Britta Benno ”Dystopic Tallinn”

Benno does not give any clues as to the events that led to the demise of humanity. It is possible to escape for a moment the devastating emotions caused by the seriousness of the situation and admire the picture postcards of the post human era or the post-Anthropocene.

“The more we delve into what is depicted in Benno’s work, the more we find antipathetic  information. Will St. John’s Church be surrounded by forest or sea in the future? This contradiction could be explained by the depiction of different eras. But why are all the buildings separate from each other then and not maintaining the usual uniform front? Are these snowy mountain tops we see rising behind the Tallinn City Government building? That’s not possible! Unless… Perhaps the continent of Europe will break into seven equal sectors in the future precisely at the centre of Freedom Square, which will start drifting apart?” writes the curator of the exhibition, Siim Preiman, in the accompanying text.

Britta Benno is a drawing and printmaking artist living and working in Tallinn. She is interested in various techniques and materials and the new perspectives that appear when they are contrasted and combined. Benno graduated with bachelor and master’s  degrees from the printmaking department at the Estonian Academy of Arts and has also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and Tallinn University. Currently, she is studying for a doctorate at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Her previous exhibitions include “Trapped” at Draakoni Gallery in 2017, “Multitasker” at Hobusepea Gallery in 2015 and “Tilting at Windmills” at Draakoni Gallery in 2013.