Riikka Tauriainen (FIN)
http://www.riikkatauriainen.com/
"Ein mögliches Synonym für Anordnen"
2010, Mixed Media Installation, 2010
Project presented by Dimitrina Sevova
The irrelevance of getting to the point of things” by Riikka Tauriainen is a mind map cross-linking words, found images and appropriated text. She seeks out discrepancies based on language and its translations and the ways meaning is betrayed and dissolves between text and image and their respective meta-levels. Playing with the inherent dichotomy of language and bipolarity of positivity and negativity, she fragments and estranges paragraphs from their sources. She thus reflects on the process of memory and thinking, of retrieving information, and the dictionary structure, and self-reflexively on the art of research. (Dimitrina Sevova)
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Born 1979 in Finland
Education
2008-2010 Zurich University of the Arts, Master of Arts in Fine Arts
2007-2008 Berlin Weissensee School of Art, Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture
2005-2006 University Duisburg-Essen / Folkwang Hochschule, Faculty of Art and Design, Communications design
2004-2007 Estonian Academy of Arts, Bachelor of Arts in photography
Solo Exhibitions
2010 Ein Manuskript mit Fehlern und Bildern. Artachment. Basel Switzerland.
2010 Ein mögliches Synonym für Anordnen. Les Complices*. Zurich Switzerland.
2009 Sanatorium. with Katrin Murbach. City Gallery. Tallinn Estonia.
2008 Am I staying while I‘m going? Hobusepea Gallery. Tallinn Estonia.
Selected group exhibitions
2011 Editions - Ready to Print. White Space. Zurich Switzerland.
2011 Nullpunkt. EWZ Unterwerk Selnau. Zurich Switzerland.
2011 Chainletter. Zurich Switzerland.
2011 Artus. Hubertus Temporary. Zurich Switzerland.
2010 A Thousand Endless Tales – Dancing the Line of Flight (Story Telling). Chapter 1 and 2. White Space. Zurich Switzerland.
2010 Manan-haseyo?! Seoksu Art Project 2010. Anyang South Korea.
2010 K10 - Ortungen. oxyd Kunsträume. Winterthur Switzerland.
2010 MFA 2010 Degree Show. Shedhalle. Zurich Switzerland.
2009 Capturing Movements. Galerie Haas & Fischer. Zurich Switzerland.
2009 Elisabeth Steinschenider presents. Museum of Fine Arts Berne. Berne Switzerland.
2008 Office I - Der Goldrausch. Artspace Reto Ganz. Zurich Switzerland.
2008 Artikel 0. Federal Ministry of Justice. Berlin Germany.
2007 I. Hobusepea Gallery. Tallinn Estonia.
2007 Betonale. Sproutbau. Bremen Germany.
2007 Unemajandus. Contermporary Art Museum of Estonia. Tallinn Estonia.
2006 Artist on the map. Rael Artel Gallery. Tartu Estonia.
2006 I know what you did last summer. Gallery of Estonian Art Academy. Tallinn Estonia.
2005 Faktor. Art Factory Polymeri. Tallinn Estonia.
2004 Foreign objects. Gallery of Estonian Art Academy. Tallinn Estonia.
2003 Ars tribadia. Naisasialiitto Unioni. Helsinki Finland.
2000 Kuvan monet kasvot. Oulu City Library. Oulu Finland.
Performances
2011 Action Auction. Festival of Independent Artspaces. Kasernenareal. Basel Switzerland.
2010 K10 - Ortungen. oxyd Kunsträume. Winterthur Switzerland.
2009 Elisabeth Steinschenider presents. Museum of Fine Arts Bern. Bern Switzerland.
2009 Act 09 Basel. Ostquai. Basel Switzerland.
2009 Act 09 Lucerne. Erfrischungsraum. Lucerne Switzerland.
2008 Am I staying while I‘m going? Hobusepea Gallery. Tallinn Estonia.
2008 Artikel 0. together with Andrés Galeano. Federal Ministry of Justice. Berlin Germany.
2007 = (Gelichheitszeichen). Galerie Nord. Berlin Germany.
2006 Sichtwerk 2006. Sichtwerk. Essen Germany.
Selected screenings and festivals
2010 ManManHan Film Festival. Independent Film Festival. Anyang South Korea.
2009 Videoex. International experimental film and video festival. Zurich Switzerland.
2009 Videokitchen. Kaukasische Ping Pong Fabrik. Zurich Switzerland.
2008 Videokitchen. Kaukasische Ping Pong Fabrik. Zurich Switzerland.
2007 Videoabend von Pauline Boudry. Galerie Nord. Berlin Germany.
2007 Voyage of discovery. Kanuti Gildi Hall. Tallinn Estonia.
2007 Taff. Tampere Art Film Festival. Elokuvateatteri Niagara. Tampere Finland.
2006 Alternative cellar. Umo Jazz House. Helsinki Finland.
Selected publications
2011 Manan Haseyo?! 2010 Seoksu Art Project Report. Achim Media. Korea. ISBN 978-89-86955-23-1
2010 K10 - Ortungen. oxyd Kunsträume. Winterthur Switzerland. ISBN 978–3–905962–00–0
2009 Sproutbau. Ein Sommer im Beton Wohnen und Kunst im Abrisshaus. Edition Temmen. ISBN 978-3-86108-412-9
2008 Artikel 0. Federal Ministry of Justice. Berlin Germany. ISBN 978-3-422-06857-5.
2008 Hobusepea Gallery 2003-2007 stonian Artist Association. ISBN 978-9949-15-836-2.
2007 Estonian Academy of Arts Yearbook 2006/2007. Estonian Academy of Arts.
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