11/2/2009
Marita Liulia
Kiasma, Helsinki
Choosing My Religion. In her exhibition artist interlinks Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shintoism. The artist makes use of the characteristic symbols, colours, forms and narratives of different religions in her photographs, paintings, installations and media art. The exhibition emphasises tolerance and diversity, and the religions are discussed on equal terms. The viewer can compare the identical objectives of the religions, and study the religious systems as an element of human culture.
Kiasma, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki presents works of
Finnish artist Marita Liulia in the exhibition Choosing My Religion,
which is based on the major world religions. In her exhibition artist
interlinks Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism,
Confucianism, Taoism, and Shintoism. The extensive multimedia work
creates new connections between various fields of art and research.
Liulia makes use of the characteristic symbols, colours, forms and
narratives of different religions in her photographs, paintings,
installations and media art. She offers an original and markedly
feminine perspective on the religions. The exhibition emphasises
tolerance and diversity, and the religions are discussed on equal terms.
The viewer can compare the identical objectives of the religions, and
study the religious systems as an element of human culture.
Liulia has delimited her project to just the religions and, unlike the
media, focused herself on their positive goals. She says that she
deliberately leaves politicising religions to others, and the same goes
for the links between religion and economy. This is why the code words
are ‘beauty and wisdom’.
Marita Liulia is an internationally renowned and recognised pioneer of
Finnish media art. She lives and works in Helsinki. Liulia’s best
known media works are Jackpot (1991), Maire (1994), Ambitious Bitch
(1996), Son of Bitch (1996) and Marita Liulia Tarot (2000-2004). At the
start of this century, she has collaborated with musician Kimmo Pohjonen
(Manipulator and Animator) and dancer/choreographer Tero Saarinen
(Hunt).
Welcome to the press preview of Marita Liulia’s exhibition on
Thursday, February 12 at 11am. In the preview, you will have the
opportunity to interview the artist.
Piia Laita, communications manager
+358 (0)9 1733 6507, +358 (0)40 590
8805, piia.laita@kiasma.fi
press officer Päivi Oja
+358 (0)9 1733 6534, +358 (0)40 575 1486,
paivi.oja@kiasma.fi
Kiasma
Mannerheiminaukio 2, Helsinki