From a Distant Galaxy by Matilda Palmu
1. - 14.6.2023 at Galleria Loisti, Luotsikatu 13, Helsinki
Exhibition opening: Thu 1.6.2023 18-20
Exhibition open:
Tue - Thu 14-18
Fri - Sun 12-15
From a Distant Galaxy exhibition tells a story about the flower creatures from outer space and their intervention in the current situation of our world. It is a fantasy-like scenario, an alternative reality through which you can observe today's problems and phenomena from a utopian future.
Through the flower creatures and their making, I take a stand on the extensive phenomena and problem areas of the moment from the point of view that the grievances have been resolved and a change for the better has taken place - the body of work is as if rewriting the direction of our future. Through my art, I explore the birth of a new world when in 2020, the flower creatures descended from outer space and came with peaceful intentions to change the world. Wherever the creatures went, nature and people flourished in their wake. In 3020, parents tell this creation story to their children. No one has seen the flower creatures for hundreds of years, but one can see their traces everywhere.
In my artistic work, I am interested in the contradiction between the content of the work and its appearance. I use a happy and naive-looking approach through which I can talk about challenging issues. With the help of the flower creatures, I have been able to deal with the collective feelings of anxiety and fatigue that the corona years, climate change, and war have brought to the surface. The creatures have also become a crucial part of my identity as an artist; they help me to talk about difficult and very personal things softly and safely. My thoughts about change for the better are crystallized in the flower creatures.
The exhibition is supported by the Arts Promotion Center Finland.