Saimaa University of Applied Sciences. Degree Show 2017
Exhibition
/
22 Apr 2017
-
27 May 2017
Published: 29.05.2017
Imatra Art Museum

Saimaa University of Applied Sciences are presenting their graduate exhibition of Fine Art’s BA students in exhibition Auditoitu.
Artist list
Kristiina Hallantie, Tuija Hirvonen-Puhakka, Ville Ilmaranta, Ida Immonen, Lauri Inkinen, Jussi Järvinen, Annina Kettunen, Joni Korhonen, Johanna Laaja, Anne Leppänen, Anni Myllyniemi, Minna Mänttäri, Noora Pesonen, Samuli Poutanen, Anne Rantakylä, Saimi Suikkanen, Olli Tammi, Wanda Vähäkangas
Auditoitu is a graduate exhibition of Fine Art’s BA students from the Saimaa University of Applied Sciences. Each year the graduates make an exhibition in collaboration with the Imatra’s Art museum where the exhibition takes its place. The thesis works consists of two parts: a written study which enhances the art works that are presented in the exhibition.
Thesis work offers the students a great opportunity to deepen their knowledge of certain themes and techniques. Each student is able to choose their own subject and approach it from their own perspective. The Saimaa UAS unit of Fine Art’s consist of five departments: painting, printmaking, photography, sculpting and jewellery art. This year graduating students of jewellery art department were focusing on quite different topics: masculinity, details of nature and storytelling.
Exhibition was consisting of two parts held in Imatra Art Museum.
Thesis work offers the students a great opportunity to deepen their knowledge of certain themes and techniques. Each student is able to choose their own subject and approach it from their own perspective. The Saimaa UAS unit of Fine Art’s consist of five departments: painting, printmaking, photography, sculpting and jewellery art. This year graduating students of jewellery art department were focusing on quite different topics: masculinity, details of nature and storytelling.
Exhibition was consisting of two parts held in Imatra Art Museum.
Guiding teachers: Anna Rikkinen - jewellery artist, Hannu Castrén - art critic, Jenni Sokura - lecturer, tutor teacher.
Pendant: Horny, 2017
24 k gilded brass, carabiner, rope, wood, copper, ceramics.
Photo by: Jussi Järvinen
Horny series consists of fifteen horns made of different materials. Horns can be worn like pendants on the body. They show diversity of masculinity and comment gender normativity. Various features of the horns question confined understanding of masculinity.
The purpose of the study was to investigate masculinity through jewellery art. The thesis dealt with the interface between horns and masculinity through gender studies for example. Horn jewellery was also examined from the point of view of relation between men and jewellery.
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Pendant: Horny, 2017
24k gilded brass and carabiner, wood, ceramics.
Photo by: Jussi Järvinen
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Pendant: Horny, 2017
24k gilded brass & carabiner, rope, wood, stone, copper, ceramics, bioresin, wax, plaster.
Photo by: Jussi Järvinen
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Head Piece: Bride, 2017
Bark, copper, enamel, metal dusts, hair clip.
Photo by: Anni Myllyniemi
My thesis is formed from five hair/head jewellery pieces, which have been inspired by combining historical and cultural designs from Eastern countries and Finland’s nature.
The countries that I chose to use as a source material for the designs are India, Korea and Japan, because of my own personal interest to these countries and their cultures. And Finland’s nature is represented in the forms of mimicking the leaves of trees by forging and enamelling and taking actual natural pieces and caste them in silver. With these techniques, I wanted to replicate and preserve the natures fragility into something more durable and time lasting. However, I didn’t want the metals to be the only material, so I added pieces of tree bark to two of the works, to give them more of a natural feeling.
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Hair Pin: Her Majesty the Queen, 2017
Silver, patina.
Photo by: Anni Myllyniemi
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Hair Pin: Maiden, 2017
Silver
Photo by: Anni Myllyniemi
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Object: Forgotten cottages, 2017
Stone, photograph, glue.
From series: Book of Stone
There are no limitations in the field of art. I wanted to use this phrase as an encouragement when I first started to sketch my idea for thesis work. The idea was simple: carved stone is blended with photographs and the underlying theme is storytelling. I was intrigued by the unusual combination. How documentaristic touch of photography will merge itself with the raw surface of stone? I tried to create quite seamless mixture and offer the viewer a feeling of connection between these two very different mediums. A serie of 18 objects, called Book of Stone was born.
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Object: Trees are telling tales, 2017
Stone, photograph, glue.
From series: Book of Stone
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Object: Stonefactory, 2017
Glue, Stone
From series: Book of Stone
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
-
Con-tacto. Centro de Diseño, Cine y Televisión. Degree Show 2020
24May2021 - 21Jun2021
Centro de Diseño, Cine y Televisión
Mexico City, Mexico -
Simply Brilliant. Artist Jewelers of the 1960s and 1970s
27Mar2021 - 27Jun2021
Pforzheim Jewellery Museum
Pforzheim, Germany -
Masterpieces in Miniature. Treasures from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection
05Mar2021 - 15Aug2021
DIVA. Antwerp Home of Diamonds
Antwerp, Belgium -
Invisible Thread
01Feb2021 - 27Feb2021
Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein
Munich, Germany -
Preziosa Young 2020 in Barcelona
13Jan2021 - 03Feb2021
Hannah Gallery
Barcelona, Spain -
Like Silk
12Jan2021 - 12Feb2021
EASD València
Valencia, Spain -
HomeWork by Melanie Bilenker
08Jan2021 - 11Feb2021
Sienna Patti
Lenox, United States -
Fables for the Times. Presentation of Artist in Residence Program Revive in Ten
25Dec2020 - 05Jan2021
MEI-BO Art Museum
Shanghai, China -
Schmuckmelange. Die KunstModeDesign Herbststrasse. Degree Show 2020
21Dec2020 - 31Dec2020
Die KunstModeDesign Herbststrasse. Evening College JewelleryDesign
Vienna, Austria -
The Palace of Shattered Vessels: Light Catchers
19Dec2020 - 31Mar2021
FROOTS & Nogart
Shanghai, China -
See the Big from the Small
19Dec2020 - 03Jan2021
The Closer Gallery
Beijing, China -
Absolutely Abstract
17Dec2020 - 09Jan2021
Lee Eugean Gallery
Seoul, South Korea -
Breath/Nefes
15Dec2020 - 31Dec2020
Jewelry Links
Istanbul, Turkey -
WARP Tokyo-Barcelona
14Dec2020 - 20Dec2020
AC,Gallery
Tokyo, Japan -
Elixir by Petra Class
12Dec2020 - 31Dec2020
Jewelers' Werk Galerie
Washington, United States