Heleliis Hõim

Artist's country of origin: Estonia

Heleliis Hõim is an interdisciplinary artist working in parallel in different media. In addition to her MA studies in Contemporary Arts at the Estonian Academy of Arts, she has studied at the Latvian Academy of Arts and at Belle di Arti de Milano University in Italy. She has also participated in international group exhibitions and art residencies such as "NordArt23", "La Wayaka" in Panama and "Policlinica 2020" in Ukraine.

Her work is characterised by a vibrant use of distinctive expressiveness, often incorporating elements of nature and organic forms in search of a subjective statement or dynamics in movement. A notable example of this is her recent solo exhibition 'The Chronicles of Mars' at the ARS Project Space (Tallinn 2022).

The artist has been inspired by observations and reflections on themes such as the use of authority, the phenomenon of being, empathy or the lack of it. In addition, Hõim has been fascinated by mystery, especially the chaotic nature of the human condition. She expresses these themes through works that explore being human at a time when the fundamentals of nature are still undervalued and social struggles are a daily occurrence.