NADA
NADA Miami 2025

Merike Estna, Thunder, 2025
oil, acrylic, canvas
59 × 39 inches

The artist explores motherhood as a profound transformation that reshapes one’s sense of self, embodiment, and connection to the natural world. She reflects on how becoming pregnant shifted her perspective, allowing her to see her body not as an isolated individual form but as part of a larger, cyclical, almost cosmic process. This period led her into research on cultural history, focusing on artists and writers who created work while entering motherhood and on the deep interrelation between birth, creativity, and mortality. Through this lens, she also acknowledges the historical realities faced by many women—brilliant creatives whose lives or children were lost during childbirth - adding emotional gravity and historical depth to her practice.