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This is a theme track for a cyanotype exhibition "How Did it Get So Dark So Suddenly" by Ave Palm & Helle Ly Tomberg.
Music composed by AV

The exhibition was open from October 17th 2025 to November 15th 2025 at Põhjala Tehase Angaarinstituut / Põhjala Factory Hangar Institute, Tallinn, Estonia

"…eyes wondering how it got so dark
so suddenly
and how does one escape this
surely it will
get brighter again one day
the darkness will retreat …"

–Jim Ashilevi, “November”

What to do when the desire to act is great, but the opportunities to do so are limited? 
When there are many ideas and wishes to experiment, but only a few can be realized? 
What if your creative urge is endless, but at the same time indelible? 
What to do when the obstacles in life are both metaphorical and physical? 
When life should roll like a pea, but it feels more like a bean or, even worse, a block? 

The exhibition “How Did It Get So Dark So Suddenly” focused on the theme of liminality, imbalance, which one must nevertheless navigate all the while maintaining an optimistic view on life.

A large-scale cyanotype installation was created at the Angaarinstituut in Põhjala, 
where everything found and reused found its place, was given new life with cyanotype blue. 
Large cubes made of plywood and window frames, fabrics, papers, ceramic tiles, and other materials were set up, displaying images and photograms of nature, where one can find both refuge and horror. 

Ave and Helle captured the photos both together and separately, always from the same starting point – seeking parallels and balance between complexity and free flowing state.

The exhibition included a sound installation created by sound artist Argo Vals, who drew inspiration from the visual material of the exhibition, mainly from angularity and natural environments.

* Authors: Ave Palm & Helle Ly Tomberg
* Music by: Argo Vals
* Exhibition’s sound installation designer: Kenn-Eerik Kannike
* Graphic designer: Agnes Isabelle Veevo
* Author and translator of the poem “November”: Jim Ashilevi
* Exhibition installer: Karmo Migur
* Supporters: Estonian Cultural Endowment Fund for Visual and Applied Arts, Põhjala Pruulikoda, Põhjala factory
* Thanks to: Anu Palm, Jan Viilma, colleagues at the Tatari Street studio, Kleer-Keret Tali and LS

Links:

https://echogonewrong.com/photo-reportage-from-the-exhibition-how-did-it-get-so-dark-so-suddenly-by-ave-palm-helle-ly-tomberg-and-argo-vals-at-pohjala-tehas-in-tallinn/

https://kultuur.err.ee/1609834914/ave-palm-tsuanotuupiasinine-sobib-hasti-eesti-kargusesse

https://kultuur.postimees.ee/8343805/uus-naitus-argo-vals-kummardub-varske-originaalteosega-siniste-toonide-ees

https://www.pohjalatehas.ee/portfolio-item/kuidas-nii-akki-nii-pimedaks-laks/

How did it get so dark so suddenly [2025] Sound Design

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