EXHIBITION DATES : In person and online from 23/5 – 12/7
INTRODUCTION :
Anima Mundi are proud to present ’Lepo' by Finnish artist Jarno Vesala.
Vesala's emotive installations often incorporate a complex multitude of media resulting in deeply affecting environments which play with the act of perception, memory and illusion. These empathetically and physically immersive encounters are often perplexing, mysterious and unsettling. Recurrent humanistic themes relate to solitude and intimacy are made manifest and palpable through his unique rendering.
‘Lepo' contains two installation works incorporating life size sculpture and projection, reflecting on the ephemerality of existence, and desire to freeze frame potent moments of intimacy.
BIOGRAPHY :
Jarno Vesala currently lives and works in Nokia, Finland graduating from the Tampere University in 2004. He was selected as the Finnish Young Artist of the Year in 2013 and in 2014 won the Turku Biennale Prize. Vesala multimedia installations have featured in numerous museum and high profile exhibitions at home and abroad with works held in Helsinki City Art Museum, Tampere Art Museum, The Finnish State Art Collection and the City of Nokia Art Collection. ‘Lepo’ is his fourth solo presentation at Anima Mundi.