Annika Bergvik-Forsander (FI), Adriel van Drimmelen (US/NL), Fredrik Lindqvist (SE/DE), Anna Ulff (SE/FI)
I can see NOTHING
Galleria Huuto Jätkäsaari 2
7.3.–22.3.2015
The exhibition theme is a quote from Alice in Wonderland:
Alice – “I can see nothing”
Cheshire Cat – “My, you must have good eyes”
We are a group of artists gathering around the theme of absurdity.
Visual artist Annika Bergvik-Forsander shows big black and white drawings in the scale of 1:1, that visualizes the movement of the sun in her studio, during a specific period of time and on a certain spot in the studio space. By repetitive documentation of specific traces/spots randomly made by the sun, the picture develops slowly according to the suns motion and the current weather conditions. Despite the objective working process the result is still arbitrary and quasi-scientific. The drawings have a character of secret messages, filled with nonreadable signs and letters.
“The Alice series” is a group of colored pencil drawings made on paper by visual artist Adriel van Drimmelen. All of the images within the series place an emphasis on mark making and composition while remaining stubbornly ambiguous. The titles given to each drawing are intended to aid the viewer in recognizing specific elements within each piece.
Fredrik Lindqvist is a printmaker with wood cut on textile as his primary method. In his work he is inspired by pop magazines, commercials and animal books. His big collages result in colourful combinations of several pictures in one. Lindqvist comments on the high and stressful tempo of today’s world, where the constant flow of images gives him material for drastic humour and chilling seriousness. In using a medival technique with contemporary content he creates an intruiging time clash.
In order to investigate the value of art and trying to find alternative methods for measuring that value, visual artist Anna Ulff processes her art works through the complete chain of the recycle system. She has documented the process and also run tests in the laboratory of the power company to find out levels of humidity, chemical element analysis, ash levels and last, but not least: the energy value of art.
Further information:
annika.bergvik-forsander(at)multi.fi / www.bergvikforsander.com
adrielvandrimmelen(at)gmail.com / www.adrielvandrimmelen.com
f.lindqvist(at)web.de / www.fredrik-lindqvist.com
hello(at)annaulff.com / www.annaulff.com
