
Madlen Hirtentreu
Samurai Horizon

Exhibition view of "Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa
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Artwork "Dolphin Delight" (ceramics, glaze, aluminium), 2025. "Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa

Exhibition view of "Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa

Artworks "Dolphin Delight" (ceramics, glaze, aluminium, 2025) & "Swan Song" (steel, 2023). "Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa

Artworks "Naive Teletubby" (ceramics, steel, 2025), "Ronda" (wood, 1576) & "Sword Forest" (ceramics, glaze, 2025). "Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa

Exhibition view of "Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa

Artworks "Naive Teletubby" (ceramics, steel, 2025) & "Ronda" (wood, 1576). "Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa

Artworks "Naive Teletubby" (ceramics, steel, 2025), "Ronda" (wood, 1576) & "Sword Forest" (ceramics, glaze, 2025). "Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa

Artwork "Ghost Dog" (fresco, concrete, 2025). "Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa

Artork "Sword Forest" (ceramics, glaze, 2025). Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa

Detail of the artwork "Naive Teletubby" (ceramics, steel, 2025). "Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa

Artwork "Dolphin Delight" (ceramics, glaze, aluminium, 2025). "Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa

Detail of the artwork "Naive Teletubby" (ceramics, steel, 2025). "Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa

Artork "Sword Forest" (ceramics, glaze, 2025). Samurai Horizon" by Madlen Hirtentreu. Photography by Alana Proosa
On Wednesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. Madlen Hirtentreu will open her solo exhibition âSamurai Horizonâ at Draakoni Gallery. The exhibition will remain open until March 29.
slow and fast
peace and greed
grace and speed
soil and air
A village Teletubby, modeled oneself after old discoveries of forest beliefs, finds itself in mid of adventurous carousel ride.
Cast: Wooden Ronda, Imaginary hitman Ghost Dog, support avatars magnetXreme & Dolphin Delighter, icon Sword Forest, Naive but brave Teletubby, Pirate Swan etc
Madlen Hirtentreu (1993) is an Estonian multidisciplinary artist whose work spans sculpture and site-specific installations. She finished her BA in Visual Communication in Milan Istituto Europeo di Design and graduated 2018 MA in Fine Art, Sculpture and Installation at Estonian Academy of Arts. Currently, Hirtentreu is studying Jewellery and Blacksmithing.
Her artistic approach is rooted in an exploration of memory, history, and materiality, often blurring the lines between archaeology, speculative fiction, and industrial aesthetics. Sculptures and installations that function as both excavations of the past and visions of possible futures.
Her work often take form of ghostly, hybrid fragmented bodies or abandoned structures, evoking the sense of something that once was but no longer fully exists. The work frequently suggests an absence or a missing presence.
Supporters: Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Konesko Autotarvik.
The artistâs gratitude goes to: Jaan August Viirand, Mart Kuusk, Konesko, Mart Hirtentreu, Johanna Ruukholm, Karmo JĂ€rv, Adelle-Kristelle Lehtorg, EKA Keraamika, Ahto HĂ€rm, Gert Marmor, Villu Mustkivi, Jaanus Korka, RĂŒnno Mander, Andres Juul, Umut Ăzcan.