakening
Plywood, expanding foam, polyfill, tufted wool, felt, 96 × 104 × 14 cm, 2023
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Kadri Liis Rääk
Equilibrium
Plywood, expanding foam, polyfill, tufted wool, felt, 50 × 110 × 14 cm, 2023
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Kadri Liis Rääk
Masks for Becoming II
Glazed ceramics, 22 × 32 × 11 cm, 2026
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Kadri Liis Rääk
Masks for Becoming I
Glazed ceramics, 22 × 32 × 11 cm, 2026
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Kadri Liis Rääk
Blossoms of Being I
Plywood, metal, polymer clay, silicone breast prosthesis, Soviet baby blanket, 23 × 37 × 12 cm, 2026
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Kadri Liis Rääk
Blossoms of Being II
Plywood, metal, polymer clay, silicone breast prosthesis, Soviet baby blanket, 25 × 39 × 12 cm, 2026
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Kadri Liis Rääk
Blossoms of Being III
Wire, polymer clay, silicone breast prosthesis, textiles, polyester filling, 32 × 38 × 10 cm, 2023
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Kadri Liis Rääk
Reach
Plywood, chicken wire, birch bark, paper pulp, hemp shivs, foam, textiles, Acrystal, plaster, pigments, 98 × 150 × 74 cm, 2026
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Kadri Liis Rääk
Origins
Pencil drawing, 57 × 76 × 2 cm, 2025
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Kadri Liis Rääk
Entangled
Textile painting, quilting, foam, textiles, 2026
