Kunstiprojekt "Vorm on norm?" • Braks Art

Graphic exhibition:

At Tallinn University’s Tallinn gallery (05.2019 – 09.2019)
At Tallinn University café “Oaas” (10.2019 – 05.2021)

Coping with changes in form is an adaptation to the environment. The human advantage 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 gardening, 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 appear in every individual, with the environment determining the form.

Is form the norm?

The work carries an existential question of essence and appearance, which arose through reflecting on education and upbringing. Every unique individual interacts with the environment.

Which influences which?

Is reality what appears to the viewer or what the viewer is allowed to see? Is everything immediately visible on the surface, or is something hidden? How does the environment affect the observer or the observed? What kind of form does school shape us into, and what norms must we consider in life? Is form the norm? What does society consider normal, and where should the boundary in aesthetics be drawn? Should we follow socially approved customs, or is the wild nature and self-growth more enchanting?