Between Remembrance and Forgetting Art as a Medium of Memory in Estonia since the 1990s
Abstract
This article analyzes the intricate relation between art and memory in post-Soviet Estonia and shows how art can shift the boundaries between remembrance and forgetting. The article also investigates the use of photography and video as mediums of memory and analyzes some works of art that address the issues of collective memory. The main purpose of this article is to explore different strategies through which memory reveals itself in art.
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