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LARU ART Association
Oksasenkatu 5 B 19,
00100 Helsinki, Finland
Phone: +358 41 5116864

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LARU:06 Gallery

Kaisu Lundelin

Path, the Moment of Perseus:

The sea and the forest are holy places for me. Things taking place in nature captivate the senses. On the other hand, climate change and the deterioration of the Baltic are frightening and perplexing in their speed.

The metaphor for the creation of my works is the struggle between Perseus and Medusa. Is Perseus resting? How is the world reflected around him? Is Medusa blinded or does she still wield her power?

Nature is in constant flux. The mirrors reflect the surroundings on the beautiful island. During the exhibition, nature will leave her traces in the works, the mirrors will become an autumnal story.

Anu Miettinen

Shoe Cairn, Cone Labyrinth, Moss Horizon:

I have used various materials to make works symbolising the things I have found or sensed by the seaside: a cairn, a labyrinth and a horizon. My media are shoes, cones and moss.

One of the original ideas that inspired the work was that the sea has throughout the ages been an important channel for the dissemination of both creatures of nature and of cultures. In stories, adventurers set off for distant lands far away beyond the sea... towards a new shore.

Annukka Majamäki

A Piece of Helsinki:

Together with the residents of Lauttasaari we will use mosaic to make works telling what it is like to live in Helsinki, about the participants' personal situation and what is important and meaningful in their lives right now. The finished pieces will be displayed in the open air.

Egle Oddo

A Tender Wall, installation:

Trees, fabric."The landscape, the sweet view of it, is blocked by a wall of fabric. This one would be easy to remove. Other walls, other borders, even if they seem hard and steady, could also be removed tenderly."

My Private Public Space, installation: private space, photo."This time, instead of making a public space private, we got a private space to make public temporarily. Generosity instead of greed."

Libertà Corale, performance, written by E.O. for a choir."When we feel we do not have freedom of speech, it might be interesting to see if it is because of a real obstacle in our environment, or if we just do not want to be involved..."

Krista Kortelainen

Back to the Landscape:

Back to the Landscape is a series of eight paintings hung in trees. The paintings were inspired by a stone I found some time ago. With the work, I am returning it to nature, to be part of the landscape once more. The paintings were done in ink and gouache.

Nastia Eliseeva

The Nest:

Sitting there on the coastline I feel the beauty and power of nature, the calmness and freedom of the seaside. I have no desire to add anything alien to the landscape. Instead I draw my attention and the attention of the people living here to the details of this peculiar place.

I take inspiration and forms from nature and in return I give an art piece. To catch attention, I enlarge things that probably exists in this place already. To see a usual thing in unusual size is always interesting It is important to put this focus for people who have been living here for a long time and got used to the beauty, taking it as normal in their everyday life. For the people who come here for the first time my work is a guide what they should pay attention to.

The nest is a symbol of something new. It bears a secret. It is an image of a hidden power and of silence.

Pirjo Malkki

Untitled pieces:

Sitting pads crocheted from reeds are hung on branches to swing freely in the wind, forming an installation. The pads are hung on the line with clips, to make it easy to take them down and put them back on the line. People can borrow the pads and sit down comfortably on them.