A Brief History of Scaffolding 14 (Tallinn, Jahu)

A Brief History of Scaffolding 14 (Tallinn, Jahu)

Paul Kuimet

C-print (framed), 1/6, Edition 6 + 2 AP

48 × 48 cm

2021

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In this photo series, the basic structure of the depicted object and the camera’s vantage point always remain the same. Each object in the photograph shows its peculiarities, allowing them to be seen as found sculptural situations. A single scaffolding foot is, in some ways, the smallest structural unit of the modern real estate economy, a temporary and modular element that appears and disappears in every modern city as quickly and inconspicuously as the movement of capital that assembles the scaffolding in the first place.

About the artist

Paul Kuimet (b. 1984) is an artist based in Tallinn, Estonia. He works with photographic installations and 16 mm films, the subject matter of which ranges from landscapes and architecture to objects and works of art. Obliquely addressing capitalism, its structure and modus operandi in which we are all immersed, Kuimet visually and aurally presents the social and cultural values of the present day through atemporal details and fleeting moments. He received his MA from the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2014. In 2018, he participated in the residency programmes at WIELS Contemporary Art Centre in Brussels and at the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in New York City. Since 2022, Kuimet has been an Associate Professor in the Estonian Academy of Arts’ Department of Photography.