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Milja-Liina Moilanen - JUST FOR YOU, MADE BY MY MOTHER
10.-21.2.
10.-21.2.
MILJA-LIINA MOILANEN SPENT THE NOVEMBER OF 2013 IN SENEGAL’S CAPITAL DAKAR AT SANTHIABA’S POOR NEIGHBORHOOD IN RECIDENCE TAF TAF. MOILANEN CREATED A SERIES OF PORTRAITS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT THE ORDINARY SENEGALESE CITIZEN. PART OF HER WORK THERE WAS TO TEACH ART IN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND AT THE CENTER TAF TAF.
“JUST FOR YOU, MADE BY MY MOTHER” IS A SETUP ABOUT THE ORDINARY LIFE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE, THE SURROUNDINGS AND THE SOUNDS. THE EXHIBITION IS A PIECE OF CONTRADICTORY EXPERIENCE IN CROSSFIRE OF WESTERN- AFRICAN TRADITIONS, ISLAM AND THE PRESSURE OF WESTERN LIFESTYLE. EVERY ARTWORK INCLUDES A PROFILE OF THE MODEL.
THE MATERIAL IN ARTWORKS WAS COLLECTED ON DAILY TEACHING CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS WITH THE LOCAL PEOPLE.
MILJA-LIINA MOILANEN (1989) IS VISUAL ARTIST FROM TURKU, FINLAND. CURRENTLY SHE IS STUDYING FINE ARTS HER FIRST YEAR AT TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES.
MOILANEN DEPICTS IN HER ARTWORKS THE ODDITY OF ORDINARY LIFE AND THE SOCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE. IN HER OWN WORDS SHE IS FASCINATED BY THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF SOCIAL INTERACTION AND SOCIETY’S CONSTITUTIONS. DESIRE TO STUDY MOTIVES IN ORDINARY BEHAVIOR DRIVES HER IN HER ARTISTIC WORK. BESIDES EXHIBITIONS IN FINALAND HER WORK HAS BEEN PRESENTED FOR EXAMPLE IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA.
Ikuinen gallery is a contemporary art project space located in the old factory complex Finlayson in central Tampere. The gallery is run by a board of fine art students in Tampere UAS School of Art and Media as part of their study program. Ikuinen gallery’s main focus is in presenting interesting and high quality student work, whereas work from other art school students and teachers as well as visiting artists are regularly also at show.
Ikuinen Galleriama-pe 12.00-16.00Finlaysoninkuja 333210 Tampereikuinengalleria@tamk.fi
