Karl Ketamo
Farewell to the Landscape
6.-30.7.2023
The importance of urban nature increases as our living environment becomes more and more densely built up. However, there is less and less room for nature as a result of activities carried out in the name of development, such as dense city planning and constant new building projects. If the current land use plans are implemented in the capital region, the area of local nature will decrease even further.
The multidisciplinary Farewell to the Landscape exhibition examines the definitions of progress, vandalism and what is allowed in relation to urban development. The exhibition and the works have been created using views and materials from new construction, demolition and blasting sites. For example, the pieces included in the Timber Harvesting series were made from wooden stakes used at construction sites. The works included in the exhibition were created between 2020 and 2023.
Silent Auction
During Karl Ketamo’s exhibition three works will be auctioned. The auction is organised to cover the costs from organising the exhibition. By participating in the auction, you promote the completion of new works.
The starting price of the works is 250 € and the minimum price is 300 € (minimum increase is 20€)
How does the silent auction work?
1. When you are visiting the gallery, ask for your anonymous bidding ID from the gallery staff.
2. Add your auction number and offer to the form found in the gallery space
NOTE! You can also communicate inquiries and offers by MSG to Galleria Huuto / phone +358 50 395 5255.
Karl Ketamo (b. 1987, Salo) is an artist who works in a multidisciplinary manner, for example with photography, sculptures and installations. Ketamo has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Royal Academy of Art in the Hague (2016) and a Master of Arts degree in photography from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture (2020). A key element in Ketamo’s artistic work is the concept of landscape which he examines, for example, within the frameworks of urban development and national ideology.
Thank you
Finnish Art Society, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, The Finnish Cultural Foundation.
Friends and family.
Contact details
www.karlketamo.com
karlk(a)karlketamo.com
