cleaner on stage at Teatro La Fenice, Venice Art is the most essential in life. Art tells no lies.
Archive for June, 2009
postcard from Venice II
Posted in art, beauty, time-out on June 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
postcard from Venice I
Posted in art, time-out on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
gangway in Giardini, Venice I am here now. I have a neat place to stay where I can make my tea and hear the sounds of the street in the morning. I see a lot of art. Some made me dance with joy, some made me sit down in wonder. Wish you were here too.
time-out
Posted in time-out on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Leaving Åbo/Turku for Venice and the Biennale… be back next week!
working Darkness IV
Posted in art, recent work on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday, June 19th, Midsummer’s Eve – Juhanni – is celebrated in Finland. The day is cold and rain is in the air, city’s almost deserted. I keep working darkness. Because of the low temperature, I decide not to do the actual felting, just prepare for the making of the bell. Wood sculptor Timo Nenonen [...]
working Darkness III
Posted in art, recent work on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
‘Darkness’ workshop is going on at gallery Titanik, in the heart of a Northern midsummer’s abundance of light; right now it’s almost 10 pm and still daylight outdoors. Reino Koivula, my appreciated colleague, non-organizes the event which develops graciously. Darkness workshop at gallery Titanik; photo by Reino Koivula I’m the last to leave the gallery, [...]
working Darkness II
Posted in art, recent work on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today, the first felting was done at gallery Titanik by the bank of Aura river in Åbo/Turku. Wool from värmlandsfår and gutefår, two old Swedish sheep-breeds, was used. Two ewes of värmlandsfår, Stina and Brita, had provided us beautiful dark brown/black fells which were successfully turned into one flat, thick piece of felt measuring 1,1 x 1,5 [...]
working Darkness I
Posted in art, recent work on June 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, the Nomadic University held its eighth oasis called ‘Crisis? What Crisis?’ – once more in Åbo/Turku. There were lectures by Roger Säljö, Bruce Johnson, Karl-Erik Norrman and others … the opening of Hanna Varis’ exhibition in Åbo Castle… and some good working which will hopefully turn out fruitful. For full programme, see the NUrope webpage: [...]
Quality and Research VI
Posted in art, recent work, teaching on June 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“Is there a method to die?” How could this question make sense? For all we know, death will happen – method or no method. It’s the one condition shared by everybody alive, unconditionally. So, the essential word here would be ‘method’. The common-sense understanding of this word might be something like: ‘a set-up of presumptions [...]
