CLOSE OBSERVER | SANNA KANNISTO
METRONOM is pleased to announce CLOSE OBSERVER, the first exhibition in Italy of the finnish artist Sanna Kannisto, starting from Saturday, April 14th. The exhibition shows a selection of recent photographs, large and small format, which constitute a complete visual path on her artistic research. The exhibition is organized under the patronage of the Embassy of Finland in Rome.
Sanna Kannisto's works are an acute exploration of the relationship between art and science, and between nature and culture. Her photographs are the result of long periods spent in the rainforests of Latin America, living in a scientific field and working alongside biologists. Building on the models of visual representation of the flora and fauna typical of western scientific culture, the artist presents rare botanical specimens and animal spectacular. At the same time, making evident the tools and processes to address species and image building, revealing the artifice that allows us to observe and understand theoretically the nature, creating a powerful metaphor for the role of art and science in the definition of the relationship between humans and other living species. As by her statement: "In my artistic work I aim to study the methods, theories and concepts through which we approach nature in art and in science. As an artist I am attracted by the idea that when I am working in a rain forest I am a 'visual researcher'. Taking photographs in a field studio has become one of my most important working methods. The portable photography box I have constructed is like a stage showing scenes from nature, which I direct."
CLOSE OBSERVER | SANNA KANNISTO
April 14 - June 16, 2012
Curated by Daniele De Luigi
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