When a space becomes my paper. When a nail gun becomes my pen and the material a surface that fills the space. Something is created that will soon disappear. My language whose form is free and ephemeral.
My works are assemblages based on drawing. I ponder upon the convergence of the twodimensional and three-dimensional worlds. Wood is like a pencil line as a material, and I use the finished objects as elements in my collages.
I plan my works according to the space in which they will be built. The role of intuition is crucial. The choices I make are based on the information I have acquired over the years.
The physical life span of my works is short. First I construct the work and document it as well as I can. Then I disassemble it. What is left behind is the documentation of the work and
people’s memories of experiencing it.
Read Mika Helin’s exhibition blog here.
mika.helin@yahoo.com