Temporal Tallinn: Visual Storytelling

Zanna Saikina Open House Tallinn 2025 · Future Heritage
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In October, I had the opportunity to visit three buildings during Open House Tallinn 2025—the Südalinna Theatre, the D-terminal of the Port of Tallinn and Tallinn City Hall. Each site impressed me with its architecture and the stories within its walls. I wanted to go beyond simple photography and show transformation; a bridge between the past, the present and what the future might hold.

I turned my photos into creative illustration collages, blending reality and imagination to express the evolution of these spaces. Through this visual story, I show architecture as something alive: changing and adapting while preserving its essence. This project allowed me to see Tallinn through the lens of creativity, exploring time, memory and urban identity. Three illustrations were inspired by the Südalinna Theatre, two by the D-terminal of the Port of Tallinn and two by Tallinn City Hall.