Pia Männikkö
Maisemakone
Galleria Huuto Jätkäsaari – Jätkä 2
22.10. – 6.11.2016.
The starting point for my work is often the movement and dimensions of the human body.
I am interested in an individual’s personal space and how we observe our environment. Natural phenomena and varying scales also inspire me. Recording the passing of time as well as the growth and change of my works are core elements in my work process. Physical connections between the viewer and my works are also important to me.
The Landscape Machine is related to a horizontally rotating theater backdrop and early animation film backgrounds, with the same landscape repeated over and over. Constantly moving forward, the Landscape Machine pursues some kind of non-place, a space that could be anywhere in the world.
Pia Männikkö earned her BA degree in Fine Art from the Department of Sculpture and Environmental Art at Glasgow School of Art in 2010 and her Master of Fine Arts degree from the Department of Sculpture at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 2014. Männikkö’s materials and tools range from everyday items, textiles and clay to photographs and video. Her sculptures and installations have been on display at exhibitions and art events in Finland and abroad, including the Mänttä Art Festival, Örebro OpenART Biennial, Rovaniemi and Lahti Art Museums, Armory Gallery in Sydney, Australia, and the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh.
Thank you for support: The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike)
More information:
Pia Männikkö
0405222543
piamannikko.com
