In her art Saara
Ekström deals with fundamental issues about
life and death. In this process and in her works
time becomes a vital element together with a strong,
poetic sensuality. In various techniques – installations,
drawings, watercolours, photographs and videos
- she works with found objects, bodily materials
like hair, blood or sweat or living things like
flowers or oysters. “I like the unpredictability
and randomness of my materials. Some of the works
can crumble and vanish, others be preserved forever,
they are all equally important to me. The materials
are not self-serving, they contribute to my themes.
I use them to construct a whole that is both attractive
and repulsive at the same time.” Her most recent
video works can have an almost hypnotic effect
in the complex, repetitive ornamentations that
are created by drops of milk falling through dark
water. Saara Ekström lives and works in Finland
where she is represented in all major collections.
At the Nordic Watercolour Museum she will show
both new and old works
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