Minttu Esantytär Koponen
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Visual artist (BA)
Residence: Jyväskylä
Contact information
Phone number: +358453301100
Email: minttu@esantytar.net
Artist’s Statement
I'm an visual artist and activist from Jyväskylä, I graduated as a performance artist at Kankaanpää School of Fine Arts. I work mostly with performance, photography, video, photography and installation. Just now interested in butoh and AR possibilities in art.
My work is often statements or interventions in public space, you could call my work also a kind of streetart. It seems that I have strong 'mental sensors', and through them I experience the world more sensitive. I want to make the best of this characteristic by identifying and bringing out phenomenon's which are usually ignored from the rat race.
I'm ridiculously proud that one Finnish author called me a freedom-fighter. With my work I want to awaken and to remind of existence of unconventional aspects, bring out the faults in society that are meaningful to me.
My work is often statements or interventions in public space, you could call my work also a kind of streetart. It seems that I have strong 'mental sensors', and through them I experience the world more sensitive. I want to make the best of this characteristic by identifying and bringing out phenomenon's which are usually ignored from the rat race.
I'm ridiculously proud that one Finnish author called me a freedom-fighter. With my work I want to awaken and to remind of existence of unconventional aspects, bring out the faults in society that are meaningful to me.
Current information
PASTIn 2021 #massisolationfi -project's publication and group exhibition in three different photography centers in Finland, Nykyaika (Tampere), Northern Photographic Centre (Oulu) and Centre of Creative Photography, Galleria Ratamo (Jyväskylä)
Hallitsematon muutos, group exhibition, Gallery Becker Jyväskylä 10.-28.10.2020
One With Emptiness, Art Centre Ahjo Joensuu 13.9. - 3.10.2020. Critical rewiev by Tuuli Penttinen-Lampisuo of the work here (only in finnish)
Poikittaisliikenne, Galleria Becker Jyväskylä, artist of the month, august 2020
One With Emptiness, Gallery Hoppa Jyväskylä 13.-19.7.2020, SAMK Pori campus Taidekäytävä 19.5.–28.8.2020
'Marry Me', private exhibition, HAA Gallery Suomenlinna Helsinki 23.1.-16.2.2020, vernissage 22.1. at 5-7pm. Fb-event here