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1.4.2023 – 6.5.2023
1.4.2023 – 6.5.2023
The exhibition is presented in the text below by the curator Veera Pekkinen. For further information, please visit The Association of Illustrators in Finland: Kuvittajat ry
"Maria Sann (b. 1982) plays with the possibilities and limits of picture books. The style of the new exhibit follows Sann’s previous work known for toying with simplistic shapes, but its subject matter is particularly personal: To Moscow with a Broken Heart picture book for adults is based on the Finland Swedish illustrator’s trip that she took last autumn to Moscow where she was born. It is also a journey into the child within. On her journey, Sann met relatives that she had not seen in decades and visited places that make up her childhood landscape.
Sann began planning the art project on Russia and Russianism already in the autumn of 2021, but as the work progressed the subject garnered additional meanings to which nobody has any answers. With her exhibit, Sann participates in the discussion on Russia primarily from the perspective of multiculturalism – as an illustrator."
Photos: Ilkka Vuorinen
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The profts from the sales were directed to Doctors without borders Finland.
The exhibition represented some process illustrations as well as an artist book
A view of the exhibition wall.
Galleria Kuvitus, Hämeentie 28
The video below depicts the construct of the book To Moscow With A Broken Heart.
Videographer: Ville Vappula
Videographer: Ville Vappula