Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design
“Martin Pedanik: Man Behind the Scenes” is a solo exhibition exploring Pedanik’s design work and practice. Offering an insight into his three-decade career, the exhibition looks at Pedanik’s work as a graphic designer across various creative fields.
The exhibition brings together a selection of printed materials, including posters, publications, books, brochures, flyers, vinyl sleeves and newspapers. A recurring element in Pedanik’s work is ornamentation – particularly Kizoo, a geometric figure with staring eyes, created in the early 2000s. Kizoo’s image continues to evolve, taking on new forms across different materials. The display presents visually rich and more reductive projects, divided into five thematic sections. Here, works are grouped under the fields of art, architecture, and theatre, as well as patterns and Kizoo, both of which bring together work from different spheres.
Pedanik began working in graphic design in the mid-1990s and, in many ways, acts as a bridge between different spheres of creative life. The exhibition features designs for Terra Nova Press, the Louis Kahn Estonia projects, Theatre NO99, the Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art, Tallinn Art Hall, the Art Museum of Estonia, the Bashment music event series, the newspaper Sirp, and the magazines KUNST.ee, Ehituskunst, among others.
Curator: Sandra Nuut
Graphic designer: Martin Pedanik
Exhibition designers: Mari Möldre, Merilin Kaup
Exhibition team: Helen Adamson, Katharina Kala, Kristi Paap, Ketli Tiitsar, Toomas Übner
Language editor: Hille Saluäär
English translations: Refiner Translations
More info on the museum’s website
Photos by Karel Koplimets / ETDM