The song remains the same
LAURA KÖNÖNEN
3.12. - 22.12.2022
Tuesday-Sunday 12–18
6.12. closed
Warmly welcome to the opening on Friday 2.12.2022 at 17-19!
Image: Laura Könönen Graphic design: Hanna Marno
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Burnt stones
sculpted silhouette of a paper shadow
In a flat world
the song remains the same
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Laura Könönen’s (b. 1980 Espoo) work is widely exhibited in museums, galleries and as public sculptures, but actually she’d just prefer to exhibit them in outer space. Her work No heaven up in the sky was a part of the Helsinki Biennial 2021 program. In 2015 she was nominated for the Ars Fennica award.
In her own words, Könönen pursuits to sculpt our planet piece by piece back to its original form, stone. She uses references from pop culture as metaphors, such as leaping imprints of Converse sneakers on the Moon and a broken stone firmament. In the exhibition Song remains the same at Oksasenkatu 11, Könönen’s stone planet is complemented with new notes and observations.
The exhibition is supported by the Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Arts Promotion Centre Finland and the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
Info: laurakononen42@gmail.com
Link to press images: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JOEAa-wpIaTH6BWwHivDCT-V5hYeSSpp/view?usp=sharing
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