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Abstract art holds an important place in the art history of Tartu, with one of its focal points in the early 21st century being the painting department of the University of Tartu, which was closed in 2015. One of the last graduates was the artist Mirjam Hinn (b. 1990).
Compositions created by Mirjam Hinn seem to consist of fragments torn out from somewhere, forming a mixture of natural and artificial, organic and technical. Her approach to creating and experiencing art is deeply experiential, shaped by the interplay of light, sound, and space. It stems primarily from her perception that just as an exhibited artwork is always in dialogue with the surrounding space, the artist is likewise influenced by the environment around them – whether that influence comes from sound, light, or a particular state of mind. Although she creates the initial concepts for her works in absolute silence and deep concentration, sound plays a significant role in the painting process itself. It would be inaccurate to say that music guides her hand, but her paintings are undeniably rhythmical. They contain flow, sudden bursts, moments of calm, and pauses of silence.