Butterfield Public Art Series: Dancing Together (Indoor Installation) by Kaarina Kaikkonen
ArtHouse Jersey - operating name of Jersey Arts Trust
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Thu, 31st Oct, 2024, 10:30 - 18:00
Over the summer, ArtHouse Jersey worked with sculptural artist Kaarina Kaikkonen to create a large-scale new public art work, Dancing Together, in the heart of St Helier at Charing Cross. The outdoor artwork opened in August will now be reimagined as an immersive gallery environment at ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House. Kaarina Kaikkonen is one of Finland’s leading contemporary artists who has created both indoor and outdoor sculptures in Finland and internationally. Her most signature material is that of the everyday shirt, collected and suspended across buildings, streets, in nature and galleries, to create resonant sculptures which speak to a sense of a collective ‘body’ as well as a feeling of time suspended. They allow for a poetic and lived reflection on memory, loss and our shared experiences as humans moving through different times and environments. After an Island-wide call-out to collect shirts and the stories of these shirts given to be part of Dancing Together, the gallery exhibition will also provide a space to read and listen to some of the fascinating, endearing and funny stories that these shirts held before they became a part of this extraordinary artwork. ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House, Tuesday to Sunday, 10:30am to 6pm Free Entry, no booking required Artist Talk with Kaarina Kaikkonen: Friday 1st November, 6pm. Join Kaarina Kaikkonen for a talk where Kaarina will be discussing the ideas around Dancing Together, how it was made and the evolution of her artworks over 40 years. Sponsored by Butterfield.