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ARTISTS-IN-SAKSALA - VERONICA SLATER
VIRTUAL CATALOGUE OF ART WORKS
KulttuuriKauppila Residency
Veronica is in the latter stages of a four months arts residency at
KulttuuriKauppila in Ii near Oulu, Finland.
Exhibition Meidän Talo - Our House in Art Centre KulttuuriKauppila - Ii
Meidän Talo is an exhibition by artist in residence Veronica Slater who
lives and works on the Isle of Mull in Scotland. The title of the exhibition is
taken from a popular home making magazine in Finland called Maidän Talo (Our
House) that features a range of topics such as interior design, DIY, house sales
and prefabricated homes. It is from this magazine that Slater has montaged
houses and household goods on to tar and paint fragments which she has formed in
the studio.
The tar has enormous significance to the area of Ii and Oulu as it a natural
resource extracted from the trees in surrounding forests. It was used in the
construction of wooden ships from the 16th century and exported to all over
Europe and beyond. It created wealth and built the grand houses of Oulu whilst
creating the municipalities of this part of Finland.
Slater has sealed these tar and paint fragments against enamel surfaces that
have spray painted patterns from the lace that adorns many Finnish windows.
Through this domestic decorative the viewer enters the great vistas of a strange
wilderness that the tar and paint create. within these 'fairytale' islands sit
houses that inhabit their own worlds providing a homely refuge from the fears of
unknown.
In Finland 'home' is at the heart of everything in the long dark winter and
has a very particular place in the Finnish psych. Slater's four month residency
witnessed the coldest winter and the most snow for years. In observing the
surrounding houses within the frozen wilderness, the artist realized her own
restless quest for a state of mind called home that is Meidän Talo.
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all single art works 30x30 cm - series of four are 4x 30x30 cm
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ALLAPRIMA MUSEUM