Minna-Kaisa Kallinen - I Call Them Glowsuckers

8.-24.10.2021

Open
Wed-Thu 13-18
Fri-Sun 12-17

Opening: October 7th from 5 to 8 PM.

SUOMEKSI

I Call Them Glowsuckers is an exhibition by Minna-Kaisa Kallinen that lets the visitor experience the extraordinary encounter of a swimmer and an unknown sea creature. At first the swimmer is horrified, but soon also enchanted by her discovery. In a short period of time the creatures take over her daily life, as her endless curiosity brings her ever deeper into their world.

I Call Them Glowsuckers is a meditation on the human-nature relationship, prejudices and fears as well as the urge to understand something foreign. Kallinen approaches these issues playfully, through every-day chores and thoughts.

The forms of the art works vary from painted space to objects made of clay and fabric. The centerpiece is a 22 minute video work that shares its title with the exhibition. The projection starts at every half hour.

Minna-Kaisa Kallinen is a multidisciplinary artist working mainly with fine arts, music and performative arts. Her practice is centered around writing, repetition, layering and reorganisation. Her works maintain a dialogue between the personal and the political. At present she is especially interested in natural diversity and human incomprehesion of nature. She is a Master of Fine Arts and a self-educated musician.

Thank you to:

Juuso Paaso, Henri Salonen, Liina Kuittinen, Merita Berg, Johannes Vartola, Arja Orbinski, Anne Naukkarinen, Rea-Liina Brunou, Antti Hirsiaho, Kaisa Karhu, Joonas Siren, Maiju Jouppi, Tomi Tapio Ylikangas, Hanna-Leena Keskinen, Tuukka Haapakorpi, Azar Saiyar, Teemu Lehmusruusu, Arja Kärkkäinen, Samuli Tanner ja Kaija Kallinen.

The exhibition is supported by Arts Promotion Centre Finland.