Graphic exhibition:
At Tallinn University’s Tallinn Gallery (05.2019 – 09.2019)
At Tallinn University’s café “Oaas” (10.2019 – 05.2021)
Coping with changes in form is an adaptation to the environment. The advantage of humans is the freedom to choose between form and formlessness, to change form, or to switch to a standardized environment.
Is this normal?
The inspiration for the work came from ornamental horticulture, which raised an aesthetic question about what is considered beautiful – a fertilized and pruned decorative plant or a tree growing in an unrestricted environment? The form of the same species can vary significantly depending on the purpose; it all depends on what we expect from the shoot and where it grows. The originality and diversity inherent in nature are evident in every individual, with the environment determining the form.
Is the form a norm?
The work carries within itself the existential question of essence and appearance, which arose through the interpretation of education and upbringing. Every unique individual is in interaction with the environment.
Which one affects which?
Is reality what appears to the viewer, or is it what the viewer is allowed to see? Is everything immediately visible on the surface, or is there something hidden? How does the environment affect the observer or the observed? What kind of person does school shape us into, and what norms must we consider in life? Is form a norm? What does society consider normal, and where should the boundary be drawn in aesthetics? Should one follow socially approved customs, or is the wild nature and self-growth more enchanting?
Look and you will see further!
2019, mixed media, 62.5 x 45 cm (24.6 x 17.7 in) each
