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Kun olin pieni, iso\u00e4itini opetti minua iskem\u00e4\u00e4n silm\u00e4\u00e4. Useiden ep\u00e4onnistuneiden yritysten my\u00f6t\u00e4 oma versioni oli ummistaa molemmat silm\u00e4ni. Iso\u00e4idin tekemisist\u00e4 t\u00e4ysin tiet\u00e4m\u00e4tt\u00f6m\u00e4t vanhempani veiv\u00e4t minut l\u00e4\u00e4k\u00e4riin, jossa sulkeutuvien silmien mysteeri j\u00e4i selvitt\u00e4m\u00e4tt\u00e4. My\u00f6hemmin el\u00e4m\u00e4ss\u00e4\u00e4n iso\u00e4iti menetti v\u00e4hitellen muistinsa eik\u00e4 en\u00e4\u00e4 tunnistanut minua. Tavatessamme viimeist\u00e4 kertaa, huomasin h\u00e4nen iskev\u00e4n minulle silm\u00e4\u00e4. Tuo ele k\u00e4\u00e4nsi tilanteen t\u00e4ysin ymp\u00e4ri: h\u00e4n muisti sittenkin minut sek\u00e4 yhteisen salaisuutemme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tuossa viimeisess\u00e4 kohtaamisessa iso\u00e4itini kanssa suru ja ilo kietoutuvat toisiinsa odottamattomalla tavalla tuoden tilanteeseen tunteista t\u00e4rkeimm\u00e4n, toivon. Se opetti minulle sen, ett\u00e4 silm\u00e4nisku on l\u00e4hes huomaamaton ele, mutta sill\u00e4 on kyky muuttaa asioiden olemus t\u00e4ysin. Se voi joko korostaa asioiden humoristista s\u00e4vy\u00e4 entisest\u00e4\u00e4n tai se voi tuoda kipeisiin kokemuksiin t\u00e4ysin toisenlaisen n\u00e4k\u00f6kulman. T\u00e4m\u00e4n humoristisen eleen avulla pyrin tarkastelemaan el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4ni ja sen s\u00e4r\u00f6j\u00e4. N\u00e4ytt\u00e4v\u00e4tk\u00f6 menneisyyden aaveet sittenk\u00e4\u00e4n niin pelottavilta keskip\u00e4iv\u00e4n kirkkaassa valossa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One Dot Rules Them All<\/em> on k\u00e4sitteellisist\u00e4 valokuvateoksista muodostuva kokonaisuus, joka tarkastelee el\u00e4m\u00e4n erilaisia kipupisteit\u00e4 humoristisesta n\u00e4k\u00f6kulmasta teksti\u00e4 ja l\u00f6ydettyj\u00e4 valokuvia yhdist\u00e4m\u00e4ll\u00e4. Se on samalla my\u00f6s yritys kurkistaa kuvan toiselle puolelle ja inhimillist\u00e4\u00e4 pys\u00e4htynyt hetki leikittelem\u00e4ll\u00e4 katsomisen, havainnon ja tulkinnan kanssa. Kokonaisuutena n\u00e4yttelyn teoksia yhdist\u00e4\u00e4 joko konkreettinen tai k\u00e4sitteellinen piste, <\/em>kuten kameran linssi tai katkeamispiste. Erilaiset pisteet pyrkiv\u00e4t johdattelemaan katsojan kuvapinnan toiselle puolelle kohti yksityisi\u00e4 kokemuksia, tunteita ja ajatuksia sek\u00e4 kertomaan hieman toisenlaista tarinaa kuin sen, mink\u00e4 ensisilm\u00e4yksell\u00e4 saatamme n\u00e4hd\u00e4. Teoksista avautuvat tunteet ja tarinat ovat yht\u00e4 aikaa fiktiivisi\u00e4 sek\u00e4 tosia. Ne pyrkiv\u00e4t k\u00e4\u00e4nt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n esiin toisen kuvan, toisen kohtalon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heli Kaskinen (s. 1981, J\u00e4rvenp\u00e4\u00e4) on kuvataiteilija, joka ty\u00f6skentelee p\u00e4\u00e4asiassa humoristisen ja k\u00e4sitteellisen valokuvan parissa. Ty\u00f6skentelyss\u00e4\u00e4n Kaskinen yhdistelee toisiinsa leikkis\u00e4sti ja oivaltavasti teksti\u00e4, l\u00f6ydettyj\u00e4 valokuvia ja objekteja. H\u00e4nen teoksensa ammentavat itsereflektiosta ja ne k\u00e4sittelev\u00e4t usein el\u00e4m\u00e4n varjoalueita ainutlaatuisella ja tunnistettavalla otteella. Kaskinen on valmistunut kuvataiteen maisteriksi Taideyliopiston Kuvataideakatemiasta vuonna 2017. Parhaillaan h\u00e4n viimeistelee taiteen maisterin tutkintoaan Aalto-yliopiston taiteiden ja suunnittelun korkeakoulussa, Espoossa. Kaskisen teoksia on ollut esill\u00e4 niin Suomessa kuin my\u00f6s ulkomailla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Taiteilijan ty\u00f6skentely\u00e4 ja n\u00e4yttelyn toteutumista ovat tukeneet: Olga ja Vilho Linnamon s\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6, Suomen Kulttuurirahaston Uudenmaan rahasto ja \u00e4iti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kuva: Heli Kaskinen, Connecting The Dots, 2021 (yksityiskohta)<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \/\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n When I was young, my grandmother tried to teach me to wink. After several unsuccessful attempts, I finally came up with my own version: blinking with both eyes at the same time. My parents, unaware of this lesson with my grandmother, took me to the doctor to have my eyes checked, but the mystery of why I was closing my eyes was not resolved. Later in life, my grandmother gradually lost her memory and was unable to recognize me. But on our last encounter she winked at me. This small gesture turned the whole situation around. She remembered me after all, and our little secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In that last encounter with my grandmother, grief and joy intertwined in an unexpected way that brought in that situation the most important of emotions, hope. It taught me that the wink of an eye is a subtle gesture, but it has the capacity to completely change the essence of things. It can emphasize the humorous nature of a situation or introduce a whole new perspective even to the painful or heavy experiences. With this humorous gesture, I try to deal with the cracks of my life. Do the ghosts from the past still look so scary in the bright light of noon?<\/p>\n\n\n\n One Dot Rules Them All<\/em> is a collection of conceptual photographic works that deals with different painful points of life from a humorous perspective by combining text and found images together. At the same time, it is also an attempt to peek to the other side of an image and humanize a moment that has stalled by playing with viewing, perception, and interpretation. The works on view are connected through different concrete as well as conceptual points such as a camera lens or a breaking point. Those different points tend to lead the viewer behind the surface of the image towards private experiences, thoughts, and feelings and they also talk about a slightly different story than the story that we may see at first glance. These unfolding thoughts, emotions and stories are both fictional and true. The works tend to turn out another image, another destiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heli Kaskinen (b. 1981, J\u00e4rvenp\u00e4\u00e4) is a visual artist who mainly works with humorous and conceptual photography. In her work Kaskinen combines text, found photographs and objects in a playful and insightful manner. Her works draw on self-reflection and deal with the shadows of life with a unique and recognizable touch. Kaskinen received her MFA Degree from the Academy of Fine Arts of the University of The Arts Helsinki in 2017. At the moment Kaskinen is finalizing her MA Degree in Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in Espoo, Finland. During the last couple of years her works have been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Europe, e.g. Finland, Germany and Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The artist’s work and the exhibition have been supported by: Olga and Vilho Linnamo foundation, The Finnish Cultural Foundation\u2019s Uusimaa Regional Fund and mom.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 30.10.-22.11. Kun olin pieni, iso\u00e4itini opetti minua iskem\u00e4\u00e4n silm\u00e4\u00e4. Useiden ep\u00e4onnistuneiden yritysten my\u00f6t\u00e4 oma versioni oli ummistaa molemmat silm\u00e4ni. Iso\u00e4idin tekemisist\u00e4 t\u00e4ysin tiet\u00e4m\u00e4tt\u00f6m\u00e4t vanhempani veiv\u00e4t minut l\u00e4\u00e4k\u00e4riin, jossa sulkeutuvien silmien mysteeri j\u00e4i selvitt\u00e4m\u00e4tt\u00e4. My\u00f6hemmin el\u00e4m\u00e4ss\u00e4\u00e4n iso\u00e4iti menetti v\u00e4hitellen muistinsa eik\u00e4 en\u00e4\u00e4 tunnistanut minua. Tavatessamme viimeist\u00e4 kertaa, huomasin h\u00e4nen iskev\u00e4n minulle silm\u00e4\u00e4. Tuo ele k\u00e4\u00e4nsi tilanteen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":12,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-menneet"],"yoast_head":"\n