{"id":37843,"date":"2026-06-17T17:10:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T14:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/portfolio-item\/61-veneetsia-biennaal-eesti-paviljon\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:16:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T14:16:50","slug":"the-61st-venice-biennale-estonian-pavilion","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/en\/portfolio-item\/the-61st-venice-biennale-estonian-pavilion\/","title":{"rendered":"The 61st Venice Biennale \u2013 Estonian Pavilion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-145nae-7541d3d73f6c11d7192df34b4798c4cd main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-37843'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-1kbp16-7223c49259a338d79eaffcf04f463f69 sc-av_two_fifth av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1kbp16-7223c49259a338d79eaffcf04f463f69\">\n.flex_column.av-1kbp16-7223c49259a338d79eaffcf04f463f69{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1kbp16-7223c49259a338d79eaffcf04f463f69 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-animated-generic bottom-to-top av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kmbrs6je-cd1ecfba73b82d92a8e0cdfcb61f7e18\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kmbrs6je-cd1ecfba73b82d92a8e0cdfcb61f7e18{\nmargin:40px 0 40px 0;\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kmbrs6je-cd1ecfba73b82d92a8e0cdfcb61f7e18 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kmbrs6je-cd1ecfba73b82d92a8e0cdfcb61f7e18 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kmbrs6je-cd1ecfba73b82d92a8e0cdfcb61f7e18 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The 61st Venice Biennale \u2013 Estonian Pavilion<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-175vxm-f96fca0fb2f4a2040d0fe230c4276b80 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock text-justify'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201cThe House of Leaking Sky\u201d is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.estonianpavilion.com\/\"><strong>Estonian Pavilion<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a> exhibition created by artist Merike Estna and curated by Natalia Sielewicz. Set within a former church that now serves as a community centre, the exhibition brings together the sacred and the everyday, the historical and the contemporary. Beneath the frescoed ceiling lies a floor installation composed of 25,000 ceramic tiles, painted by the artist and woven with myths, symbols and personal visual references. Throughout the Biennale, Merike Estna continues to paint on site, transforming the act of painting into a public and evolving performance.<\/p>\n<p>Each tile is individually numbered, and once the Biennale concludes, the installation will be carefully dismantled and relocated, allowing the work to continue its life in a new setting. Vivarec is proud to support this remarkable international art project.<\/p>\n<p>The Estonian Pavilion is open from 9 May to 22 November 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4gazhf-1f443d3946acd6ec0723b908940c0bf4\">\n.flex_column.av-4gazhf-1f443d3946acd6ec0723b908940c0bf4{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4gazhf-1f443d3946acd6ec0723b908940c0bf4 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div id=\"av-masonry-1\" class=\"av-masonry av-a3xg2-b4f71f60142267cb34fe42cfbc370aca noHover av-fixed-size av-large-gap av-hover-overlay- av-masonry-animation-active av-masonry-col-2 av-caption-always av-caption-style- av-masonry-gallery av-orientation-square \" data-post_id=\"37843\"><div class=\"av-masonry-container isotope av-js-disabled\"><div class=\"av-masonry-entry isotope-item av-masonry-item-no-image \"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans1-773x1030.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans1-773x1030.jpg 773w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans1-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans1-529x705.jpg 529w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans1-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans1-600x800.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" id=\"av-masonry-1-item-37835\" data-av-masonry-item=\"37835\" class=\"av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-37835 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image\" title=\"Estonian Pavilion \u2013 artwork by Merike Estna. Photo: Olivia Soans\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"><div class=\"av-inner-masonry-sizer\"><\/div><figure class=\"av-inner-masonry main_color\"><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class=\"av-masonry-image-container\" title=\"Estonian Pavilion \u2013 artwork by Merike Estna. Photo: Olivia Soans\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans1-529x705.jpg\" alt=\"Merike Estna painting green and purple wavy lines on the Estonian Pavilion wall\" class=\"vvr-masonry-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;max-width:none;margin:0;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;\" width=\"529\" height=\"705\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans3-773x1030.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans3-773x1030.jpg 773w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans3-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans3-529x705.jpg 529w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans3-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans3-600x800.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" id=\"av-masonry-1-item-37850\" data-av-masonry-item=\"37850\" class=\"av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-37850 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image\" title=\"Estonian Pavilion \u2013 artwork by Merike Estna. Photo: Olivia Soans\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"><div class=\"av-inner-masonry-sizer\"><\/div><figure class=\"av-inner-masonry main_color\"><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class=\"av-masonry-image-container\" title=\"Estonian Pavilion \u2013 artwork by Merike Estna. Photo: Olivia Soans\"><img src=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-olivia-soans3-529x705.jpg\" alt=\"Merike Estna painting colourful wavy lines on the Estonian Pavilion wall from scaffolding\" class=\"vvr-masonry-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;max-width:none;margin:0;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;\" width=\"529\" height=\"705\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-14-1030x687.