Christine Candolin

Taidekoulutus - Art studies: The University of Art and Design, Helsinki; valm. - grad. 1982

Curriculum vitae

Osoite - Address: Humalistonkatu 19 A 24, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
Puhelin - Telephone: +358 (0)41 4594439
S�hk�posti - Email: candolin@luukku.com


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The Monolith
1988
300 hanging ironbars, height 3 meters / UV-light
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Installation with ten monolithic shapes in a space
1989
Welded metal / height 2,50 - 3 meters
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The one hundred talismanic forms of the character FÚ - Happiness
1992
Potato powder on mirrors and glasses


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The one hundred talismanic forms of the character FÚ - Happiness
1992
Potato powder on mirrors and glasses
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The installation Ning Jing Zhi Yuan - From silence your thoughts will find their way far 1994
Grease on glass sheets
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Room I / Zhuangzi's room
1995
Chinese calligraphy from Ca. 400-299 BC hanged on four walls, written with transparent grease on metalplates
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Room II of the Installation in three rooms called the labyrinth
1995
Metalbasins, water and reflections of texts in water
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Room III of the installation in three rooms /untitled
1995
Light projection on a folded metal mesh
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Stone basins and dripping water
1991/1998
Water is dripping by means of a sucking textile from holder above to basin below
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Untitled
1999
Videoinstallation
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Matter & Light
2000
Light projection on metal meshes
height 3 m

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Contemplation
2001
Installation with water, breeze and reflexion
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Void Charged
Installation in a semidark space
2002
1) Two mirrorblack acrylic + steel sheets 2x3 m
2) White porcelain plates filled with water, reflecting movement and light on the wall


Christine Candolinin teoksia my�s osoitteessa: - Christine Candolin's work also on:
http://www.studiomezzo.com/candolin/




Christine Candolin Rooms, installations - a quantum journey

Christine Candolin�s way of working is hard to define precisely in words, since the content, or idea, of a work can best be sensed as though "beneath" and "behind" it. The evolution of human awareness and the interconnectedness of matter and mind can be said to be the constituents of her visual research. Candolin�s installations are often large, with multiple parts, and are sited in several rooms in the exhibition space, so that in a material and pictorial sense they form a separate whole in each room, while still also functioning as a complement to the exhibition as a whole.

Candolin seeks to "immaterialise" the materials in her works, so that the specific, everyday character of the material vanishes, and is realised only as the elements that bring out the idea of the work. For example, water dripping into stone basins turns the space into an audio-visual abode of silence, while the transparent and reflective properties of the glass or water, seem to transform human thought into a phenomenon that is visible as motion or energy. The dense steel mesh traps the reflected light, making it strangely present. Candolin also uses delicate, fine pigment powders that powerfully emphasise the sensual, so that they cover the moulded, partly abstract, strongly folded forms, producing a powerful sensation of a kind of physical presence.

In her latest approach to her work she again incorporates hand-written text into her visual expression, while also using slide and video projections on the walls and on the floors. She has also incorporated contemporary physics into her visual thinking and into her philosophical approach, maintaining yet the poetic aspect in her art.




Huoneita ja tilateoksia � kvanttimatkalla

Christine Candolinin ty�skentely� on vaikea m��ritell� t�sm�llisin sanak��ntein, sill� teosten sis�ll�n tai idean voi aistia parhaiten ik��nkuin teoksen "alla" ja "takana".Usein on teemana tai teesin� ollut er��nlainen kaipaus kohti mielen hiljaisuuden tilaa ja toive oppia olemaan rauhassa, paikallaan. Tietoisuuden kehitys; mielen ja materian yhteys ja vuorovaikutus ovat kuitenkin Candolinin ty�skentelyn p��teemana. Candolinin installaatiot ovat usein suuria, moni-osaisia ja ne sijoittuvat tilassa useampaan huoneeseen, jolloin ne muodostavat materiaalisessa ja kuvallisessa mieless� oman kokonaisuutensa, toimien kuitenkin samanaikaisesti n�yttelyn kokonaisidean komplementteina.

Teosten materiaalit Candolin pyrkii "immaterialisoimaan" siten ett� materiaalin arkinen ominaisluonne h�vi�� ja toteutuu ainoastaan teoksen idean esiintuovana elementtin�.Esim. kivialtaisiin tippuva vesi muuttaa tilan audiovisuaaliseksi hiljaisuuden tyyssijaksi, samoin lasin ja veden l�pin�kyv�t ja heijastavat ominaisuudet tuntuvat muuttavan inhimillisen ajatuksen, liikkeen tai energian n�kyv�ksi ilmi�ksi. Tihe� ter�sverkko vangitsee itseens� heijastetun valon, ja muuttaa sen kummallisen l�sn�olevaksi. Candolin k�ytt�� my�s herkk��, hienojakoista, voimakkaasti aistillisuutta korostavaa pigmenttijauhoa peitt�m��n valettuja, osin abstrakteja, voimakkaasti laskostuneita muotoja, synnytt�en vahvan aistimuksen jonkinlaisesta fyysisest� l�sn�olosta.

Uusimmassa ty�skentelyss��n h�n yhdist�� j�lleen kirjoitetun tekstin osaksi kuvallista ilmaisuaan, k�ytt�en lis�ksi dia- ja videoheijastuksia sein�- ja lattiapinnoilla. H�n on lis�ksi sis�llytt�nyt nykyluonnontieteist� etenkin teoreettisen fysiikan ajatuksia visuaalisen ty�skentelyns� er��ksi perustaksi, s�ilytt�en samalla taiteessaan ilmenev�n runollisuuden.