Jyrki Siukonen

I am a visual artist and researcher from Tampere. My works are mostly sculptures and installations. At the moment, I am contemplating a private exhibition for the autumn of 2012. In my books, I have discussed topics as different as 18th century history of science and learning, the dream of flying and the artist Kalervo Palsa from Lapland. I have also translated Leibniz, Swedenborg and Tanizaki into Finnish.

At the Saari Residence, I will be focusing on writing. I am working on two scripts which are both related to sculpting. The first is concerned with the “philosophy of tools,” or in other words the question of what a person thinks about when he works with tools. This, of course, means moving outside the verbal, toward an understanding of hands and body, perhaps a silent understanding. My intention is, however, to write something on the matter. The musings of Wittgenstein, Heidegger and Lévi-Strauss have helped me to form a basis for my work. My second text is a collection of articles related mostly to large sculptures. I interpret the work of my colleagues with artistic freedom, in essay style and exceeding art history. Resemblance, scale and common space are the premises for my discussions.