How to Speak a Foreign Language Without Mistakes
(2025)
author(s): Jewellery witch Seraphita
published in: Research Catalogue
How to Speak a Foreign Language Without Mistakes is a performative video piece centred around the Linguo Booster Phonecase, created for the Tactilite exhibition at Hobusepea Gallery in 2021.
Jewellery witch Seraphita presents the Linguo Booster Phonecase as an intermediary between the person and language. This accessory, engaging with the oral cavity, features a cylindrical jadeite stone. Its translucent green hue harmonises with the exhibition’s style, glowing as light filters through it from the phone’s lamp.
Employing Haptic Visuality, this multisensory approach weaves together emotional resonance and speculative ritual, reimagining connection within a pseudomagical framework.
Idea and performance: Darja Popolitova
Video effects: Jakob Tulve
Sound: Andres Nõlvak
© Darja Popolitova
How to Exercise Self-Control
(2025)
author(s): Jewellery witch Seraphita
published in: Research Catalogue
How to How to Exercise Self-Control is a performative video piece centred around the Irritation Channelling Rings, created for the Tactilite exhibition at Hobusepea Gallery in 2021.
These jewellery pieces invite a pseudomagical interaction, crafting a ritual where the rings serve as tools to soothe irritation and foster emotional transformation. Their dynamic nature is portrayed through movement, bodily interactions, and adaptability, with the visual blur enhancing their fluidity and transformative essence.
Employing Haptic Visuality, this multisensory approach weaves together emotional resonance and speculative ritual, reimagining connection within a pseudomagical framework.
Idea and performance: Darja Popolitova
Video effects: Jakob Tulve
Sound: Andres Nõlvak
© Darja Popolitova
How to Make Someone Important
(2025)
author(s): Jewellery witch Seraphita
published in: Research Catalogue
How to Make Someone Important is a performative video piece centred around the Importance Booster Medal, created for the Tactilite exhibition at Hobusepea Gallery in 2021.
The work delves into pseudomagic through symbolic rituals and sensory interactions. Seraphita intentionally trivialises the act of recognition: a person’s sense of importance is heightened when presented with a medal of merit.
Employing Haptic Visuality, this multisensory approach weaves together emotional resonance and speculative ritual, reimagining connection within a pseudomagical framework.
Idea and performance: Darja Popolitova
Video effects: Jakob Tulve
Sound: Andres Nõlvak
© Darja Popolitova
How to Get Rid of Loneliness
(2024)
author(s): Jewellery witch Seraphita
published in: Research Catalogue
"How to Get Rid of Loneliness" refers to a video artwork by Darja Popolitova featured in the Magical Hotspot exhibition at Vent Space Gallery in 2020. In the video, the jewellery witch Seraphita performs a ritual using the Seastone Necklace, a natural stone with a hole worn as a pendant. She taps its surface with her long nails, whispering affirmations as if typing messages on a phone screen. The necklace becomes a ritualistic tool for dispelling loneliness, symbolising a bridge between isolation and connection.
How to Integrate Yourself into Society
(2024)
author(s): Jewellery witch Seraphita
published in: Research Catalogue
"How to Integrate Yourself into Society" is a performative video piece featuring the Ethnic Brooch, created for the exhibition Magical Hotspot at Vent Space Gallery in 2020. The work explores pseudomagic through symbolic ritual and material interaction. In the video, the character Seraphita pricks her finger with the brooch’s needle, allowing blood to drip onto a cracked phone screen. This act symbolises a ritualistic attempt at integration, merging personal identity with digital and societal representations.
The piece employs haptic-visuality, emphasising the tactile experience of the brooch’s needle piercing the skin, creating a visceral connection for the viewer. Close-up shots and textural details enhance the sensory impact, making the act of penetration both symbolically and physically felt. This multisensory approach intensifies the emotional resonance of the ritual, transforming the brooch into a charged object within a speculative, magical context.
