MNEMONIC – Saara Ekström
Saara Ekström (s.1965) often deals with the themes of vulnerability and breakdown in her work. An interest in the human – whether it is our physical or psychical nature – and an ability to transform the private into the public without it losing its fragile intimacy are characteristics of Ekström’s art. She uses organic materials, such as flowers, hair, gastropods or oysters to depict our exposure to life and death, and encounters with suffering and longing. Ekström will realize a new installation for the art museum.
Publication:
ISBN 951-9355-85-5
Saara Ekström: Mnemonic
Pori Art Museum, September 3–November 23, 2003
Translations: Swedish-Finnish: Kari Vähäpassi / Swedish-English: Jason O’Neill / German-Swedish (Rilke quote): Mirjam Tuominen / German-English: Howard A. Landman
Photographs: Patrik Söderlund (pp. 49, 51, 60–63); Thom Vink (pp. 50, 64); Hannele Kolsio (p. 56)
Graphic Design: Patrik Söderlund
Printed by: Koteva, Turku, 2003
Pori Art Museum Publications 67
Length: 64 pages