Connecting Between Realms

January 12

connecting between realms
not to dominate but coexist
being creator as part of the environment
within transitions and cycles
bridging mass and space, the lightness within solid void, present absence, (im)material, earth and sky, time and permanence
emphemerality is gate for passage

Harry Kivijärvi, Theme VI, 1974, diorite, Sara Hildén Art Museum

Fragments of Being

January 4

Perception constructs meaning arising from the interaction between parts and the whole. Modern experience is a fragmented construct, inundated with information, losing the coherence and collapsing in communication. Being is revealed and concealed through familiar and alien experience, like the constant oscillation between comprehension and enigma, connecting to the soil, vitality and renewal. One substance underlies all existence where everything is embedded, and void is an essential aspect of existence.

Taru Happonen, Taxidermy Surfaces, HAM, until 12.1.2025

New Year

January 1

Transition and passage between different phases of existence suggest the unknown, evoking a sense of mystery about what lies beyond. What is yet unseen? The known gives way to the unknown. The passage of time, ally and antagonist, stretches, compresses, and warps through seasons. Each transition is an ending and a beginning, crossing thresholds and inviting transformation. Solitude is heavy on clarity; in its space, the threads untangle, envisioning a way forward. Stillness confronts the truth.

Helene Schjerfbeck, The Door, 1884, Ateneum