Tienviittoja: Taiteilija Maritta Nurmi lähti maailmalle
Yle Radio 1 (esitetty 1.11.2014, kuunneltavissa ulkomailla)
"Aina mä olen ufo, koska olen ulkomaalainen ja perheetön", kertoo Maritta Nurmi elämästään Vietnamissa. Millaista oli sopeutua miljoonakaupunki Hanoin arkeen? Ainakin hän on keksinyt keinon miten pääsee helpommin eroon paikallisten jatkuvista uteluista. Ennen taiteilijan uraa hän opiskeli Turussa biologiksi. Mikä sai vaihtamaan alaa lähes nelikymppisenä? Minna Korhonen kävi Suomenlinnan HIAP-taitelijaresidenssissä, jossa räiskyvä taitelija valmistautui Designmuseon keramiikkanäyttelyn avajaisiin.
Kuuntele ohjelma (52 min.) »
Minna Korhonen interviewed Maritta Nurmi in the artist residence of Suomenlinna (HIAP), while she was preparing for Ceramics & Space exhibition. Radio program was broadcasted in Yle (Finland's national public service broadcasting company) and is in Finnish language.
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Ceramics & Space
Exhibition for Contemporary Ceramics
Design Museum Helsinki
10.10.2014 - 11.1.2015
"This high-standard exhibition selected by a jury of experts has inspired professionals in the field to offer their best work. The theme of Ceramics & Space is expressed in poetic works as art, sculpture, installations and studies of form and material. Many of the works address the history of ceramics and its forms of representation at the present time. The works also take up subjects of a socio-political nature, with the material serving as a mirror on society and an ironic statement on the setting in which we live. What motifs are valuable enough for decorating plates or pots? The works of the exhibition display both pure beauty and grotesque humour, and they provide an opportunity for contemplation and questioning."
Press release (pdf) »
Maritta Nurmi: keep your dreams like china in your hands. Ceramic Vase 2014.
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Maritta Nurmi: Bears n' squares 2014.
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A Women’s View
Goethe Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc
Hanoi, Vietnam
Exhibition 07.03.–23.03.2014
Eight women-artists present new works: Lacquer paintings, sculptures,
installation and video art.
The Adidas Man and the Strongwoman Commenting on the Present
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art
Itäinen Rantakatu 38,
Turku, Finland
14.3.–25.5.2014
Through contemporary art, the exhibition explores the human strengths that support us in our everyday life and meet those versatile expectations and roles that are associated with different stages of life.
ANIMA - Exhibition at Manzi Art Space
Manzi Art Space
14 Phan Huy Ich
Hanoi, Vietnam
November 1 - November 30, 2013
Art Vietnam Gallery, Manzi Art Space and the Embassy of Finland is pleased to present the new works of Maritta Nurmi, in her upcoming solo exhibition "Anima" opening at Manzi Art Space, November 1, 2013 in celebration of the 40 year anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Finland and Vietnam.
Works in the gallery »
More info: www.artvietnamgallery.com
Couture Adorable de Maritta, 2011 (design textile, modèle: Cécile Debost) et Sitting pretty, 2010.