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Wild Pruning is a solo exhibition by Helsinki-based visual artist Riikka Anttonen. The exhibition presents a three-part sculptural installation titled Holes in the Hedge, consisting mainly of marble-based works.
In this body of work, Anttonen combines marble mosaic and relief techniques to create sculptural elements within a spatial context. Its starting points lie in observations on various boundaries and norms, as well as in a fascination with the ancient world and the idea of metamorphosis. Techniques and motifs that reference antiquity intertwine with fantasies of worlds that resist fixed definitions.
Anttonen works through the lens of queer experience, and the installation title Holes in the Hedge refers to things that remain partly concealed – much like the experience of being able to show only a part of oneself, which is often associated with queer identity.
The exhibition title Wild Pruning alludes to growth and freed…
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Wild Pruning is a solo exhibition by Helsinki-based visual artist Riikka Anttonen. The exhibition presents a three-part sculptural installation titled Holes in the Hedge, consisting mainly of marble-based works.
In this body of work, Anttonen combines marble mosaic and relief techniques to create sculptural elements within a spatial context. Its starting points lie in observations on various boundaries and norms, as well as in a fascination with the ancient world and the idea of metamorphosis. Techniques and motifs that reference antiquity intertwine with fantasies of worlds that resist fixed definitions.
Anttonen works through the lens of queer experience, and the installation title Holes in the Hedge refers to things that remain partly concealed – much like the experience of being able to show only a part of oneself, which is often associated with queer identity.
The exhibition title Wild Pruning alludes to growth and freed…
