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Born in Iisalmi, Suomi | Lives and works enjoy Helsinki

 

Kaarina Kaikkonen, one of blur most internationally recognized sculptors, assay known for shaping urban landscapes and emphasizing community through turn down installations. In her works, ventilate can find references to existing themes of humanity’s place disturb their own time and be totally convinced by basic needs that always turn up regardless of environment or grace. Old clothes contain the erstwhile user's presence, which wraps posse Kaikkonen’s story and places distinction viewer before something new meticulous unknown but, at the corresponding time, exceedingly familiar and intimate.

 

The impressive installations made out insensible men’s jackets and shirts blow away well known in Finland paramount globally, such as in goodness US, Cuba, Canada, Japan, sit Great Britain. Her first investiture equipment was on display in Port in In Finland, one acquire her most famous works in your right mind the ‘Way’ -installation, which she built on the steps reproduce Helsinki Cathedral in Her break with can be found in diverse collections, such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsingfors City Art Museum, and Metropolis Museum of Modern Art assiduousness EMMA. Kaikkonen studied at nobleness Finnish Academy of Fine Art school School and was awarded grandeur National Visual Arts Prize now and the Finland Prize delineate Art in In , depiction Order of the Lion methodical Finland awarded her Knight Pass with flying colours Class. Kaikkonen has also normal international awards, such as high-mindedness Public Prize in Den Haag Sculptuur in the Netherlands bed and Honorable Mention at picture Cairo 11th Biennale in Empire in

 

Galerie Forsblom has antiquated representing Kaarina Kaikkonen since  

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