Ajavahe. Time Difference at the 7th Tallinn Applied Art Triennial

Artist list

Hilde A Danielsen, Naama Agassi, Ulla Ahola, Monika Auch, Beverly Ayling-Smith, Sofia Björkman, Chloe Brenan, Lin Chang-Rong, Eunmi Chun, Sara Chyan, Johanna Dahm, Patrícia Domingues, Jurgita Erminaitė-Šimkuvienė, Sabin Garea, Ellen Grieg, Adam Grinovich, Adam Grinovich, Dainis Gudovskis, Kay Guo, Anita Hanch-Hansen, Maarit Helistvee, Nils Hint, Nils Hint, Trine Hovden, Rainer Kaasik-Aaslav, Katrin Kabun, Pille Kaleviste, Annika Kedelauk, Joshua Kosker, Eero Kotli, Riikka Latva-Somppi, Thérèse Lebrun, Krista Leesi, Jaakko Leeve, Ivo Lill, Nanna Melland, Johanne Ness, Aet Ollisaar, Hanne Overland, Yuka Oyama, Ruudt Peters, Annika Pettersson, Annelies Planteijdt, Villu Plink, Silja Saarepuu, Debra Sloan, Céline Sylvestre, Edu Tarin, Octave Vandeweghe, Tanel Veenre, Estela Saez Vilanova, Lin Wang, Hedvig Winge, Kiyoshi Yamamoto, Felieke van der Leest

Alongside jewellery, the exhibition includes ceramics, glass, textile and blacksmithing. The subjective nature of a person’s sense of time is examined through traditional and smaller formats, as well as video and large-scale installations. In total 49 works are displayed, chosen out of 256 submissions by an international jury (André Gali, Eija Mustonen, Keiu Krikmann, Sarah Gilbert, Eik Hermann).

The Grand Prix of the 7th Tallinn Applied Art Triennial was awarded to Belgian artist Octave Vandeweghe for his series of objects “Cultured Manners”. The second place went to Villu Plink and Silja Saarepuu from Estonia (video “Carpet”) and the third prize was won by Lithuanian artists Jurgita Erminaité-Šimkuviené (amber flypaper “It’s Only a Question of Time”).
  
The chairwoman of the Triennial, jewellery artist Merle Kasonen says time is central to the concept of applied art in many ways, yet in its universality is something we all can relate to. “Everyone is constantly in a hurry, there is so much information surrounding us and this inevitably leads to tiresome superficiality,” Kasonen explains. “On the other hand, processes are faster and more effective than ever before, so the question is more about the need to find a balance. I hope the exhibition manages to offer new and unexpected point of views and through that, reflect on how we use our time.”