Maria Valkeavuolle’s exhibition Fuuga / Fugue serves a dense concoction of human bewilderment with a hint of reality conducted by algorithms. Clumpy pulp paintings, the beautiful, ugly, and irritating soundscape of the sound installation combined with the pillow-like work stretched in the air are all probing the mental landscape of the modern human. Valkeavuolle aims to create a space for uncertainty, for the realization of one’s limitations and for the chance to reform one’s thinking. While everything is speeding up and the world seems to be turning more horrid year after year, all this modern human would like to do is to crawl up in something soft every now and then, perhaps a hug.

Maria Valkeavuolle is a multidisciplinary artist working in the fields of moving image, sound art and text. Her practice is also influenced by the processes of e.g. fiber art, papermaking and photography. Endless curiosity and the need to understand the surrounding world and its phenomena is a driving force for Valkeavuolle.

The exhibition has been supported by Uusimaa Regional Fund, Héléne ja Walter Grönqvist’s Foundation, Pro Av Saarikko

www.mariavalkeavuolle.com

Accessibility information: The gallery space is not wheelchair accessible. From the street level, there are four steps of stairs down to the ground level of the gallery. The basement space of the gallery has a narrow spiral staircase. The gallery has a gender-neutral toilet. There is no designated quiet space. There are no strong fragrances in the space.