The world of objects is closely connected with the past and memory. Nothing comes into being by itself or out of nowhere. Applied art with its material- and technology-centered nature has an inevitable connection with traditions. Both the tradition and the existing may also be the point of departure for something completely new. Unpredictable associations with the past or the present are the theme of this Tallinn Applied Art Triennial.
In the centre of interest lies the artist's relationship with the previously designed object through a new creation, be it through breaking the “rules” and breaking loose from the traditions, disclosing some new aspects in them, or by simply explaining them, understanding them and being inspired by them.
“Two Close Ones” provides an opportunity to expose artists’ personal connections with already existing items.
For the object of inspiration the artist should take an object designed by someone else, which must not necessarily be from the same field; however, we ask to appreciate the technique and the material of the original work.
Tallinn Applied Art Triennial Society
