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Heijastuksia - Reflexer - Reflections
Yes, please, I want to order the book Reflections for the price of 25 Euro + postage 6 Euro (FIM 150,- + 35,-).
104 pages
English, Finnish, Swedish languages
Hard cover, elegant with numerous full colour pictures of nature, the museum and the 40 sculptures at the exhibition.
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Extracts from the book:
"Water is a core element of both Hiironen's art and the Didrichsen Art Museum. The museum is in a scenic location on the sea shore, and from within there is a direct view of the sea through the glass walls. Water is also present in another way: as a fountain inside the house and as a swimming pool in the courtyard. Although the pool has actually been used, it is primarily an essential complementary feature to Revell's architecture."
"The idea that water is vital and precious, important in interpreting these sculptures, is expressed well in Water Parcel, originally intended for the Snow Castle of Kemi, where Hiironen had an exhibition. This work consists of one cube of "water" bound with bronze hoops. The package thus made is set on a platform, ready to be shipped home. The underlying idea being a reference to trade and the bearing it has on its value. Something becomes precious and valuable when it is bought or sold, and our idea of it is irrevocably changed. On this occasion, the cargo, water, is something very precious, water a necessity of life, the price of which can be extremely high, ultimately involving life or death. These themes could permit shock to the audience because of polluted water, but Hiironen did not want to take up this aspect, preferring rather to create art in a positive and optimistic spirit."
"Viljo Revell's architecture represents concrete brutalism or "neo-brutalism" following in the footsteps of Alison and Paul Smithson. The horizontal volumes of the Didrichsen Art Museum appear to float weightlessly above an open and flowing interior with a direct and immediate connection to the beautiful spruce forest and the seashore setting. This design by Revell expresses the combination of Palladianism and humanism typical of this style with reflections of Mies van der Rohe. The result is a space in which the visitor feels at home but at the same time sublime. The building offers shelter, but not the weight of its volume. It also gives the visitor a channel and a means to achieve the proper state of mind to view art amidst nature. Here, we could speak of an Irigarayan feeling of closeness offered by Revell's creation. This closeness is not something tiring or consuming but rather renewing. The space exudes a power giving opportunities but also leaving its visitor with a feeling of freedom."
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