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We are pleased to announce our upcoming group exhibition Notes from a Seamstress' Daughter.
You are cordially invited to join the opening on Friday,
11 March 2022, from 6 – 8 pm.


Zofia Kulik
Anni Leppälä
Ragna Róbertsdóttir
Niina Vatanen


Notes from a Seamstress' Daughter


12 March – 23 April 2022

Opening: Friday,
11 March 2022, 6 – 8 pm
Persons Projects is delighted to present a unique selection of female artists who share a common ground within their artistic practices as they all incorporate and draw from their own personal histories. Their work and overall creative development were influenced by a female presence that played a significant role in their upbringing. Under this aspect, this group exhibition intends to explore four different female perspectives and how they are joined together through the process of objectifying their own fears and doubts in their search for their own identity. Their artistic arsenal ranges from threads and pins to textile ornaments and patterns. Regardless of the materials used, the works collected in this exhibition reflect a tactile sensibility in the way the artists apply them.
Embroidery, sewing, and working with fabric are historically associated with women and ‘domestic tasks’, overlooking the intense skill and creativity required to create the artwork. But since the early days of Surrealism, these specific activities have been one of the tools used to characterize the feminist voice of discontent. Generations of female artists seeking to negate and escape society’s expectations consciously avoided this direction. Today, contemporary women artists are reusing these traditions in their artistic expression, referring to the repetition of daily activities as the basis of our existence.
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Image: Zofia Kulik, Light Rose I (Smokes), 2000, silver gelatine print, 182 x 152 cm.


Jussi Nahkuri's current solo show Every Passing Moment is on view until 23 April 2022 at Lindenstr. 34, Berlin.

Image: Exhibition view at Persons Projects | Helsinki School Berlin, 2022.

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