Exhibitions | Säätö

Säätö
28 November 2010–24 April 2011
Copper Smithy, Fiskars

"The views of young people regarding the significance of art are noteworthy, since the majority of young people maintain that art is a value unto itself and does not have to serve any practical purpose. Nor does this majority regard art to be a separate area. Instead, they feel it produces experiences, fosters self-awareness and can influence society." Finnish Youth Barometer Survey, 2009

Art is a means of analysing the world around us. It offers experiences, surprises, humour, familiar things, and hopefully new perspectives. Young people, the adults of tomorrow, need both means and experiences to comprehend our increasingly fragmented and complex world. Produced by the Cooperative of Artisans, Designers and Artists in Fiskars, Säätö is an exhibition offering art and special events for young people. While the works on show have not been made for this specific audience, the exhibition as a whole and its presentations have been designed to interest young people. The exhibition features the work of members of the Fiskars Cooperative along with invited artists and designers.

The purpose of the exhibition, its additional events and a non-stop workshop open to all participants is to highlight the culture of young people, to reinforce appreciation of work by young people themselves and to motivate them to engage in culture during their free time. The exhibits represent architecture, design, visual and applied art and video art in addition to short films by young people at Satakunta Film Centre in Pori. A skateboard ramp designed by Janne Saario, a student of landscape architecture, will be jointly constructed in the Black Hall of the Copper Smithy. The ramp will be in use in various events during the winter and will be relocated outdoors after the exhibition.

The exhibition will include workshop meetings with artists discussing the things considered by artists when working, the source of themes and subjects, and how works of art created. The meetings will also involve experiments in making artworks under the supervision of artists. Guided tours of the exhibition with discussions and a workshop program by appointment have been planned for groups of schoolchildren and students of different levels of schooling. The exhibition is realized with totally unobstructed access.

The exhibition is open tue-sun noon-5 p.m.

Participants

Adel Abidin
Eeva-Kaisa Ailus
Antti Arkoma
Pirjetta Brander
Saara Ekström
Petri Eskelinen
Kalle Hamm &
Dzamil Kamanger
Erja Huovila
Tuukka Kaila
Anssi Kasitonni
Janne Koivuniemi
Paula Kovalainen
Mikko Kuorinki
Lotta Mattila
Juha Mäki-Jussila
Satu Moilainen 
Polina Morgunova 
Heath Nash

Pia Nieminen
Anneli Nygren
Daniel Palillo
Pink Twins
Saila Puranen
Markus Renvall
Janne Saario
Marin Strebelle
Juha Sääski
Maija Toukolehto
Tiina Tuunanen
Viivi Varesvuo
Virpi Vesanen-Laukkanen
Katja Öhrnberg

Satakunnan Elävän Kuvan Keskus rf

The members of the exhibition committee are textile designer Pia Nieminen as chairperson, art student Lasse Lampenius and Maija Toukolehto, student of industrial design. Coordinator Catherine Aiha is the exhibition secretary. The exhibition architecture is by Laura Mattila and Mikko Merz, students of architecture. The graphic design is by Tommi Jokivaara.

The exhibition has received support from: Fiskars Corporation, the Sophie von Julin Foundation, FT-Transport Oy Ab, Town of Raseborg, Raseborg yputh council, UPM, Puukeskus, Värisilmä, Axel Lindströms, Festool, Arnolds, Aiha Environments, Karjaan-Pohjan Säästöpankkisäätiö, Union Five, Element Skateboards, The Finnish Skateboard Association, Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas Oy, Rosk’n Roll Oy Ab, MLL Fiskari, AV-arkki, Hotel Restaurant Fiskars Wärdshus and Restaurant Kuparipaja.