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Weak Monument Tadea Riha

Weak Monument By Tadea Riha

Weak Monument by Tadea Riha


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An exploration of the nature of monuments versus seemingly insignificant architectural objects and public space.

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Weak Monument: Architectures Beyond the Plinth by Tadea Riha

Monuments represent power: explicitly and simply, but not universally. In Estonia, the classical notion of a monument is a strange one. Its presence is marginal, its tradition non-existent and its form tormented by an apparent cultural displacement. The statue on a square never claimed the central position so common in Western Europe. This semantic void directs attention to other, less exceptional pieces of architecture. Sometimes a stairway marks a politically charged location, or a pavement becomes symbolic. Instead of explicit meanings inscribed in marble and bronze, an implicit charge is revealed that might be weaker yet more relevant, for what is only implicit cannot be openly questioned. Weak Monument explores the blurred line between a monument's explicitly political form and the architecture of everyday. It juxtaposes classical monuments with seemingly insignificant architectural objects and public space in a collection of images and drawings, archival as well as newly commissioned ones, alongside essays and brief texts. Contributors include such eminent guests as Tom Avermaete, Professor of Architecture at the Delft University of Technology; Margrethe Troensegaard from Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford; Eik Hermann, Estonian theorist and philosopher; and Toomas Paaver, Estonian architect and political activist. Text in English and Estonian.

About Tadea Riha

Laura Linsi is an architect working with East Architecture, Landscape, Urban Design Ltd. In London and a co-curator of for the Estonian National Pavilion at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale 2018. Roland Reemaa is an architect working with Sanchez Benton Architects in London and a co-curator of for the Estonian National Pavilion at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. Tadea Riha is an architect working with 6a architects in London on cultural projects in Europe and the UK. He is co-curator at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale 2018.

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NPB9783038601159
9783038601159
3038601152
Weak Monument: Architectures Beyond the Plinth by Tadea Riha
New
Paperback
Park Books
2018-06-27
128
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