14.SET.2010 23.OTT.2010
NEXT OPENING 14.09.10 H 19
PETRA LINDHOLM
SOLO SHOW
Il lavoro dell’artista finlandese Petra Lindholm è incentrato principalmente sull’utilizzo del mezzo video. I suoi film non hanno una specifica struttura narrativa e sono racconti che si focalizzano sulle delicate sfumature dei colori e delle emozioni rappresentate. Dimensioni estremamente intime e raffinate che sanno creare atmosfere di tensione e ambientazioni solo apparentemente banali in grado invece di innescare un sottile cortocircuito tra reale e irreale. Le suggestive immagini dei suoi lavori sono inoltre completate da un’importante elemento qual’è la colonna sonora: insieme di suoni e rumori ambientali arricchiti a loro volta dalle musiche e dai testi che l’artista stessa compone ed esegue. In questa seconda personale alla Galleria Franco Soffiantino, Petra Lindholm amplia gli strumenti attraverso i quali esprimersi, combinando video, fotografia e oggetti in ceramica. Tre differenti modi per raccontare la poetica e delicatissima storia di Ann-Marie e Mr. Obolensky.
“My grandfather’s aunt Ann-Marie was engaged to a Russian man called Mr. Obolenski. He came for visits and all the women in the house were amused by his presence. Later on he had to escape, he was no longer wanted in Finland when the war broke out. He went to Paris and Ann-Marie was left behind, she never saw him or heard from him again. She got ill, her lungs were weak, her family took her to a sanatorium. The photos in the exhibition were taken by a relative about 100 years ago, when she was in this sanatorium in the mountains. She took many photos during her stay in the Alps, almost always the same grey and misty view.
This is what she wrote from the mountains:
At some point before I reach a peak, I can see exactly how much further I have to travel, I have a good idea of how much more effort is still needed before I reach my goal. Then when I finally reach the peak, It feels like resting in a space between earth and heaven. I reached my goal. But am I happier, healthier? The mountain gave me peace for a moment, but soon I want to descend on the other side, I have no experience of what it’s like to descend the other side of the mountain. All my concentration was focused on the route up. The backside of the mountain is where all the true mysteries reside. She dreams about the mountains, during the boring days in the house she is learning Tai Chi from a book she found, she wants to go to the Tai Chi Mountain.
She is thinking about how the relationship with Mr. Obolenski was
”Whatever you want,
Whatever you like
I don’t mind
Don’t think about me
I’m fine don’t worry about me
Whatever you prefer
I take the same as you
I feel like you do
If you want me to wait, I’ll wait
I will stay here and wait
Whatever suits you best
Tell me what you want
I’m happy if you are
I will take care of the house for you”
Petra Lindholm