Ann Mirjam Vaikla

Ann Mirjam Vaikla‘s artistic practice as a curator, artist and scenographer, is focused on the intertwinement of climate justice; non-human species/bodies; and processes of decolonisation. These topics have been addressed in several of her previous curatorial projects, including the 8th Artishok Biennial Botanical Witnesses (2022) at the Tallinn Botanic Garden; Point of No Return. Attunement of Attention (2021) at Narva Art Residency (NART). She holds a BA in Scenography from the Norwegian Theatre Academy and an MA in Culture and Arts from the Novia University in Finland. She is currently obtaining her postgraduate in the Decolonizing Architecture Advanced Studies (DAAS) programme at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm (2022-24). She is the co-founder of KORDON Art Residency and co-curator of the residency cycle KORDON LAB on Food and Energy (2023-24). Since 2023 she has been working as the curator of contemporary art at the Kumu Art Museum (Estonia).