{"id":1616,"date":"2023-01-05T06:30:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T06:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaijahinkula.com\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2023-03-11T07:17:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T07:17:17","slug":"stargazer-ham-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaijahinkula.com\/?p=1616","title":{"rendered":"STARGAZER \/ HAM Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14.1. &#8211; 26.2.2023 HAM Gallery, Helsinki<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-ham wp-block-embed-ham\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7zfSvRAV8L\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamhelsinki.fi\/en\/exhibition\/kaija-hinkula-stargazer\/\">Kaija Hinkula \u2013 Stargazer<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Kaija Hinkula \u2013 Stargazer&#8221; &#8212; HAM\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hamhelsinki.fi\/en\/exhibition\/kaija-hinkula-stargazer\/embed\/#?secret=7zfSvRAV8L\" data-secret=\"7zfSvRAV8L\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helsingin Sanomat 20.2.2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hs.fi\/kulttuuri\/art-2000009335381.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.hs.fi\/kulttuuri\/art-2000009335381.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The solo exhibition of Kaija Hinkula,&nbsp;<em>Stargazer,<\/em>&nbsp;in the HAM Gallery presents new sides of the artist\u2019s boundary-breaking expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, Kaija Hinkula has repeatedly expanded the possibilities of painting by creating works that could be seen as spatial interventions, such as those presented in Forum Box (2021) or the Oulu Museum Of Art (2022). In these both, the artist created a reinterpretation of the exhibition space with her installations. Hinkula can also surprise the audience, for example by bringing the aesthetics of construction site into the gallery room, as in Gallery Harmaja in Oulu in&nbsp;2019. Hinkula\u2019s newest exhibition,&nbsp;<em>Stargazer<\/em>, remains within the HAM Gallery, but now she will recreate the painting object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The works exhibited in&nbsp;<em>Stargazer&nbsp;<\/em>are, in the artist\u2019s own words, \u2018modelling manuals for a new universe\u2019. The artist has also described her previous artistic vision by stating that \u2018my works are centred around displacing a place, an observation or a material from its context and transforming it into a new shape, space and action.\u2019 But what does this mean in practice? In her new works, the artist has laser-cut holes in a painting canvas. The works may feature fake braids or thread as well as ceramic miniature sculptures hanging from the canvas. Hinkula\u2019s exhibition will reach its final form in the gallery space as the works are hung, but the space will feature works of different kinds, moving somewhere between paintings and sculptures, which could be described by using the artist\u2019s own expression,&nbsp;<em>fantastic minimalism<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is&nbsp;<em>fantastic minimalism<\/em>? It is \u2013 naturally \u2013 imaginative and colourful, but it can be just as well characterised by minimalistic monochrome tones and disciplined language of form. Hinkula blends different worlds together in uninhibited ways creating playfull fantasies, so the severity or restraint often linked to minimalism is not present here. Readymade and handmade as well as two-dimensional and three-dimensional are both contradictions that the artist combines together one work at a time. This time, spatiality is present inside the paintings, where audience can peek into, thanks to the holes cut in the surface. On one hand, Hinkula\u2019s works bring to mind parallels to cubistic ideas or Brazilian concretism of the 1910s, but they also seem to fit well in this time and place while also reaching towards the future sci-fi aesthetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hinkula\u2019s material world is opulent, as she supplements the traditional painting pigments with a wide range of other materials. In the works of&nbsp;<em>Stargazer<\/em>, she has also used MDF, alkyds, spray paint, fabric, nylon, polyester thread, ceramics, a globe and metal pipes. Recently, the artist has also become interested in moving pictures, which will open up new possibilities for her in the future. Hinkula\u2019s work process is characterised by multi-temporality and multi-materiality, which she applies to explore the possibilities offered by different forms of work or their different presentation methods. Or, as the artist herself expresses her current way of thinking: \u2018I have been thinking about futures. I have been thinking about new logics \u2013 and methods for a circle.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the artist asks if it would be possible to imagine alternative realities and word orders, the answer is yes. And she proves this through her works and exhibitions, showing how art is always a form or dissidence and rethinking. Hinkula takes her audience into an experience that reveals surprising directions and views. She does not offer a static style or expression, but rather shows the fantasty-like views born in her studio. Hinkula\u2019s workspace does not have a chair, because the artist never remains still and is always in motion. The same applies to her art, described as \u2018malleable geometry\u2019 or a \u2018place between realities\u2019.&nbsp;<em>Stargazer<\/em>&nbsp;\u00e0 la Kaija Hinkula takes the viewer to galaxies far, far away, simply by sight. This, if anything, is&nbsp;<em>fantastic minimalism<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Text: Ph.D. Juha-Heikki Tihinen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kaija Hinkula<\/strong>&nbsp;(born 1984) has graduated as a visual artist from the Saimaa University of Applied Sciences and as Master of Arts in the subject area of Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts. Her artistic work takes place in the field of expanded painting, where two-dimensional paintings expand into sculptural and spatial experience, combining methods of fields such as sculpture and time and space arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaija Hinkulan yksityisn\u00e4yttely&nbsp;<em>Stargazer<\/em>&nbsp;HAM-galleriassa esittelee uusia puolia taiteilijan raja-aitoja ylitt\u00e4v\u00e4st\u00e4 ilmaisusta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaija Hinkula on viime vuosina toistuvasti laventanut laajennetun maalauksen mahdollisuuksia luomalla kokonaisuuksia, jotka voivat olla tilallisia interventioita, kuten h\u00e4n teki Forum Boxissa (2021) tai Oulun taidemuseossa (2022). Molemmissa taiteilija loi n\u00e4yttelytilan uudelleentulkinnan installaatioillaan. Hinkula voi my\u00f6s yll\u00e4tt\u00e4\u00e4 ja tuoda esimerkiksi rakennusty\u00f6maan estetiikan galleriatilaan, mink\u00e4 h\u00e4n toteutti Oulussa Galleria Harmajassa vuonna 2019. Hinkulan uusin n\u00e4yttely&nbsp;<em>Stargazer<\/em>&nbsp;pysyttelee HAM-galleriassa, mutta h\u00e4n muokkaa nyt maalausobjektin uuteen uskoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Stargazerin<\/em>&nbsp;teokset ovat taiteilijan omin sanoin \u201dmallinnusohjeita uudelle universumille\u201d. H\u00e4n on kuvannut aikaisempaa taiteellista linjaansa: \u201dTeosteni keski\u00f6ss\u00e4 on paikan, havainnon tai materiaalin siirt\u00e4minen kontekstistaan ja sen muuntaminen uudeksi muodoksi, tilaksi ja toiminnaksi.