“The Lux & Umbra exhibition presents the diversity and very high quality of Finnish light art. The exhibition showcases the production of six media artists and groups of artists that use light and shadow in their work.

Taking place during the dark season, Lux & Umbra (lux = light, umbra = shadow) brings light and gives visitors effective light therapy and a serotonin high, while pointing out that where light is at its brightest, the shadows are also at their darkest.”

Lux & Umbra, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku
6.10.2023-14.1.2024
Curated by Jonni Saloluoma
Artists: Anna Hyrkkänen, New Media Art Collective Konvolv, Antti Kulmala, Anni Laukka, Pasi Rauhala, Alexander Salvesen

I presented four works as a part of the group exhibition, two older works It Is Always Now (2021) and Breathe In (2022) along with two brand new never before seen works A Mystery (2023) and Life-Death (2023) which was especially designed with the space in mind. The kinetic artwork Life-Death combines mixed media of different kinds from hand routed Finnish birch plywood and pure red neon to water, IV-tubing, overheadprojectors and recycled household glass objects. It’s one of the largets and most labour intensive works I’ve made to date.