Nina Rantala

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At Media Centre Lume I exhibited works dealing with the perception of space. These were my reflections of the space were they were themselves presented. My goal was for the viewer to focus on the room itself by observing this collection of works: two videos, a wood sculpture, a drawing and a wall composition of milk film. The works revealed themselves to the viewer only after concentrated perception of space. In order to appreciate the poetic nature of these works, it was essential to move throughout, using the entire body, not just one’s eyes. The viewer’s experience of space became the content of the works.

The exhibition consisted of five works:
I “A Study of Sequentiality of Light in Space” 2005, video
II “A study of Light as Structure” 2005, video
Both videos were shot in the gallery space in the summer of 2005. Videos follow the movement of light in space by revealing the way in which light shapes both the space and our perceptions of it.
III ”Structure”, 2006, sculpture installation
IV ”Shadow”, 2006, filmtape on wall
The work describes one shadow in June 2005 on the wall itself.
V ”Kiln”, 2006, drawing
The shape of the floor in Media Centre Lume is like a gently sloping bridge. You cannot easily notice the changes of height in the floor level if you do not pay attention to the resistance it causes in your body while walking on it. The floor hides an old kiln of the Arabia ceramics factory that is over 10 meters long. Not many people know this. The drawing is like a map of the foundations of the gallery space. By doing this, I added a subconscious layer to the dark wooden floor.