Emma Talbot: Et ole keskipiste

Emma Talbot (b. 1969) examines in her work the diverse relationships people have with nature, in a time shaped by the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and technological transformation. The artist's own experiences and reflections expand from the personal towards the shared, forming narratives about the present day. For Talbot, drawing is the foundation of her artistic work, serving both as a tool for thinking and as a channel for emotions. The exhibition features large-scale silk paintings, three-dimensional textile works, and drawings. Together they create a spatial whole in which the viewer can move as if in the midst of the artist's thoughts. The handwritten texts are an integral part of the works, opening new perspectives on them. The exhibition also presents the animation Et ole keskipiste, in which the narrator character experiences the world through the senses of a dog, a spider, a bird, a deer and a swallowtail butterfly. The animation challenges the human-centred worldview by highlighting the intelligence found in the animal world and its capacity to feel and convey emotions. In Emma Talbot's works, the human is not placed at the centre of the world, but as part of nature and a broader whole whose parts depend on one another. The exhibition invites us to reflect on how people can imagine more sustainable and more just futures together.