{"id":4769,"date":"2016-04-08T20:11:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T18:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klaasikunst.ee\/?p=4769"},"modified":"2017-06-03T23:05:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T21:05:00","slug":"2016-annual-exhibition-civilization-2-the-trousers-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klaasikunst.ee\/?p=4769","title":{"rendered":"2016 annual exhibition Civilization 2: the Trousers of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EKKY_civ2\"<\/a>Civilization 2: The Trousers of Time<\/b><\/p>\n

Tallinn Seaplane Harbour aquarium<\/b><\/p>\n

8.04 – 17.07.2016<\/b><\/p>\n

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Annual exhibition of the Estonian\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Glass Artists\u2019 Union<\/b><\/p>\n

Tallinn Seaplane Harbour\u2019s aquarium<\/b><\/p>\n

April 8 – July 17, 2016<\/b><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s annual exhibition of the Estonian Glass Artists\u2019 Union takes place in an unusual environment – the deepwaters of Tallinn Seaplane Harbour\u2019s aquarium. And so, our first audience consists of the <\/b>Carp , the Bream , the Roach, the Bleak and the Silver Bream. The juxtaposition of artificial objects and wildlife creates a completely new space, which can be viewed as a separate universe, parallel to the\u00a0 one we inhabit.<\/b><\/p>\n

A short explanation of the title might sound like this:<\/p>\n

Physicists and jokers use the expression “the trousers of time” to describe a moment when, at the cusp of two possible scenarios, Time splits in two, with both outcomes existing as parallel universes.<\/p>\n

The world we find ourselves in is just one of out many imaginable worlds. By sheer happenstance, dandelions are yellow, fish have fins, and we walk on two legs on dry land, using light to perceive our environment, calling each other by first and last names,\u00a0 inventing things like the Internet and art. Who knows how thing might – or might not – turn out in the other leg.<\/p>\n

\u201cCivilization 2: The Trousers of time\u201d scrutinizes those haunting\u00a0 \u201cwhat-ifs\u201d and \u201cwhy-nots\u201d, trying to grasp the wider gamut of existence – maybe to get a glimpse of what\u2019s happening in the other leg. Current events are seen from a detached viewpoint, and other alternatives get pointed out – with the conclusion that the world we have isn\u2019t necessarily the worst possible outcome. Yet, here and now, with every choice we make, the Trousers of Time keep splitting.<\/p>\n

Osalevaid autoreid \u00fchendab peale elava fantaasia veel ka materjal: klaas, mis ilmselt on \u00fcks v\u00e4heseid veekeskkonnas tsivilisatsiooni ehitamist v\u00f5imaldavaid olluseid. Selle proovilepanek harjumatus optilises keskkonnas on avastusretk ja v\u00e4ljakutse ka meie jaoks.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, the city council of Monza, Italy, barred pet owners from keeping goldfish in curved bowls… saying that it is cruel to keep a fish in a bowl with curved sides because, gazing out, the fish would have a distorted view of reality. But how do we know we have the true, undistorted picture of reality?<\/i><\/p>\n

\/ Stephen Hawking \/<\/i><\/p>\n

Participants:<\/p>\n

Sofi Ar\u0161as, Piret Ellamaa, Riho H\u00fctt, Malle Karik-Hallim\u00e4e, Merle Kannus, Kati Kerstna, Kai Kiudsoo-V\u00e4rv, Eve Koha, Kai Koppel, Ivo Lill, Merle Lobjakas, Rait L\u00f5hmus, Kairi Orgusaar, Rait Pr\u00e4\u00e4ts, Birgit P\u00e4hlapuu, Kateriin Rikken, Maret Sarapu, Tiina Sarapu, Kalli Sein, Anna- Maria Vaino, Kaire-Leen Varik<\/p>\n

Curators:<\/p>\n

Merle Kannus, Kai Kiudsoo-V\u00e4rv<\/p>\n

The exhibition is sponsored by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.<\/p>\n\n\t\t