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Marita Liulia
dal 11/2/2009 al 11/3/2009
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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.


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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

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