Gun Holmstrom
dal 18/3/2002 al 28/4/2002
Segnalato da
18/3/2002
Gun Holmstrom
The Showroom (old venue), London
The Showroom is pleased to announce that it has commissioned Finnish artist Gun Holmstrom to make new video work for presentation in the gallery. For The Showroom Gun Holmstrom has made two new works that study our need to believe 'in something' that will help us to understand the world around us.
The Showroom is pleased to announce that it has commissioned Finnish artist
Gun Holmström to make new video work for presentation in the gallery between
20 March and 28 April 2002.
Gun Holmström has received critical acclaim for her video portraits that
examine "the strange everyday world", that the artist sees around her. These
works, shot in a style that sits somewhere between documentary film and the
home video, introduce us to characters that may be considered as being
outside the norm of society. Their different world views lead us to subtly
question our own values and attitudes.
Holmström's videos demonstrate the changing role that the Christian religion
now plays in our increasingly sophisticated society. Its once dominant
position as ethical and spiritual arbiter is now being challenged by a
bewildering range of "isms", that we can choose between for guidance.
Sunday includes a portrait of a vicar who ministers to a remote island
community in southern Finland. Through the weaving together of real events
with allegory, he reveals his own personal beliefs and his attitude to his
position within society. The ritual of the Lutheran church service that he
performs often obscures these private opinions.
The second part of Holmström's project is an installation that shows
abstract footage of locations associated with the artist. These works create
meditative mandalas that explore the complexity of individual uncertainty
and spiritual quest.
Gun Holmström lives and works in Helsinki. This will be her first solo show
in London.
Opening 19 March 7pm to 9pm (Gallery closed 29 March to 1 April)
Wednesday to Sunday 1pm to 6pm
Gun Holmström will be in conversation with Kirsty Ogg, Gallery Director of
The Showroom about recent projects and her newly commissioned video works
for Sunday, Saturday 23 March at 4pm.
Project supported by the Embassy of Finland, the Finnish Institute in London
and FRAME, Finnish Fund for Art Exchange. Opening sponsored by Lapin Kulta.
The Showroom is financially supported by London Arts.
The Showroom
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