Dripping Cavities
duo exhibition
Vaasa Art Hall 2023-24
The multidisciplinary project involves the expression and research through the production of: video art, performance, crafting, drawings, photographs and writing, between 2022 and 2023. The main location of the work will be Lostenen and the surrounding forest, in the north of Ostrobothnia. ’The Peaks’ is a reminder. The two poles, are still us. The two poles are me and the other. The art project is kindly supported by Svenska Kulturfonden.
The art project highlights how you can relate emotionally to the environment to express yourself and your mental, emotive states. The Grey Hour is an intimate encounter and dialogue with oneself, played with shades of grey and, paradoxically, with beauty and harmony, which want to give space and light to mental issues that are often still victims of taboos in today's society. The project is divided into:performances, videoart, photographs and is kindly supported by Svenska Kulturfonden and SÖS.
The multidisciplinary project involves the expression and research through the production of: video art, performance, crafting, drawings, photographs and writing, between 2022 and 2023. The main location of the work will be Lostenen and the surrounding forest, in the north of Ostrobothnia. ’The Peaks’ is a reminder. The two poles, are still us. The two poles are me and the other. The art project is kindly supported by Svenska Kulturfonden.
Member of MUU ry | Creatives Database of Globe Art Point Helsinki ry | Artist / Member of Art in Malakta rf
Through subjective experience and introspection, Gelain investigates issues related to human existentialism, drawing directly from the mental and emotional, symbolic and dreamlike sphere.
Thanks to a plural opening of perceptions, various research themes are touched upon, such as inner conflicts, mental landscapes and redemption, through a synergy of form and content, image and intention.
Her research is based on the practice of (own)confrontation, openness and dialogue, trying to break down barriers, reach and touch the other through intimate reflections and genuine experiences, giving space to parts of our being, invisible to the eye, which are still often rejected with indifference and incomprehension; recalling untethered resources of though and understanding of the others starting from ourselves.
Stretching a thread between consciousness and unconsciousness, between vision and figuration, the balance oscillates through (self)analysis, awareness and the search for an empathic balance. By accepting the discomfort for true change, in a voluntary and active journey that will lead to different catharsis of being and, as a result, how we can (co)exist in reality.
Interdisciplinary artist, Gelain explores subjects and figurations through different languages and means of communication, which can help to best express her work vision.
Group exhibition Gamla Brandkårshuset ( Pietarsaari/Jakobstad, Finland, May 2023). Displayed art: The Grey Hour / Neutral Gray, Valentina Gelain, 2021-22 Acrylic and spray colors on canvas.
Art installation for Book - the Lafkan project, Vaasa City Library. Inauguration on 8th June 2022. Valentina Gelain & Bekim Hasaj, 2021-22 Handmade paper from recycled books, cotton threads, wax in a metal pool 130cm(b)x250cm(h)x130cm(d).
Group exhibition Gamla Brandkårshuset ( Pietarsaari/Jakobstad, Finland, May 2023). Displayed art: The Grey Hour / Neutral Gray, Valentina Gelain, 2021-22 Acrylic and spray colors on canvas.
Portfolio on the Artist Register by Artists' Association of Finland.
THROWughOUT art exhibition by Valentina Gelain, thank you to Malakta Films for the video presentation!