The first three days at Vapaan Taiteen Tila were spent installing the exhibition that was to form the backdrop for an explorative discussion between two artists. The gallery has recently moved, and so what was initially going to be a relatively small exhibition of work had to be adapted for a colossal former air raid shelter, essentially a seven meter wide by ninety-two meter long tunnel carved out of the rock underneath a park.
Monday included a lot of head scratching and further planning. As the gallery has no usable wall space, we worked with the gallery technician to build freestanding walls. The entrance was defined from the exhibiting space by a large curtain, and has become a space for discussion and analysis between the two artists and audience members.
Five artworks were developed / installed in relation to a specific curatorial strategy. The embedded video provides a tour of the exhibition, which opened to the public on Wednesday evening with a well attended preview. The resulting discussions between the artists will be developed in to a text over the coming weeks.
Flis Holland and Victoria Lucas at VTT, Helsinki.
