Minttu Esantytär Koponen

Basic information

Visual artist (BA)
Residence: Jyväskylä

Contact information

Phone number: +358453301100

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.
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Current information

PAST

In 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

Bio

Minttu Esantytär graduated as a performance artist from Kankaanpää School of Fine Arts and studies art education to be Master of Arts at University of Jyväskylä. Her tools of expression are mainly performance, photography, installations and video, but she does not want to be tied up to any material, rather be open for her thoughts and choosing a technique suitable for the idea than the other way around.

Main art studies:
2020 -- Jyväskylä University, MA art education
2018 - 2020 Kankaanpää School of Fine Arts, BA performance art
2011 - 2013 JAO, Visual Artisan, competence area in photography
2000 - 2005 Kuopio Design Academy, BA ceramic art