Satu Viljanen
I’m originally from Helsinki, Finland and I studied
Carpentry and Product Design when I was still living there. My long term dream
was to study Sculpture and that took me to move to London and enter university
at Camberwell. After graduating in 2010 life took over and it’s been a journey
to try to carve time for art. I’m happy to say this is my very first exhibition
since uni. The previous studies and jobs working with the interiors have
influenced my art practice. There’s an ongoing interest in how spaces affect us
and how we affect spaces.
Which other artists do you like or find particularly
interesting?
Tatiane Freitas uses old wooden furniture as a
starting point and replaces some of the parts with transparent acrylic. The
results are still functional pieces of furniture but they seem to be somehow
elevated with this delicate otherworldly quality.
Richard Woods has designed playful cartoon like
surfaces of real materials like wood, bricks and dry stone. He paints these
surfaces on to objects, structures and buildings creating artworks that could
also be seen as design or decoration.
I’m intrigued by the work of these artists because
both of them blur the line between art and design.
Why is making art important to you?
By making art I encourage myself to concentrate on
subjects and moments I wouldn’t necessarily otherwise notice.It allows me to be curious, geeky, and allocate time
just for the wandering thoughts. And for me these wandering thoughts are needed
to feel grounded and happy.
What would help you to develop your art further in the
future?
I would love to find new people to have art
conversations with. A positively critical peer group is so important when
mulling over some new ideas or just wanting some advice. Also hopefully there will be some more exhibitions or
other involvements to push me creatively and to keep me busy developing new
work.
25th July – 6th August
Private View: 28th July 6.30 - 8.30
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