Kaarina Kaikkonen at Art House, Jersey

KAARINA KAIKKONEN: Dancing Together
Butterfield Public Art Series
ART HOUSE, ST MARY, JERSEY
August 1–Octobre 30, 2024

ArtHouse Jersey is a charity that serves the island community and international audiences by supporting artists from Jersey and worldwide in creating ambitious work.

August sees the launch of the new Butterfield Public Art Series, with a large-scale public artwork in St Helier created by renowned Finnish artist Kaarina Kaikkonen. The artwork is made up of shirts previously belonging to Islanders. 

Kaarina Kaikkonen, one of our most internationally recognized sculptors and artists, is known for shaping urban landscapes and emphasizing community through her installations. In her works, one can find references to current themes of humanity’s place in their own time, and of basic needs that always exist regardless of environment or culture. Old clothes contain the former user's presence, which wraps around Kaikkonen’s story and places the viewer before something new and unknown but at the same time exceedingly familiar and intimate.