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A Gate in the Forest — Terhi Ekebom & Sebastian Boulter
I accidentally found a gate, a surface to the eternal. A mirror of depth and eternity, a darkness that is not accessible at the level of everyday consciousness. But is it human to reach one's own deepest region? Can one even reach it? Is it even one's own?
The blackness resting under the breath, the calm surface of the heavy depth, the essence.
The scale of space beneath being.
Entertainment, religion and oblivion.
People around us, the embrace of the nature,
so that we wouldn’t think about the depth.
Oblivion is humanity
Seeking comfort is human
I'm sitting in the subway among people. I realize that no one will notice if I accidentally slip into the eternal. At the next station, the carriage is filled with accordion music. A shameless carousel of the dim disappearance. And I have the opportunity to forget.
In Finnish mythology nature is full of gates leading to the eternal infinite. Edges of streams, springs and ravines, which children are warned about. A surface of transition can also be found inside a person if something important breaks down around us. The fall suddenly becomes visible.
The blackness resting under the breath, the calm surface of the heavy depth, the essence.
The scale of space beneath being.
Entertainment, religion and oblivion.
People around us, the embrace of the nature,
so that we wouldn’t think about the depth.
Oblivion is humanity
Seeking comfort is human
I'm sitting in the subway among people. I realize that no one will notice if I accidentally slip into the eternal. At the next station, the carriage is filled with accordion music. A shameless carousel of the dim disappearance. And I have the opportunity to forget.
In Finnish mythology nature is full of gates leading to the eternal infinite. Edges of streams, springs and ravines, which children are warned about. A surface of transition can also be found inside a person if something important breaks down around us. The fall suddenly becomes visible.
Terhi Ekebom (b. 1971) is an Helsinki-based artist and illustrator. She holds a MA-degree in arts from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture and BA-degree in design from the Metropolia (EVTEK) Institute of Art and Design. As an artist, Ekebom is an open-minded experimenter who is at home in the field of illustration, comics, wall painting and installations. She has held several solo exhibitions and taken part in group exhibitions in Finland, Brazil, Japan, China and Europe.
Ekebom published her debut comic book, “A Cow’s Dream”, in 2001. Since then she has published various comic books and participated in international anthologies. The Finnish Comics Society awarded her the Puupäähattu prize in 2014.
She is also interested in wall paintings and public art. She has made public art for Helsinki University Main Library, Korkeakoski comprehensive school and Kerava Art Museum collaboration. Her next public art piece will be revealed in Tuusula, Finland 2025.
Sebastian Boulter (b. 1974) is a painter and musician from Jyväskylä, Finland. He holds a MA-degree in painting from The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels and secondary education diplomas of music and props making.
Since 2000, he has had several solo exhibitions and taken part in group exhibitions in Finland, Russia, Baltic countries, Caucasus, Greece and Central Europe.
He has worked as an independent curator in collaboration with Tampere City Cultural Affairs, Finland, Artist’s Union of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Finnish Institute in Athens. As a musician, Boulter has made soundscapes for exhibitions and composed music for movies, independent theaters, contemporary dance groups and different ensembles.
Ekebom published her debut comic book, “A Cow’s Dream”, in 2001. Since then she has published various comic books and participated in international anthologies. The Finnish Comics Society awarded her the Puupäähattu prize in 2014.
She is also interested in wall paintings and public art. She has made public art for Helsinki University Main Library, Korkeakoski comprehensive school and Kerava Art Museum collaboration. Her next public art piece will be revealed in Tuusula, Finland 2025.
Sebastian Boulter (b. 1974) is a painter and musician from Jyväskylä, Finland. He holds a MA-degree in painting from The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels and secondary education diplomas of music and props making.
Since 2000, he has had several solo exhibitions and taken part in group exhibitions in Finland, Russia, Baltic countries, Caucasus, Greece and Central Europe.
He has worked as an independent curator in collaboration with Tampere City Cultural Affairs, Finland, Artist’s Union of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Finnish Institute in Athens. As a musician, Boulter has made soundscapes for exhibitions and composed music for movies, independent theaters, contemporary dance groups and different ensembles.
Artists:
Terhi Ekebom
@terhiekebom
terhiekebom.com
Sebastian Boulter
@sebastianboulter
sebastianboulter.com
Curated by
Nikoletta Georgakopoulou (@nikolettageorgakopoulou)
and Auðunn Kvaran (@audunnaudunnaudunnaudunnaudunn)
Vasilis Zarifopoulos, born in 1983, is an Athens-based artist. He is a graduate of the University of Aegean (2006) and holds a Master's degree from Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (2013), where he studied under Rita McBride. His artistic practice is diverse, encompassing various processes and concepts, often with an autobiographical context. He is particularly interested in communication design and contemporary social issues.
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Francesca Kezich (b. 1995, Italy) is an artist whose practice spans set design, visual art, and performance. Holding a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture and a Bachelor’s Degree in Set Design from the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, her work often explores the liminal spaces between the organic and the inorganic, the human and the alien.
Inspired by the hypnagogic state and the performative nature of matter, Kezich draws from found objects and discarded materials to create intricate and unsettling tableaux. These "embryonic creatures," as she calls them, emerge from a viscous, dreamlike state, challenging the viewer's perception and inviting a reconsideration of the value and agency of the discarded. Her work invites audiences into a shared dream space where the lines between reality and imagination blur, and the inanimate takes on a life of its own.
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Inspired by the hypnagogic state and the performative nature of matter, Kezich draws from found objects and discarded materials to create intricate and unsettling tableaux. These "embryonic creatures," as she calls them, emerge from a viscous, dreamlike state, challenging the viewer's perception and inviting a reconsideration of the value and agency of the discarded. Her work invites audiences into a shared dream space where the lines between reality and imagination blur, and the inanimate takes on a life of its own.
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