Marta Vaarik
Biography
Marta Vaarik (born September 27, 1986) is an Estonian artist. Marta Vaarik is an interdisciplinary artist who uses painting, video and performance to depict personal stories and bold gestures that challenge cultural norms, breaking traditional narratives. With a high social sensitivity, Vaarik researches issues related to minority rights and works with young people with mental health problems and at-risk behaviors dealing with reintegration. In contrast to the gloomy themes, we see Vaarik's artworks in rather frivolous tones. Her works have been shown in many galleries, including a group exhibition in the Kunstihoone and the Heit gallery in Berlin, and solo exhibitions in Vabadus, Draakon and EKA galleries. Vaarik has acquired a bachelor's degree in painting and a master's degree in photography at the Estonian Academy of Arts and has experience as a film director. Most of nublu's music videos have been directed and conceived by Marta Vaarik, including "Für Oksana", which was also her debut as a director.
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Kerli Velts
A group of women create an organization named "Kättemaksukontor" to fight for the rights of women and help solve murder mysteries for the police.
Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Victim of Human Trading
Aliide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people were deported to Siberia, she lives alone in an isolated house. One night, she finds a young woman in her yard – Zara has just escaped from the claws of the Russian mafia that held her as a sex slave. Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in unearthing each other’s motives and gradually their stories merge into one, revealing the tragedy of a family during the cruelest years in Estonian history.
Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • as Keit
Three friends return from a vacation and discover that the TV studio they work for has gone bankrupt - so they decide to start their own costume renting business.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Evelyn
A young man tries to make sense of the world in the summer heat of late nineties Estonia.