Carbon gilding on wood

“In this context, I am interested in stamped metal because of its reflectivity. The patterns created by gluing foil do not imitate light effects like traditional painting, but are reflections of the light that exists in the space. The soot swept from smokestacks as a carbon pigment is a deep black that absorbs light.

It is somehow shocking to think that birch wood burned to heat a house during the winter ends up as soot on the walls of a chimney and then, when swept away, becomes a work of art. Soot is 98% carbon. Carbon is the element that makes all existence possible, I have about 20 kg of carbon in me. I have 0.2 mg of gold. According to Dr. MacDougall, the soul weighs 21 g.

you dress in darkness
you wrap yourself in shadows
you have traveled
a long way
you have gradually worn away
you have emerged into yourself

you merge into the forest
you turn into bark
the birds make
their nests
the deer sleep
at your feet”

– Jarmo Kukkonen

Sound art performance by Ikävalko & Vuorinen & Saksman

Electronic musician and sound artist Turkka Vuorinen will perform with pianist Henri Ikävalko and singer Anna Saksman at the opening of Jarmo Kukkonen’s exhibition at the Hämeenlinna Art Hall.

The performance, conceived together with the artist, is improvised and is built on a dialogue between the electronic soundscape created by Vuorinen and Ikävalkko’s piano playing. The “Rumbling Sun” is a lyric by Kukkonen, interpreted by Saksman. The sound work created in the performance will be recorded and will play in the space during the exhibition.

Henri Ikävalko is a musician who graduated in 2020. His main instrument is the piano, but Henkka also likes to play the organ. Henri’s strengths are his absolute ear for music and his phenomenal empathy with music. Henri is currently studying piano under the guidance of Johanna Rantanen at the Hauskat sävelet Music Institute.

Turkka Vuorinen is a composer, sound artist and sound designer. She works in TV productions and produces sound art performances by Suhina Kollektiiv and Aavakaiu. Turkka’s compositions and sound worlds have been featured in Yle programs as well as in exhibitions in museums and galleries.

Anna Saksman is a well-known voice from numerous audiobooks. Anna is a trained theatre director and currently directs groups where people reach their own voice. Anna is interested in a relationship with the voice that also allows for its delicate vulnerability. Anna is called to take steps towards the wild and the sacred.

Links:
kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi/taiteilija/jarmo-kukkonen
turkkavuorinen.com
annasaksman.fi

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