Jaana Partanen and Pa-La team have been working intensively in the past few months with the upcoming exhibition of the middle part of the Mental Alchemy trilogy Matrix Layer. Matrix Layer delves into the world of dreams and dreaming. Through art, it raises questions such as: Can a dream be a premonition of the future? […]
Albumen invigorates cerebral activity. The Alchemy drink prepared by barman Mikko Kemppainen of Intro, Kuopio, has got it, like many other healthy ingredients. Mikko designed the Alchemy drink for the première of the Mental Alchemy exhibition in September 2011. Now it is the favourite of Intro’s drink list! Go try it out when you happen […]
”A modern-day Leonardo da Vinci, Jaana Partanen dives inside man in her art.” Karjalainen / Kimmo Nevalainen, 20 April 2013. ”The visually impressive artworks wink at you and enchant you. They are also portraits of the people appearing in them.” Kaleva / Leena Kangas, 27 January 2013. ”Man is as such a miracle and the […]
The human brain is the world’s most complex and the most developed organic entity. It evolves little by little till long in the adult age. Interaction and emotional experiences influence the development of the brain and the mind since babyhood: thinking, memory, imagination and consciousness. Repeated and positive experiences, predictability and trust are the building […]
A bronze Minna Canth has been sitting on the table of our studio for three years. With its august presence, it has reminded us of inner values and the sublimity of objectives. With its gaze, it has provoked us to do just as we feel right in our innermost. Indeed, much has happened in these […]
Where can that imaginary pink lilac landscape be found? Is it an angelic halo or an opening to another world around that woman’s head? These pieces of images are quite familiar to students of medicine. Researcher Kirsi Rilla, Ph.D., of the University of Eastern Finland, says: “The images used in the work are histological clippings […]
The tenth anniversary of contemporary art museum Kiasma was celebrated a few years ago. The theme of the jubilee year was ”I don’t quite get it…”. The phrase expresses the essential of contemporary art to many. But the question is: does contemporary art need to be understood? The theme year encouraged to live and to […]
The most exotic aspects of an artist’s life are airports, lonely nights far from home, foreign languages and the hustle and bustle in the streets. The picturesque views from the hotel room window over the city and all too copious breakfasts. Dinners with museum people with long conversations about life in those parts. When the […]
Welcome to see the Mental Alchemy exhibition at the Northern Photographic Centre in Oulu from 19 January to 24 February, 2013. The artworks are on display at the Rantagalleria of Cultural Centre Valve. It is great that Jaana’s 3D photographic artworks are on display in Oulu, as photographic art has strong roots in the city. […]
The world’s best and most truthful and reassuring, a powerful and wonderful exhibition. (19 November 2011) A fascinating, haunting exhibition! As if one peeked to the other side of the curtain, to a new world. Particularly the media artwork literally brought a teardrop to the eye <3 “The Dance of Cells” was captivating! Thank you! […]