Category: Showcase Gallery

12.05.2022 — 19.05.2022

Mia Tohver “Jonas & Johannes”

When you think about the phrase “beautiful legs’’, you may first associate it with the idea of something feminine and seductive, which reflections are secretly stored in our minds through advertising culture. What if the stereotypical and restrictive standards would turn into playful self-expression where feminine accessories could easily be worn by anyone, regardless of their gender identity? The photo is inspired by fashion photography and advertisements from the turn of the century and the last decades, using known symbols in a twisted manner.

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Mia Tohver “Jonas & Johannes”

Thursday 12 May, 2022 — Thursday 19 May, 2022

When you think about the phrase “beautiful legs’’, you may first associate it with the idea of something feminine and seductive, which reflections are secretly stored in our minds through advertising culture. What if the stereotypical and restrictive standards would turn into playful self-expression where feminine accessories could easily be worn by anyone, regardless of their gender identity? The photo is inspired by fashion photography and advertisements from the turn of the century and the last decades, using known symbols in a twisted manner.

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12.05.2022 — 19.05.2022

Ott Kattel “196th Season”

The actors of Lunacharsky Drama Theatre have arrived in Tallinn! Let us introduce: The Christmas Boy, The Knight, Mr. Xavier and The Dog With a Man’s Body. The collage is composed of pictures taken in the 1970s which were found in a former military base.

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Ott Kattel “196th Season”

Thursday 12 May, 2022 — Thursday 19 May, 2022

The actors of Lunacharsky Drama Theatre have arrived in Tallinn! Let us introduce: The Christmas Boy, The Knight, Mr. Xavier and The Dog With a Man’s Body. The collage is composed of pictures taken in the 1970s which were found in a former military base.

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05.05.2022 — 12.05.2022

Sonja Sutt “For Polina Rayko”

Having buried her daughter and husband, 69-year-old Polina Rayko found solace in painting. The walls of her home became her easel. I spent a day in Rayko’s footsteps, covering my kitchen with floor-to-ceiling drawings. I didn’t have a definite plan and found myself, like Rayko, illustrating personal memories.

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Sonja Sutt “For Polina Rayko”

Thursday 05 May, 2022 — Thursday 12 May, 2022

Having buried her daughter and husband, 69-year-old Polina Rayko found solace in painting. The walls of her home became her easel. I spent a day in Rayko’s footsteps, covering my kitchen with floor-to-ceiling drawings. I didn’t have a definite plan and found myself, like Rayko, illustrating personal memories.

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05.05.2022 — 12.05.2022

Saoirse McGarry “Consume”

In this portrait, I embody the absurd hyper-sexualised ‘ideal’ woman portrayed in the media. The inspiration for creating this image came from Gillian Flynn’s novel ‘Gone Girl’ (2012). The protagonist describes her experience as a woman trying to be the perfect ‘cool girl’ stereotype her whole life. ‘Cool girl jams hot dogs into her mouth like she’s hosting the world’s biggest culinary gang bang.’

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Saoirse McGarry “Consume”

Thursday 05 May, 2022 — Thursday 12 May, 2022

In this portrait, I embody the absurd hyper-sexualised ‘ideal’ woman portrayed in the media. The inspiration for creating this image came from Gillian Flynn’s novel ‘Gone Girl’ (2012). The protagonist describes her experience as a woman trying to be the perfect ‘cool girl’ stereotype her whole life. ‘Cool girl jams hot dogs into her mouth like she’s hosting the world’s biggest culinary gang bang.’

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28.04.2022 — 05.05.2022

Megan Wynne “Shadows and Self Reflection”

This work is about the internal and external changes I have experienced since moving to Tallinn. Leaving home has given me the time and space to figure out who I am and where I fit in in this new environment. I took this image during a walk through the Old Town enjoying the sunlight after many months of overcast clouds. The text is taken from my own personal writing accounts, I feel it compliments the idea of self-discovery that the cut out silhouette in the image conveys.

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Megan Wynne “Shadows and Self Reflection”

Thursday 28 April, 2022 — Thursday 05 May, 2022

This work is about the internal and external changes I have experienced since moving to Tallinn. Leaving home has given me the time and space to figure out who I am and where I fit in in this new environment. I took this image during a walk through the Old Town enjoying the sunlight after many months of overcast clouds. The text is taken from my own personal writing accounts, I feel it compliments the idea of self-discovery that the cut out silhouette in the image conveys.

