Muhu Print 2026

XII Muhu Print leiab aset Muhus A.I. Kunstitalus 27. juuli - 2. august 2026.

Igasuvine rahvusvaheline graafikute töötuba Muhu saarel saab teoks juba 12. korda. Selle aja jooksul on üritusel kogemusi vahetanud ja kontaktid tekkinud 15 riigi graafika spetsialistide vahel. Riikidest on osalenud Eesti, Ukraina, Poola, Soome, Leedu, Läti, USA, Norra, Gröönimaa, Ungari, Portugal, Rootsi, Saksamaa, Prantsusmaa, Inglismaa ja Mauritius.

Kollegiaalse graafikaelu ja -melu kõrval toimuvad ka kunstnike õhtused ettekanded ning osalejate koduriikide graafikaelus toimuva analüüs.

Üritus lõppeb näitusega kunstitalu õuel ja sageli tekib uute tutvuste sõlmimise käigus veel mitmeid edasisi koostööprojekte.

Igal aastal kutsume juhendajaks kunstniku, kes kasutab oma loomingus eripäraseid ja Eestis tundmatuid või vähetuntud graafikatehnikaid.

Mokulito trükitehnika uusi nippe tutvustab sel aastal norra graafik Elin Kjøsnes.

Mokulito ehk puidulitograafia tehnika tuleb Muhu Prindil esitlusele teist korda. Viimati 2019 aastal tutvustatud tehnika edasiarenduste ja uute materjalidega viib meid kurssi Elin Kjøsnes, kes on selle tehnikaga teinud katsetusi mitu aastat. Ta kasutab kujutise tegemisel lisaks litotuššile ka bituumenit, spetsiaalseid kriite ja markereid ning saavutab tänu puidu eelnevale töötlemisele hea trükitulemuse erinevaid puiduliike kasutades. Želatiini kasutamine võimaldab lisaks spetsiaalsele kvaliteetvineerile kasutusele võtta ka odavam ehituspoe vineer, vana parkett jms, samuti miksida seda tehnikat teiste puidutrüki tehnikatega. Kjøsnesi kunstnikupraktikas on olulisel kohal ka puidu taaskasutus.

Elin Kjøsnes: https://www.elinkjosnes.com/arbeider-1

XII Muhu Prindi juhendaja Elin Kjøsnes, visuaalkunstnik Norrast Stavangerist on lõpetanud Kent Institute of Art and Design Londonis (auhinnaga BA Honours). Elin töötab joonistuse, graafika ja objektidega. Tema teosed uurivad inimestevahelisi suhteid, kuidas me üksteist mõjutame ja kujundame. Ta kasutab looduse visuaalseid elemente ja protsesse kui identiteedi metafoore. Katsetades erinevat tüüpi puidu ja graafikatehnikatega, uurib ta, kuidas materjal ise võib edasi anda kohalolu, haavatavust ja seotust. Protsessi keskmes on intuitsioon ja tehnika. Elin töötab harva tiraažidena, lastes igal tööl orgaaniliselt kujuneda.

Muhu Prindi osalustasu 270 € sisaldab majutust, toitlustamist 3 x päevas, tehnika juhendamist ning graafika materjale.

Osalemissoovist andke palun teada meiliaadressil: muhuprint@gmail.com

Osalustasu taotlemiseks Eesti Kultuurkapitalilt saame välja anda kinnituskirja.

Üritust korraldab Eesti Vabagraafikute Ühendus.

Kontakt: Lembe Ruben, tel: 56626022

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The XII Muhu Print will take place at A.I. Residency on Muhu Island from July 27 to August 2, 2026.

The annual international printmakers’ workshop on Muhu Island will be held for the 12th time this year. Over the years, the event has enabled experience-sharing and networking among printmaking professionals from 15 countries. Participating countries have included Estonia, Ukraine, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, USA, Norway, Greenland, Hungary, Portugal, Sweden, Germany, France, England, and Mauritius.

In addition to the collegial exchange and vibrant atmosphere of printmaking life, the program also includes evening artist presentations and discussions analyzing developments in the printmaking scenes of the participants’ home countries.

The event concludes with an exhibition in the courtyard of the residency, and new international connections often lead to further collaborative projects.

Each year we invite an artist-instructor who uses distinctive printmaking techniques that are unknown or little known in Estonia.

This year, Norwegian printmaker Elin Kjøsnes will introduce new approaches to the mokulito printing technique.

Mokulito, or wood lithography, will be presented at Muhu Print for the second time. The technique was last introduced in 2019. Elin Kjøsnes, who has experimented with mokulito for several years, will present further developments and new materials. In addition to lithographic ink (tusche), she uses bitumen, special crayons, and markers to create images. Through the pre-treatment of wood, she achieves high-quality print results using different types of wood. The use of gelatin makes it possible to work not only with special high quality plywood but also with more affordable construction-grade plywood, old parquet flooring, and similar materials, and to combine this technique with other woodcut methods. Reuse of wood also plays an important role in Kjøsnes’s artistic practice.

Elin Kjøsnes, a visual artist from Stavanger, Norway, and the instructor of XII Muhu Print, graduated with a BA (Honours) from the Kent Institute of Art and Design in London. She works with drawing, printmaking, and objects. Her works explore interpersonal relationships—how we influence and shape one another. She uses visual elements and processes from nature as metaphors for identity. By experimenting with different types of wood and printmaking techniques, she investigates how the material itself can convey presence, vulnerability, and connectedness. Intuition and technique lie at the core of her process. Kjøsnes rarely works in editions, allowing each piece to develop organically.

The participation fee for Muhu Print is €270 and includes accommodation, three meals per day, technical instruction, and printmaking materials.

If you wish to participate, please send e-mail: muhuprint@gmail.com

The event is organized by the Association of Estonian Free Printmakers.

Organizer Lembe Ruben.