Wanderings and Imaginary Meetings, till October 28th 2007, Museum of Contemporary Art, Szczecin, Poland
(2007 09 24 16:02)The organizer of ARS BALTICA project Transrobota recommends exhibitions of Finnish artists Ritta Päiväläinen and Ari Saarto within the programme promoting contemporary Baltic art Mare Articum
“Every day we encounter history. I am fascinated by the history which cannot be found in books, archives or state documents. This unwritten history is around me all the time. I feel its presence in many ways: in a tear of the coat, in a threadbare armrest of the sofa, in a delicate footprint in the shoe” – wrote Riitta Päiväläinen in a catalogue for one of her projects. The artists sensitivity to the “language” of the objects around us is visibkle in all her works. She places seemingly simple things in the environments alien to their functions endowing them with new meanings.
Ari Saarto – Wędrówki
Photography is considered a neutral means of expression” says Ari Saarto. This widespread belief in the objective value of photography is skillfully used by the artist whose works evoke very strong emotions in the audience. We can see in them makeshift shelters of the homeless or the backstreets of a big city. The extent to which the artist’s emotions show in the photos is best visible in the unique series of photographs documenting Ari Saarto’s walking tours in Japan.
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“Every day we encounter history. I am fascinated by the history which cannot be found in books, archives or state documents. This unwritten history is around me all the time. I feel its presence in many ways: in a tear of the coat, in a threadbare armrest of the sofa, in a delicate footprint in the shoe” – wrote Riitta Päiväläinen in a catalogue for one of her projects. The artists sensitivity to the “language” of the objects around us is visibkle in all her works. She places seemingly simple things in the environments alien to their functions endowing them with new meanings.Ari Saarto – Wędrówki
Photography is considered a neutral means of expression” says Ari Saarto. This widespread belief in the objective value of photography is skillfully used by the artist whose works evoke very strong emotions in the audience. We can see in them makeshift shelters of the homeless or the backstreets of a big city. The extent to which the artist’s emotions show in the photos is best visible in the unique series of photographs documenting Ari Saarto’s walking tours in Japan.Further information on this site