\u201d Mutta mit\u00e4 t\u00e4m\u00e4 on k\u00e4yt\u00e4nn\u00f6ss\u00e4? Uusissa teoksissaan taiteilija on leikannut laserilla aukkoja maalauspohjaan, joka voi olla varustettu tekoletill\u00e4 tai maalauspohjasta riippuu lankoja ja siihen on kiinnitetty keraaminen pienoisveistos. Hinkulan n\u00e4yttely muotoutuu lopulliseen asuunsa galleriatilassa ripustuksen my\u00f6t\u00e4, mutta siell\u00e4 tulee olemaan erilaisia teoksia, jotka liikkuvat maalauksien ja veistosten v\u00e4liss\u00e4 ja joita voisi kuvata taiteilijan omalla ilmaisulla&nbsp;<em>fantastinen minimalismi<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mit\u00e4&nbsp;<em>fantastinen minimalismi<\/em>&nbsp;on? Se on tietysti mielikuvituksellista ja v\u00e4rikyll\u00e4ist\u00e4, mutta sit\u00e4 luonnehtii yht\u00e4 hyvin minimalistinen yksiv\u00e4risyys ja kurinalainen muotokieli. Hinkula sekoittaa vapautuneesti erilaisia maailmoita, ja luo leikkisi\u00e4 fantasioita, mutta toteuttaa ne minimalistisesti. T\u00e4m\u00e4 tarkoittaa, ettei minimalismiin usein yhdistetty vakavuus tai pid\u00e4ttyv\u00e4isyys kuuluu t\u00e4h\u00e4n yhteyteen. Readymade ja k\u00e4sintehty sek\u00e4 kaksi- ja kolmiulotteinen ovat molemmat vastakohtapareja, joita taiteilija yhdistelee teos kerrallaan. Tilallisuus l\u00f6ytyy t\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa maalausten sis\u00e4lt\u00e4, jonne katsoja n\u00e4kyy pinnan aukotuksen ansiosta. Hinkulan teokset tuovat mieleen toisaalta taidehistoriallisia paralleeleja 1910-luvun kubistien ideoista tai brasilialaisesta konkretismista, mutta ne tuntuvat my\u00f6s olevan kotonaan t\u00e4ss\u00e4 ajassa ja paikassa, ja kurkottavan my\u00f6s tulevaan scifi-estetiikassaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hinkulan materiaalinen maailma on ylt\u00e4kyll\u00e4inen, sill\u00e4 h\u00e4n tuo perinteisten maalauspigmenttien rinnalle my\u00f6s kaikkea muuta.&nbsp;<em>Stargazerin<\/em>&nbsp;teoksissa h\u00e4n on k\u00e4ytt\u00e4nyt seuraavia materiaaleja: mdf, alkydi, spray, kangas, nylon, polyesterilanka, keramiikka, karttapallo, metalliputket. Taiteilija on my\u00f6s viime aikoina ollut kiinnostunut liikkuvasta kuvasta, mik\u00e4 avaa h\u00e4nelle uusia mahdollisuuksia tulevaisuudessa. Hinkulan ty\u00f6skentely\u00e4 luonnehtii moniaikaisuus ja -materiaalisuus, jolla h\u00e4n tutkii erilaisten teosmuotojen ja niiden esitt\u00e4mistapojen tarjoamia mahdollisuuksia. Tai, kuten taiteilija itse ilmaisee t\u00e4m\u00e4nhetkist\u00e4 ajatteluaan: \u201dOlen miettinyt tulevaisuuksia. Olen miettinyt uutta logiikkaa \u2013 ja tapoja ympyr\u00e4lle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kun taiteilija kysyy \u201dolisiko mahdollista kuvitella vaihtoehtoisia todellisuuksia ja maailmanj\u00e4rjestyksi\u00e4\u201d, on vastaus kyll\u00e4. T\u00e4m\u00e4n h\u00e4n osoittaa teostensa ja n\u00e4yttelykokonaisuuksiensa keinoin, miten taide on aina toisin- ja uudelleenajattelua. Hinkula vie katsojansa kokemukseen, joka avautuu yll\u00e4tt\u00e4viin suuntiin ja n\u00e4kymiin. H\u00e4n ei tarjoa staattista tyyli\u00e4 tai ilmaisua, vaan esittelee ty\u00f6huoneellaan syntyneit\u00e4 huimia n\u00e4kyj\u00e4. Hinkulan ty\u00f6huoneella ei ole tuolia, koska taiteilija ei pysy paikoillaan, vaan on koko ajan liikkeess\u00e4. Sama p\u00e4tee h\u00e4nen taiteeseensa, joka on kuin \u201dtaipuisaa geometriaa\u201d tai \u201dpaikka todellisuuksien v\u00e4liss\u00e4\u201d.&nbsp;<em>Stargazer<\/em>&nbsp;Kaija Hinkulan tapaan vie katsojan kaukaisiin galakseihin katsomalla. T\u00e4m\u00e4 jos mik\u00e4 on&nbsp;<em>fantastista minimalismia<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Teksti: FT Juha-Heikki Tihinen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kaija Hinkula<\/strong>&nbsp;(s.1984) on valmistunut kuvataiteilijaksi Saimaan AMK:sta sek\u00e4 taiteen maisteriksi Taideyliopiston Kuvataideakatemian maalauksen osastolta. H\u00e4nen ty\u00f6skentelyns\u00e4 sijoittuu laajennetun maalauksen kontekstiin, jossa kaksiulotteinen maalaus laajenee veistokselliseksi ja tilalliseksi kokemukseksi yhdistyen mm. kuvanveiston ja tila-aikataiteen menetelmiin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14.1. &#8211; 26.2.2023 HAM Gallery, Helsinki Helsingin Sanomat 20.2.2022 https:\/\/www.hs.fi\/kulttuuri\/art-2000009335381.html EN The solo exhibition of Kaija Hinkula,&nbsp;Stargazer,&nbsp;in the HAM Gallery presents new sides of the artist\u2019s boundary-breaking expression. 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