“Sarastus” Karakalliontie 1, Espoo, Finland 2023, artist Anni Kinnunen @kinnunenanni 15,6 m x 12 m, printed facade panels and 3:30 long audio available via mobile device.
Kinnunen often explores line between natural and artificial by using fine-art photography as her primary medium. Her highly polished photographs often seem artificial or unrealistic but are thoughtfully staged events without any image manipulation. Through her work Kinnunen reflects our times, where altered reality has become the norm and is considered the truth.
Kinnunen continues to combine nature, artificiality, and the split-second momentariness in her first public artwork. A living orchid captured in a moment where a pigment cloud of a spray-paint hits it, delicately presents the idea of impermanence of nature with human interaction. The simple and beautiful idea leaves room for interpretation, while being connected to broader questions of today.
The artwork is designed to appear differently in different times, as the morning and evening sun temporarily warms the artwork, during the wintertime it’s the artwork that brightens the surroundings. The title “Sarastus” (Dawn) refers to the intermediate state we experience at the changing moments of light and darkness.
The accompanied audio is by musician Pentti Dassum. Created with an oscillator and corrupted old reel tapes, the simulated nature sounds combine into one alternative nature experience with the visual part of the artwork.
Anni Kinnunen (1978) is a visual artist living and working in Oulu Finland. Working with photography, video, and installation, she has exhibited works in galleries and museums around Finland, across Europe, and in Japan, China, Russia, Canada, and the United States. Her works are included in several institutional collections in Finland.
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The project received a “a percentage for art from building costs" -grant from @taikegram.
In collaboration with @karakalliocreative and @espoonasunnot.
