Tuuli Saarekas
An Intersecting City, Home
4.-27.2.2022
The artist is present Sat-Sun 12-13 February at 12-17.
My exhibition “An Intersecting City, Home” at Huuto II features works created using different techniques, and they are all conceptually related to a city. The works include digitally produced images, drawings, hand-woven textiles and three-dimensional works combining different materials and techniques. Perhaps the best way to describe them is to call them “urban collages”.
My works focus on urban life, in particular: one’s movement from home to the city and back and life inside and in the middle of rectangular shapes.
My works are based on my home city of Helsinki, but their aim is rather to together create an image of another, imaginary city. The silhouette of the city at night reveals strange plants, and the wall of an apartment building is actually made of wool. My city is under construction and a work in progress, as are its residents.
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Tuuli Saarekas (b. 1988) is an artist who lives and works in Helsinki. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 2017. Her artistic work includes sculptures, installations, drawings, environmental art and texts. Her works have been on display in both Finland and abroad. Her latest solo exhibition, “City Life”, was on display at Galleria Sculptor in 2020.
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Thanks
The exhibition has been supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation and the Paulo Foundation. Thanks also to everyone who has supported my work in different ways.
Contact details:
tuuli.saarekas(a)gmail.com
