Eero Merimaa, Nina Rantala

We are both visual artists who graduated from the Turku School of Drawing in the spring of 2002. The idea for a joint exhibition first began to take shape during our student years.

In our works, we share a material and conceptual pursuit of simplicity in form. Key themes include individual experience, space, and nature. The built environment serves as a point of contact that unifies our works. While Rantala analytically explores the layered perception of space, Merimaa delves into the physicality of sculpture, navigating the oil-stained shores of the earth.

Rantala’s works observe the rhythm of buildings and the city as a living environment. She uses materials such as lightweight concrete blocks and hardboard to express the structural and anonymous qualities inherent in our built surroundings.

Merimaa, on the other hand, seeks to construct an image of a fragmented and multi-interpretative environment. His works originate from a fragment—a memory, a shape, or a material—that, through the artistic process, becomes autonomous and transforms into something new. He works with materials such as iron, rubber, and photography.

Merimaa’s works can also be seen this summer in Vaiheilla, an exhibition in Nakkila.

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