Roman-Sten Tõnissoo (FOKU Gallery)

Roman-Sten Tõnissoo „Nekyia I“ (2025). Pigmentfoto alumiiniumkomposiidil, värvitud raam, muuseumiklaas. 50 × 75 cm. Tiraaž: 5 + 2 AP.

Roman-Sten Tõnissoo. Nekyia II (2025). 50 × 75 cm. Pigment print on aluminium composite, custom painted display frame, museum glass. Edition: 5 + 2 AP. 

Roman-Sten Tõnissoo „Nekyia I“ (2025). Pigmentfoto alumiiniumkomposiidil, värvitud raam, muuseumiklaas. 50 × 75 cm. Tiraaž: 5 + 2 AP.

Roman-Sten Tõnissoo. Nekyia II (2025). 50 × 75 cm. Pigment print on aluminium composite, custom painted display frame, museum glass. Edition: 5 + 2 AP. 

Roman-Sten Tõnissoo (EE, b. 1989) is an Estonian artist and photographer based in Tallinn. His practice focuses on the quest for spirituality and purpose in contemporary society, whilst his cross-media working methods search for spatial moments of dialogue – with the potential to visualise new perspectives. Tõnissoo holds a BA in Photography and an MA in Contemporary Art from the Estonian Academy of Arts. Additionally, he studied at FAMU: Prague’s Film and Television School of the Academy of the Performing Arts. 

 

Nekya refers to an ancient Greek ritual which involved summoning the ghosts of the deceased – to be questioned about the future. Tõnissoo’s project takes inspiration from this tradition: his photographs form a journey into the human psyche, depicting unsettling yet transformative moments of liminality – somewhere between creation and violent destruction.

 

Artist is presented by FOKU Gallery