Rauma Biennale Balticum 2008 Flower Power
(2008 04 02 15:01)Rauma Biennale Balticum presents exhibitions of contemporary art from countries around the Baltic Sea. The history of the biennial began already in 1977 with a Finnish-Swedish exhibition and from the year 1985 the exhibition has included all the countries around the Baltic Sea: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden. The period of since the biennial exists can be characterized by great political and ideological and artistic changes in the region. Along the different themes of the biennial (Survival, Basic elements, Talking to me? Wake up!) artworks have been reflecting topical issues from politics to basics of human life.
The theme of the year 2008 Rauma Biennale Balticum is based on the sixties slogan "flower power". The focus is on the different paths that the revolutionary thoughts of those days were taking and the possible present and future consequences of connecting flower and power. Flower power can be seen as a symbol of creative energy generating political, social and cultural processes, often through grassroot movements.
The theme is also about the life force and life supporting function of the vegetal world: flowers, plants and trees and the human dependence on nature and peaceful co-existence with the whole biosphere All of this is seen through the rich aesthetic and symbolic dimensions of plants. 2008 Rauma Biennale Balticum presents a variety of artistic media including painting, photography, video, experimental films, printmaking, animation, sculpture, installation, environmental and site-specific works, performances etc.
Artists: Teija-Tuulia Ahola (FI), Maija Albrecht (FI), Lise Blomberg Andersen (DK), Dogan Dogan (DE), Hadassah Emmerich (DE/NL), Alya Esipovich (RU), Unni Gjertsen (NO), Tue Greenfort (DK), Teuri Haarla (FI), Kalle Hamm & Dzamil Kamanger (FI/IR), Minna Hint (EE), Ieva Iltnere (LV), Auste Jurgelionyte (LT), Matti Kallioinen (SE), Boris Kazakov (RU), Jukka Lehtinen & Marko Suomi (FI), Agnes Meyer-Brandis (DE), Malgorzata Markiewicz (PL), Lutz Mommartz (DE), Björn O.Olsson (SE), Satu-Minna Suorajärvi (FI), Aija Zarina (LV), Jasper Zoova (EE).
Design Extras: Coffee Bar/Tom Gustafsson (FI), Graphics/Sanna Paananen (FI), Play Time/Krista Leesi (EE).
Dates: 14 June - 21 September 2008
Venue: Rauma Art Museum, director: Janne Koski
Curator: Henna Paunu
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