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-14-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-14-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-14-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-14-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-14-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-14-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-14-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" id=\"av-masonry-1-item-37840\" data-av-masonry-item=\"37840\" class=\"av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-37840 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image\" title=\"Estonian Pavilion \u2013 floor artwork in progress. Photo: Joosep Kivim\u00e4e\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"><div class=\"av-inner-masonry-sizer\"><\/div><figure class=\"av-inner-masonry main_color\"><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class=\"av-masonry-image-container\" title=\"Estonian Pavilion \u2013 floor artwork in progress. Photo: Joosep Kivim\u00e4e\"><img src=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-14-705x470.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of the blue and purple pattern on painted ceramic tiles for the Estonian Pavilion\" class=\"vvr-masonry-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;max-width:none;margin:0;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;\" width=\"705\" height=\"470\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_maalimine_joosepkivimae-44-1030x687.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_maalimine_joosepkivimae-44-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_maalimine_joosepkivimae-44-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_maalimine_joosepkivimae-44-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_maalimine_joosepkivimae-44-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_maalimine_joosepkivimae-44-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_maalimine_joosepkivimae-44-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_maalimine_joosepkivimae-44-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_maalimine_joosepkivimae-44-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_maalimine_joosepkivimae-44-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" id=\"av-masonry-1-item-37844\" data-av-masonry-item=\"37844\" class=\"av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-37844 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image\" title=\"Estonian Pavilion \u2013 floor artwork in progress. Photo: Joosep Kivim\u00e4e\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"><div class=\"av-inner-masonry-sizer\"><\/div><figure class=\"av-inner-masonry main_color\"><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class=\"av-masonry-image-container\" title=\"Estonian Pavilion \u2013 floor artwork in progress. Photo: Joosep Kivim\u00e4e\"><img src=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_maalimine_joosepkivimae-44-705x470.jpg\" alt=\"Arranging painted ceramic tiles for the Estonian Pavilion floor artwork\" class=\"vvr-masonry-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;max-width:none;margin:0;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;\" width=\"705\" height=\"470\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-agne-raceviciute2-1030x721.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-agne-raceviciute2-1030x721.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-agne-raceviciute2-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-agne-raceviciute2-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-agne-raceviciute2-1536x1075.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-agne-raceviciute2-2048x1434.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-agne-raceviciute2-1500x1050.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-agne-raceviciute2-705x494.jpg 705w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-agne-raceviciute2-450x315.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-agne-raceviciute2-600x420.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" id=\"av-masonry-1-item-37847\" data-av-masonry-item=\"37847\" class=\"av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-37847 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image\" title=\"Estonian Pavilion \u2013 wall painting in progress. Photo: Agne Raceviciute\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"><div class=\"av-inner-masonry-sizer\"><\/div><figure class=\"av-inner-masonry main_color\"><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class=\"av-masonry-image-container\" title=\"Estonian Pavilion \u2013 wall painting in progress. Photo: Agne Raceviciute\"><img src=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foto-agne-raceviciute2-705x494.jpg\" alt=\"Merike Estna beside a large white painting panel in the Estonian Pavilion exhibition hall\" class=\"vvr-masonry-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;max-width:none;margin:0;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;\" width=\"705\" height=\"494\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/a><!--end av-masonry entry--><a href=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-23-1030x687.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-23-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-23-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-23-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-23-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-23-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-23-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vivarec.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-03-ven26_merike_estna_portree_joosepkivimae-23-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" id=\"av-masonry-1-item-37845\" data-av-masonry-item=\"37845\" class=\"av-masonry-entry isotope-item post-37845 attachment type-attachment status-inherit hentry  av-masonry-item-with-image\" title=\"Estonian Pavilion \u2013 floor artwork in progress. Photo: Joosep Kivim\u00e4e\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"><div class=\"av-inner-masonry-sizer\"><\/div><figure class=\"av-inner-masonry main_color\"><div class=\"av-masonry-outerimage-container\"><div class=\"av-masonry-image-container\" title=\"Estonian Pavilion \u2013 floor artwork in progress. 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