Tatjana-Aleksandra Aljautdinova
Web of Memory
28.5.–7.6.2026
Opening / Avajaiset 27.5. 18:00–20:00

“Web of Memory” is a series about the memories we try not to return to — yet they return on their own. At its core lies the idea of memory as a trap: it holds, attracts, and compels us to relive what has already passed, reshaping the form and meaning of the past. We try to forget, but memories cling like a web — fragile yet unbreakable. Memory becomes a trap because it never truly releases us, weaving itself into the present and pulling us deeper into its threads.

Each work incorporates real spiderwebs, collected from found natural sites and transferred onto the photographic surface only once — without the possibility of repetition. Like memory itself, the web changes when removed from its original place, leaving behind only a trace. Coloured in gold, the web appears alluring yet retains its stickiness, reflecting the duality of memories — both beautiful and painful.

The portraits in the series are expressed through abstract emotional traces, intertwined with invisible threads of past experiences. Each image becomes a metaphor for inner memory, where not the person but the feeling remains.

“Web of Memory” is a reflection on the stickiness of remembrance — and on how we remain caught within its invisible nets, even when we believe we have broken free.

Artist bio

Tatjana-Aleksandra Aljautdinova is a visual artist and photographer from Estonia. She studied at the Institute of Visual Arts and works with photography and mixed media.

Her work explores memory, corporeality, and human connection. Each project grows from a personal experience that becomes a way to speak about collective emotions. Her practice engages with feelings, memory, and the search for connection as a path of returning to oneself and to others.

Tatjana-Aleksandra works only with natural materials — things that can be trusted, alive and real in their texture. The simplicity of form in her works coexists with inner depth: behind each image lies another layer of meaning, one that can only be felt.

Her works have been exhibited in London, Paris, Helsinki, and Tallinn, and have been recognised through international open calls and festivals. Several of her series were included in the UNESCO MONDIACULT program.

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