Mari Helisevä: Aineen ja ajatusmuotojen liikkeitä

In the works of the exhibition, colour moves from one picture surface to another. At times the movement stops at the boundary between surfaces. Lines arise, or rather stripes; a pattern that connects the pieces to one another, but also marks their separateness. At times the patterns mirror each other. The works consist of two or more paintings that are placed in the space either side by side, or quite far from one another. "I paint mainly with tempera. In recent years I have used a lot of earth pigments, both purchased and ones I have collected myself from various terrains. I like their warm, muted colour range, and it is fun to think that I paint with sand. This year, however, a completely different colour appeared from somewhere, one that insisted on joining in, perhaps to create contrast or simply to shuffle the deck. In some of my newest works, a trace of neon pink glows through the layers of sand, like a memory of something that happened long ago." Mari Helisevä