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28.04.2022 — 05.05.2022

Inna Tarakanova “Wish You Were Here”

My work depicts long-distance relationship and the precariousness of mental existence in two places simultaneously. It is possible to overcome the distance if locate oneself in a virtual reality for a moment.  I have used different collage techniques in making the image. Two images have been cut out of their context and placed closer to each other. Deconstructed parts are creating a new reality that is  fragmented and detached.

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Inna Tarakanova “Wish You Were Here”

Thursday 28 April, 2022 — Thursday 05 May, 2022

My work depicts long-distance relationship and the precariousness of mental existence in two places simultaneously. It is possible to overcome the distance if locate oneself in a virtual reality for a moment.  I have used different collage techniques in making the image. Two images have been cut out of their context and placed closer to each other. Deconstructed parts are creating a new reality that is  fragmented and detached.

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21.04.2022 — 28.04.2022

Alina Birjuk “May there be enough bread!”

Estonian sayings “one has to honour bread” or “bread is older than us” refer to the special meaning of bread. Numerous traditions, beliefs, rituals and proverbs are associated to bread. The taste and form of bread has not changed throughout centuries and breakbaking is a very special skill. For me, bread is something that makes me think of my great-grandparents and my roots. I decided to photograph bread against the white backdrop where the time of the picture-taking is imperceptible. Bread is the centerpiece of attention while its texture and form has been emphasized.

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Alina Birjuk “May there be enough bread!”

Thursday 21 April, 2022 — Thursday 28 April, 2022

Estonian sayings “one has to honour bread” or “bread is older than us” refer to the special meaning of bread. Numerous traditions, beliefs, rituals and proverbs are associated to bread. The taste and form of bread has not changed throughout centuries and breakbaking is a very special skill. For me, bread is something that makes me think of my great-grandparents and my roots. I decided to photograph bread against the white backdrop where the time of the picture-taking is imperceptible. Bread is the centerpiece of attention while its texture and form has been emphasized.

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21.04.2022 — 28.04.2022

Katerina Rothberg “Exit”

Current work is a photo montage that has been combined by a staged studio photograph as well as a view from my window. This is the view of Lasnamäe district, Tallinn, where I lived fifteen years ago and temporarily living now. Nothing has changed – the same monotonousness and hopelessness, the same sad buildings and empty looks – and again I feel the need to escape this place. I am looking up – where the blue sky is, knowing that there is always a way out. 

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Katerina Rothberg “Exit”

Thursday 21 April, 2022 — Thursday 28 April, 2022

Current work is a photo montage that has been combined by a staged studio photograph as well as a view from my window. This is the view of Lasnamäe district, Tallinn, where I lived fifteen years ago and temporarily living now. Nothing has changed – the same monotonousness and hopelessness, the same sad buildings and empty looks – and again I feel the need to escape this place. I am looking up – where the blue sky is, knowing that there is always a way out. 

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14.04.2022 — 21.04.2022

Katerina Sarapova “Mental Trap”

My idea was to reflect self-conditioning through staged photography, a state of being trapped by my thoughts and feelings where negative beliefs alarm negative emotions, which in turn affects the mind. A model’s moving body is captured in a studio with long exposure in order to highlight the inseparability of mental and physical health. A bright figure positioned in a dark background emphasizes the condition of being trapped and vulnerability.

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Katerina Sarapova “Mental Trap”

Thursday 14 April, 2022 — Thursday 21 April, 2022

My idea was to reflect self-conditioning through staged photography, a state of being trapped by my thoughts and feelings where negative beliefs alarm negative emotions, which in turn affects the mind. A model’s moving body is captured in a studio with long exposure in order to highlight the inseparability of mental and physical health. A bright figure positioned in a dark background emphasizes the condition of being trapped and vulnerability.

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14.04.2022 — 21.04.2022

Cristiana Fertuzinhos “Triinu & Arvi”

I am exploring themes of intimacy, human connection and sexuality through my work. A portrait of this couple is part of an ongoing documentary photography series.

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Cristiana Fertuzinhos “Triinu & Arvi”

Thursday 14 April, 2022 — Thursday 21 April, 2022

I am exploring themes of intimacy, human connection and sexuality through my work. A portrait of this couple is part of an ongoing documentary photography series.

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