Emma Jääskeläinen*

Working with physical repetitive processes usually through carving and manipulating materials into sculptures and wall works Jääskeläinen observes our relationship to objects and bodies. Alienation from the surrounding nature and doing things by hand have led Jääskeläinen to close inspection of stone as a material. The celebration of slow change counteracts common social assets of efficiency and proficiency. The subjects of the sculptures derive from the everyday, pop culture clichés and motifs from past sculptures. Hands are cartoonishly exaggerated and butts on a pedestal suggest artificial implants handled on a tray.

Disciplined methods and static forms made of stone and metal are celebrated with non-permanent vibrant layers made up of ready-mades like clothing, seashells, chewing gums. Juxtaposing these opposites breaks down hierarchies between materials and reminds us that forever is a false premonition. Fragile details in seemingly permanent structures take us closer to the act of collecting and owning things and to what constitutes as something desirable. Everything seems to be about genuine feelings of love and belonging.