Alice in Wonderland will be the largest exhibition of contemporary photographic art ever seen in Finland.
Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland (1865) tells the story of a girl who enters a rabbit hole and ends up in a weird and wonderful world. Alice discovers a world where normal logic and common sense do not apply.
Worlds of fantasy and the bizarre logic of Wonderland still inspire artists in the realms of visual arts and culture today. The Alice in Wonderland exhibition will highlight the shifting borderline between fantasy and reality that exists in contemporary photographic art.
The juxtaposition between everyday life and the fantasy world is often emphasised in the Western view of the world. After all, we are fit for the society as long as the difference between our routines and fantasies is clear. If the line between the two becomes blurred, will we be headed for a free fall?
The artists in the exhibition are Claudia Angelmaier, Evan Baden, Thorsten Brinkmann, Elina Brotherus, Saara Ekström, Melinda Gibson, Atelieri O. Haapala, hanna Haaslahti, Sasha Huber, Ulla Jokisalo, Marjaana Kella, Anni Leppälä, Susanna Majuri, Jan Mancuska, Christian Marclay, Juhana Moisander, Trish Morrissey, Laurel Nakadate, Naphouse, Zed Nelson, Anneli Nygren, Tuula Närhinen, Alain Paiement, Nelli Palomäki, Hyun-doo Park, Riitta Päiväläinen, Harri Pälviranta, Tuomo Rainio, Sanni Seppo, Iiu Susiraja and Jemima Stehli.
The exhibition is curated by the editor-in-chief, curator Sheyi Bankale (UK), art historians Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger and Elina Heikka. The exhibition is produced by Tiina Rauhala / The Finnish Museum of Photography. Along the exhibition will be published a catalogue in three languages and a pedagogical programme. The exhibition is curated and produced by the standards of sustainable development.
16 January – 18 December 2011 at Logomo
Tickets:
- Hotel and ticket packages
- adults 12 e
- discount ticket 8 e (7-15 yrs, students, draftees, pensioners, Turku card)
- free admission for children under 16
- group discount for over 15 persons: -2 e from normal price tickets
- Combination ticket for all exhibitions 20 e,
with S-etukortti card and Finnair Plus card 2€ off from regular combination ticket price, discount ticket 12 e
