SENSITIVE TRAVELER
Anu Muiste's sixth solo exhibition, "Sensitive Traveler," explores the topic of sensitivity through various theoretical and personal experiences, searching for opinions and cultural connections related to sensitivity. The works were completed between 2021 and 2022, and the author has mainly used oil paints. For the first time, we will see sculpture in her solo exhibition. The exhibition features a work called "Butterflies" consisting of wall sculptures.
Comment from the artist:
Recently, I was reminded of a strange sentence from my childhood: "Don't be so sensitive." I remember that sentence being said often and to many. Sensitivity meant weakness. Nobody wants to be weak. It is especially the boys who don’t want to be weak, and besides, at that time, a sensitive person was an extremely strange thing. I also wanted to be a strong and good girl, but it didn't work out for me.
Carl Jung was the first to examine sensitivity, associating it with introversion. Fortunately, this is no longer the case today. In fact, this would be too easy an explanation for a complex construct. Sensitivity took on a new meaning in the 1990s when Elaine N. Aron, with a flair for popular psychology, was able to empirically prove with a questionnaire she had developed that HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) is a trait of character. People with this trait have sensory-processing sensitivity, which means that they process physical, emotional, and social information deeply. However, looking at the cultural context, one might think that sensitivity versus insensitivity is related to the age of the culture. In Japan, sensitivity is considered a good trait of character, which indicates that a person can consider others. In a more aggressive and younger culture, such as North America, where there is a higher level of competition, sensitivity is considered a weakness, and its traits of character related to it are concealed. It made me think about Estonia-where are we on the sensitivity scale?
Meediakajastused / media coverage:
Anu Muiste "Tundlik rändaja" rändab läbi teoreetiliste ja isiklike kogemuste, kultuur.err.ee
Anu Muiste - Tundlik rändaja, Noba
Mait Vaik: pinge, mida ei saa kätte. Kunstijutt, Edasi.org
Anu Muiste ja Kaidi Kaasik avasid Telliskivi loomelinnaku galeriis näitused, kultuur.err.ee
