I am interested in space and the definitions that are left in the middle of dual concepts, such as sublime – banal, structural – abstract, sexual – spiritual, inner – outer, natural – artificial, two- and three-dimensional. In addition, my works have been influenced by ideas of gender conditions, gender as an experience to live in, the state of being, and order.
For me, working in itself is a means of focusing on life, the world, and the moment of creating a particular work. It is an attempt to analyze matters and, on the other hand, to realize their detachment. It is not so much a question of organizing thoughts and feelings as that of bringing forth a sort of a space – an opportunity. Images, memories, and emotions are compressed by working methods into entities that are shaped into an unforeseen direction by the moment of creation and by time. The moments and images brought back to us by memory are disjoined. They do not become clear, connected narrations anymore. The incomplete becomes finished at the moment of relinquishing.
My paintings are a part of space in relation to each other and the location where they are shown. The works installed in the gallery enter into a dialogue and power struggle with each other, concerning their context.
E-mail: tiina.raitanen(at)gmail.com
Tel. +358 44 5728997
