The works created by students and lecturers of the Pallas Department of Leather Design explore the layered nature of prejudice and connect it to leather as a material. Here, leather is not merely a surface but a carrier—durable and adaptable, changing over time and storing meaning. It can be strong or fragile, smooth or rough, protective or revealing. Like people, leather carries traces of experience, use, and transformation.
The exhibition creates a multilayered visual environment where layers do not conceal but reveal. It is a space where resilience does not mean rigidity, and softness does not mean weakness. Viewers are invited to reflect on the stories the authors read from surfaces—of people, materials, and themselves—and to consider when a first impression becomes an obstacle to moving forward.
What kind of skin are you wearing today? And which assumptions are you ready to let go of in order to move ahead?
Participating students and alumni faculty:
Merrit Helistve, Emily Turro, Christopher Mururand, Kaisa – Lotta Laak, Kätlin Muttika, Lennart Andreas Paluteder, Hanna Tafenau, Aita Ambos, Angeelica Kokla, Anni Vallsalu, Kristel Suigussaar, Rutt Maantoa, Kerli Jõgi, Dorel Sabre, Eneli Valge, Kristi Männik, Helen Grosnõi, Tuule Tensing, Eliise-Anette Muuga, Helene Triin Õunapuu, Anett Holter, Eliise Sallaste, Kersti Katerina Kaplan, Lisete Jõepera, Anzela Sirel, Birgit Peerna, Jaan Murumets, Merike Kopra, Merille Hommik, Anu Kookla, Emely Sulg.
Exhibition curator: Anni Vallsalu.
Photographer of the works used in the exhibition: Rain Avarmaa.
Models: Udo Vool, Lisette Malla, Koit Paales.
Special thanks: Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
