Illustration exhibition “Sandwiches with Summer and Wind”

Sandwiches with Summer and Wind

The exhibition “Sandwiches with Summer and Wind” examines the position of illustration and the illustrator in the local art field through the decades and focuses on the ability of an image to evoke and store feelings that remain in the memory and have an impact even years after they are experienced.

The exhibition highlights illustration as an independent and powerful art form that entails not only personal experiences but also cultural memory, a critique of contemporary realities and the literacy of ambivalent visual material. On display are works by acclaimed artists whose works can be found in many major collections and who have left a distinct mark on our art history and cultural history with their active exhibition work and diverse oeuvre. Several of them have had a major impact on the development of book art and influenced the visual memory and aesthetic preferences of readers. During a period of suppression by the authorities, these artists not only complemented the text but managed to weave messages critical of the era and politics, and ambivalent symbolism into their illustrations. The images in children’s books created a tentative, utopian, poetic, and psychedelic Umwelt, at times completely separate from everyday power politics. Many illustrations have transformed the cultural and emotional landscape of perception of several generations, as well as their ability to read multi-layered visual messages.

𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Telliskivi Creative City, Roheline saal
Open: 9 May–20 July 2025, Wed–Fri 12-19 and Sat-Sun 12-17

Artists: Jüri Arrak, Zody Burke, Ingmar Järve, Concordia Klar, Mihkel Kleis, Toomas Kuusing, Kaarel Kurismaa, Silvi Liiva, Marju Mutsu, Naima Neidre, Eiko Ojala, Kaido Ole, Ann Pajuväli, Kaljo Põllu, Johanna Ruukholm, Ülo Sooster, Evi Tihemets, Vive Tolli, Vello Vinn.
Curated by Lilian Hiob, Bianka Soe
Design by Sigrid Viir
Produced by Herkko Labi
Light Design by Oliver Kulpsoo
Technical production by Stagecraft OÜ – Enno Innos, Marko Anderson, Oskar Pruus, Rein Kutsar, Riho Vahtras, Joonas Parve, Marten Kaevats, Danil Bardasov
Graphic design by Martin Veisman
Translations by Kaisa Kaer

Acknowledgements: Art Museum of Estonia, Tartu Art Museum, Estonian Literary Museum, Estonian Children’s Literature Centre, Elnara Taidre, Ebbe Käo, Tuulikki Tolli, Kaarel Eelma, Raili Vinn, Rain Tamm.

The exhibition is organised by the Telliskivi Creative City and supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.

The exhibition is open until 20 July 2025.

Ticket info:
-Discount ticket: 3€
-Full ticket: 5€
-Family ticket: 10€ (two adults and children)
-Exhibition tour for school groups: 3€ per student + guide fee 50€
-Children up to 8 years old and people with disabilities can enter the exhibition for free
-Eligibility for discount ticket: students, teachers (upon presentation of ISIC or ITIC card), pensioners, members of the Artists’ Union, Ukrainian citizens