Estonian and Spanish illustration exhibition REFLECTIONS

The idea of ​​the exhibition was to reflect each other’s culture through fairy tales. There are tales that have spread all over the world with small local differences, but there are also tales that were only told in certain regions. Estonians tried to find Spanish fairy tales they liked and make pictures of them, and the Spaniards did the same with Estonian fairy tales. The task was made more difficult by the availability of the tales, because they had to limit themselves to those that had been translated. Therefore, the topic was approached a little more broadly and it was also allowed to illustrate author’s tales if they were similar in nature to fairy tales. Spanish artists were inspired by snowy landscapes, isolation and silence, the theme of nature and especially the forest in Estonian mythology and fairy tales. Estonians were more attracted by the magic of the south, timeless stories and deep humanity in these stories. Everyone can decide for themselves whether the reflections were clear and bright or whether they came out more like curved mirrors.

The exhibition has two curators.

The Estonian curator was Viive Noor and the Spanish one was Laura Pérez Granel.

The exhibition features illustrations by 15 Estonian artists.

The participants are Katrin Ehrlich, Kadi Kurema, Anne Linnamägi, Regina Lukk-Toompere, Jüri Mildeberg, Piret Mildeberg, Piret Niinepuu-Kiik, Viive Noor, Catherine Zarip, Urmas Viik, Tiina Mariam Reinsalu, Anne Pikkov, Ulla Saar, Kadri Ilves and Liis Roden.

Spain is represented by 10 artists: Pep Brocal, Sandra Rilova, Adolfo Serra, Raquel Aparicio, Borja Gónzalez, Mayte Alvarado, Miguel Monck, Ignasi Font, Pablo Monforte and Laura Pérez Granel.

We thank: City of Pärnu, Estonian Cultural Endowment, Estonian Graphic Artists Association, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre