Four Magicians – Kimmo Kumela, Pasi Mälkiä, Teemu Tuonela, Kalle Turakka Purhonen

KIMMO KUMELA
I mainly work with drawing, but also with painting, photography, and collage. I often use newspapers, texts, and found photographs as materials for my works—altering and processing them to make them my own. I usually display my works in exhibitions as large ensembles.

PASI MÄLKIÄ
I am a visual artist born in 1972 in Helsinki. My works often feature absurd characters and events that do not have a simple interpretation. Through my works, I try to compassionately and humorously examine the internal pressures of people and their role in this world.

TEEMU TUONELA

“Life is suffering, and art is therapy. The works are.” (Teemu Tuonela)

“Death after a rich life is like sinking into sleep after a busy day.” (Leonardo da Vinci)

“The sweetest freedom for a person on Earth is to live without working, if they so wish.” (Salvador Dali)

KALLE TURAKKA-PURHONEN
My sculptures are three-dimensional collages. My collages are material poetry. This definition does not try to elevate the works but tells something about their nature. The words in a poem have their form and meaning. The meanings convey the things we want to say about the world. The form, the plasticity of the material, helps arrange the words into poems.

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