On 16 May, Kristina Norman and Heneliis Notton lead a workshop that focuses on storytelling through collages. By combining various texts, thoughts, personal memories and photos, collage can become a clever tool for finding connections between different stories. For the playful workshop both Kristina and Heneliis bring along their own artistic practices – Kristina shares her experience with combining documental stories through a metaphor, Heneliis introduces some thoughts and exercises from collective writing workshops.

Everyone who’s interested in working with text is welcome to join for the workshop, although thorough experience with writing is not necessary.

Kristina Norman is an artist based in Tallinn, whose interdisciplinary work includes video installations, sculptures, documentary films, and performances. She has represented Estonia twice (in 2009 and 2022) at the international Venice Art Biennale, and her 2019 performance “Lighter Than Woman” received wide recognition and acclaim. Norman’s works are marked by a deep sensitivity to human struggles, offering the viewer a chance for personal recognition.

Heneliis Notton is a text worker, sometimes as a dramaturg, curator or writer. She works in a performing arst centre Kanuti Gildi SAAL and is in the curatorial team of the festival SAAL Biennaal. Their texts have been published in Estonian, English, Latvian, German and Indonesian. In 2021, her play “Emesis” was recognized at the Estonian Theatre Agency playwriting competition. Her book “Tähed Agnesele” has been nominated for the Cultural Endowment’s Annual Literature Award and the Estonian Women’s Literature Award.