Pirkko Mäkelä-Haapalinna

Pirkko Mäkelä-Haapalinna

”As Time Goes By”

Lappia-talo 12.3. – 18.5.2024

Pirkko Mäkelä Haapalinnaa on koskettanut filosofi Martha Nussaumin ajatus, että ihmisen
olemus muistuttaa enemmän kasvia kuin jalokiveä, jotain varsin haurasta mutta, jonka erityinen
kauneus on erottamatonta sen hauraudesta.
Elämässä on aikoja, jolloin olemme kuin välitiloissa, niin kuin kasvitkin, kun niitä siirretään
paikasta toiseen ja aikaa myöten jäljelle jää vain siemen.
Pirkko Mäkelä-Haapalinna on kemijärveläissyntyinen kuvataiteilija, joko tätä nykyä työskentelee
Rovaniemellä. Hän on Taidemaalariliiton ja Lapin taiteilijaseuran jäsen.

Pirkko Mäkelä Haapalinna has been touched by philosopher Martha Nussaum’s idea that the human
essence is based to be more like a plant than like a jewel, something rather fragile, but whose very peculiar
beauty is inseparable from its fragility.
There are times in life when we are in a liminal state, just like plants when they are moved from one place to
another and over time only the seed remains.
Pirkko Mäkelä-Haapalinna is a visual artist born in Kemijärvi, and currently working in Rovaniemi. She is
a member of the Finnish Painters’ Union and the Artists’ Association of Lapland.

Pirkko Mäkelä-Haapalinna

www.pirkkomakela.fi

The name of the exhibition Earthling refers to the etymology of the name Adam. Adam means red earth, clay or dust. Earth is an element of homeliness. The earth, with its vegetation and layers, is the base and foundation, the feeling of belonging to something. The earth is also constantly present in our subconscious, as a symbol that has a strong basis in our identity. The living vegetation produced by the earth mirrors our own being with a fragility and beauty that cannot be separated from each other. Thinking and imagining the earth creates a state of homeliness, as if you remember your childhood home and come to a threshold where you can rest in your own past (Bachelard). It is good to remember that before a person is thrown into the world, he is placed in the garden.

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The opening is from 6pm to 8pm on Friday, March 31st.
There’s no dress code. Come as you are. Welcome!