ANTTI KULMALA: Vectors of Light, Olio
kinetic light installations
The Match Gallery & park next to Križanke & Park of the Erased (Vectors of Light)
Park of the Erased (Olio) // until 24 August (The Match Gallery); until 14 June (the rest)
OPENING: Friday, 23 May, at 9:30 p.m.

For the project Vectors of Light, the artist drew inspiration from the patterns of everyday movements of people in cities. In order to demonstrate the randomness and unpredictability of such dynamics of movement, the artist used coloured cords, pulleys and motors to develop a system that directs a series of light threads in space. The minimalist geometric placement in three locations, reminiscent of analogue laser beams, forms an incessantly changing light backdrop that affects the image itself or the viewer’s perception of the urban space. In addition, the artist will present a series of kinetic sculptures (Olio project) in the Park of the Erased in front of the Rog Centre, which, by rotating, create a kind of illusion of transformation of matter into light waves.

ANTTI KULMALA graduated at the Academy of Arts in the Finnish town Turku in 2005. He works in the fields of light art and site-specific placements. In his multidisciplinary work, he often combines different elements, such as sound, light and video. Kulmala is the author of several light installations at home and abroad, and his work has been exhibited at several light festivals in Europe. He is also the artistic director of the groups SirkusUnioni and Arnold Kulmala Oy.

co-production: Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana (MGML), Rog Centre