Ilmar Torn 1921–1999 Searching. 1982

By the early 1980s, Ilmar Torn was already an elderly man, yet he managed to work in a pop-like and contemporary manner. With minimal means, he created a generalized scene in which modern, urbanly dressed figures are placed in the midst of nature. There they wander, searching for one another. The alternation of black silhouettes against a white background creates a striking rhythm of color. Torn had explored the relationship between humans and nature in his work even earlier.