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Apr 7, 2014
Solo exhibition in Finland : etenee - vetäytyy
Jaanika Peerna
etenee - vetäytyy 15.04.2014 – 11.05.2014
solo exhibition of drawing, video and installation
SEE EXHIBITION photos HERE
Aarni Gallery is proud to announce the first solo exhibition of Estonian-born New York artist Jaanika Peerna in Finland. For the exhibition Jaanika Peerna is transforming the gallery space into an all-encompassing site specific installation using large scale graphite drawing on mylar, sculptural wall pieces, wax pigment drawings, window drawing and video projection.
Peerna’s skillfully made dense surfaces of straight line drawings and video footage of natural phenomena turn into enveloping sculptural forms which every gallery visitor can navigate and explore from various vantage points. Drawings vary in scale from tiny 10x10cm to vast room-size surfaces which playfully integrate into the gallery space creating a sense of walking amidst canyons and flowing rivers. The borders between drawing, sculpture and video melt away—Peerna’s work is pushed by a strong sense of physical presence whether drawing in her studio, performing live, filming in the outdoors, or in the creation of her atmospheric exhibition designs.
Jaanika Peerna is an Estonian-born artist living and working in New York since 1998. Before moving to USA she spent half a year as a non-degree student at the University of Art and Design Helsinki where she explored using the possibilities of photography and video in her work. She got her MFA at State University of New York in 2005 in intermedia design.
All the work exhibited in the exhibition is made in her Berlin studio where she is currently working for one year.
Jaanika Peerna’s work deals with transitions in light, air, water and other natural phenomena using drawing, video, installation and live performance. She has exhibited her work extensively in the entire New York metropolitan area as well as in Paris, Tallinn, Berlin, Ravenna, Lisbon, Sofia, Dubai, Honolulu, Rome, and Novosibirsk. Her work is in numerous private collections in the US and Europe and was recently acquired by Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, France. Her work is represented in the United States by Masters Projects in New York and ARC Fine Art in Connecticut. For further info on tghe artist see www.jaanikapeerna.net
The exhibition is supported by Eesti Kultuurkapital, Estonian Embassy in Finland, Viro Instituutti, Artcloud
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