Michal Czinege ja Maija Laurinen: ~~Double Negative
- 17.06.2025 - 29.06.2025
- 10:00 - 18:00
Taidehalli: Fikka
Michal Czinege ja Maija Laurinen
~~Double Negative
23.5.-29.6.2025
Michal Czinege and Maija Laurinen explore intricate phenomena between perception, reality and the observer. Their site-specific and time-based installation ≡ ~~Double Negative at Gallery Fikka employs media such as light and sound in relation to matter. A stone at the centre acts as a sonde to what falls beyond means of direct human perception. Czinege and Laurinen make space for perspectives that challenge the human-centric and often routine-like ways in which we interpret reality. Yet, ≡ ~~ Double Negative doesn’t disclose what is happening. A sensation of blue is transparent, a stone becomes a fragile perceptual event. Low sound waves travel through matter, a shadow radiates light.
Michal and Maija met while studying in Bratislava. Maija studied cinematography at the time, for Michal fine arts had always been a clear path to take. Since then, both have earned their Doctor of Arts degrees from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (2011 and 2019). Nowadays the Slovak-Finnish couple live in Puu-Nurmes at the heart of a small North Karelian town with their rescue dog Possu, who moved with them from Slovakia.
www.michalczinege.com
maijalaurinen.com
The artists’ work is supported by
Karjalaisen Kulttuurin Edistämissäätiö
Kone Foundation
The exhibition has received state funding from the Finnish Heritage Agency.
