Empty Space

Empty Space
Tühi Ruum

Director Ülo Pikkov
Year 2016
Country Estonia
Length 11 minutes
Language Estonian with English subtitles
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In 1944, Leonhard Lina (1914–1994), a former officer of Estonian Defence Forces, went into hiding to avoid capture and imprisonment. Trapped in a small hollow in the double ceiling of a potato storage and longing for home, he built a miniature replica of it. He crafted altogether 217 tiny pieces of furniture and household items. The doll furniture was meant as a present for his daughter, Merike, whom he’d last seen a few months after her birth. Leonhard made for her a perfect copy of their former apartment with available materials. After ten years of being underground, Leonhard received a message that he was not being accused of anything. Merike was 10 years old when she finally got her present.

 

Eesti Vabariigi endine ohvitser Leonhard Lina (1914-1994) asus vangistamiskartuses aastal ennast varjama. Peidukohaks sai vahelaega kartulikelder, kus ta igatsusest kodu järgi meisterdas vähendatud koopia oma endisest kodust. Kokku valmistas Leonhard 217 miniatuurset mööblieset ja tarbeasja. Meisterdatud “nukumööbel” oli mõeldud kingituseks tütar Merikesele, kelle juurest ta lahkus vaid mõni kuu pärast lapse sündi. Nii tegi ta käepärastest materjalidest tütrele täiusliku koopia nende kunagisest kodust. Kätte sai Merike selle kingituse aga alles kümneaastasena, kui 1954. aastal saadeti Leonhardile sõna, et ta võib välja tulla ja teda milleski ei süüdistata. Leonhard varjas ennast ühtekokku kümme aastat.

 

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