Riikka Mäkikoskela

In my opinion, artistic working is thinking by doing and often by questioning. As a sculptor I’m interested in real, concrete experiences in the specific space and time. I’m usually seeking for alternative ways of being, acting and living. For me the choice of the material and the way of using it are significant, because they both may carry meanings, in a conceptual way, too.

My experiences of three dimensional art making constitute the base for my doctoral research, on which I work during the Saari Residence. My aim is to focus on maker’s point of view, as I’m examining phenomenologically the process of three dimensional art making. While pursuing art works, I’m reflecting my practice on the research question: are you able to work before you have an intuition of the image, or is it possible to have any shape before you’ve realized it?

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