TEACHER GROUP OF SATAKUNNAN KÄSI- JA TAIDETEOLLISUUSOPPILAITOS

Suvi Lindberg is originally from Laitakari in Luvia, Satakunta. She holds a Master of Arts degree and graduated from the University of Art and Design Helsinki in the spring of 1996. In the fall of 1997, she moved back to Satakunta for work. In the field of visual expression, she explores the layering of seemingly simple and self-evident messages, as well as the repetition and overlapping of signs and symbols to give them deeper dimensions, thereby making the message more impactful for the viewer. Lindberg works as a lecturer in visual communication at the Satakunnan Käsi- Ja Taideteollisuusoppilaitos (Satakunta School of Crafts and Design). She is currently on maternity leave and preparing to begin research on the significance of international relations in craft and design education. She is also a member of the Satakunta Arts Council.

Kirsi Nurmi-Rantanen, from Pori, is an artisan, graphic designer, and vocational teacher in the field of communication. She began teaching in Nakkila in 1993 after working in advertising agencies in Lahti and Vaasa and is currently on maternity leave. In this exhibition, she presents charcoal, pastel, and ink drawings, focusing on themes of family and a nearly completed house-building project.

Paula Tuohino, from Ulvila, is an artisan (B.A.) and a vocational teacher specializing in textiles, with a primary focus on handweaving. In addition to teaching, she has worked as a pattern weaver for the Friends of Finnish Handicraft and as a pattern service coordinator for the Fredrika Wetterhoff Foundation. She has ten years of teaching experience, seven of which have been in her current position. All the works exhibited are handwoven on a loom using linen and have a clear functional purpose: as rugs, room dividers, or table textiles.

Harri Sarri, from Vantaa, is a visual artist who teaches computer animation. In this exhibition, he presents a 3D computer-animated work titled Bob & The Red Light, along with A3-sized color prints of animation frames. The animation has a duration of 2 minutes and 40 seconds. Bob is a recurring character in Sarri’s animations. In this story, one of the Bobs, under environmental pressure, momentarily breaks a long-standing routine. And then—what happens next?

Elina Sillanpää, from Pori, holds a Bachelor’s degree in textile arts and has been teaching fabric printing and dyeing since 1996. She is currently on a two-year study leave, pursuing a Master of Arts degree at the University of Art and Design Helsinki. In this joint exhibition, Sillanpää presents two printed textile works connected to Harri Sarri’s animation. The initial idea was to merge fabric printing techniques with computer animation. In the animation, curtains can move—but what about the other way around? A section of the pattern breaks away, leaving empty spaces and causing congestion elsewhere. Another sense of movement is achieved through the dynamic use of a brush and intentional shaking of the printing template. The result includes deliberate “errors” in the fabric printing process.

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