When exactly the day was when the line bent into a spiral, we do not know. At some point, it was simply already happening - twisting further and further, spiraling as it moved. Perhaps in the beginning it was all a little slower - the bending and the turning - and even then, we were already inside it.
“The Day the Line Bent into a Spiral” brings together works, material experiments, and found objects created and collected by Eugenio Marini and Ingrid Helena Pajo over the course of nearly a year. The main criterion for assembling this collection of fragments was to work with a single idea for no longer than one week — both individually and collaboratively. Equally important were the associations that emerged while working with materials: allowing them to guide the process and occasionally pausing somewhere in the middle of it.
Although the material often suggests a direction, ultimately each form speaks about the artists themselves at that particular moment in time. The exhibition thus becomes a kind of diary, its entries arranged according to an intangible order — along curved lines. Now the artists invite viewers to follow that line with them, to turn back, summon memory, and navigate the spiral labyrinth back toward the starting point.
Eugenio Marini (IT) and Ingrid Helena Pajo (EE) are artists working between Tallinn and Rome. Although both maintain their own individual artistic practices, they have collaborated regularly since 2022, combining their backgrounds in sculpture and textile. Pajo explores ancient textile technologies through collecting and weaving, seeking to reflect on the experience of human life. Marini reflects on the idea of usefulness and its meaning in contemporary life. Found materials form an essential part of their shared exploration, emphasizing the importance of journey and process while also encouraging improvisation.
Graphic design: Daria Titova
Technical support: Erik Hõim
Supported by: Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Sadolin Eesti, and the City of Tallinn.