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[SUOMEKSI] [E-MAIL] [INDEX] PIRKKALA SCULPTURE 2003Pirkkala municipality is arranging for the second time an international sculpture event Pirkkala Sculpture 03. This sculpture symposium is a unique event that will combine both professional sculptors working on their peaces and workshop situation, where art students and artists can learn and explore possibilities of casted metals,As iron, bronze and aluminum. We are approaching different art academies and art schools to join us in Pirkkala Sculpture 03. This event will take place at Pirkkala 1- 21 of June 2003. At the symposium we will have around 20 internationally known sculptors making site-specific sculptures, in different materials to the grounds of Pirkkala Sculpture Park. At the same time there will be the workshop that is available for artists and art students to do casted metal sculptures. It is a rare opportunity for art students to work together with different artists, explore, and learn different approaches to same media. At the end of the Symposium, there will be opening of the sculptures at the grounds of Pirkkala Sculpture Park, but also opening of the exhibition made from the peaces at workshop at Pirkkala Alasali Gallery. There will be given student awards, as in best in the show, granted by international jury. The workshop fee for students is 220 €, and this includes housing, materials and food during the symposium. The workshop and housing takes place at the Nuoliala Elementary school surroundings, and this is also the place where all the invited artists will be working and staying.Curator VILLU JAANISOO 2003 Participating artists:PIRKKALA Fe 2001In June 2001 there was an international gathering of sculptors and art students in Pirkkala, Finland. Their aim was to cast art from iron. Pirkkala was an ideal place for this kind of symposium because there has been a close-knit population and various activities already at early Stone Age. Cast iron is almost unknown material in contemporary sculpture, but artists visiting Pirkkala were also all professionals concerning iron. Pirkkala Fe2 brought along an enthusiastic group of students and internationally appreciated artists to work with their pieces for almost without a break for three weeks. The beautiful surroundings of Nuoliala School, the light of Finnish summer and above all the creative, positive atmosphere were the things that enabled the fact that only in 19 days there were finished nine monumental works in Pirkkala and forty smaller sculptures for the exhibition held at municipality's gallery Alasali. The event united both students workshop and professional artists work as one big symposium, where everyone was given advice and help from each other. For the students from different countries and schools to be a part of this kind of process, where it is possible to see and experience so different approaches to same material, gives very valuable knowledge and experience. The experience of teamwork also became very important element since usually artist's work is a lonely struggle and there is hardly even a chance for co-operation with someone. From the sculptor's perspective Pirkkala Fe2 was a very exceptional event. When you think about the scale and magnitude of processing these works and such a short time to do them, you cannot but admire and respect the professional skills, motivation and endurance of the participating sculptors. These artists who came here to stay for three weeks leaving their works here, are also friends. I knew that they could carry out their work in spite of difficult and hard conditions. I hope that people in Pirkkala understand, that what seemed to emerge apparently easy and fast is actually a priceless gift for Pirkkala municipality and its inhabitants. Symposium proved that if you have a dream and the will to fulfil it anything is possible even in a small place like Pirkkala with the eager help of the local authorities and people. From now on Pirkkala shall be known throughout the world as a sovereign cast iron art centre among its equals elsewhere.Curator VILLU JAANISOO 2001 Participating artists:[SUOMEKSI] [E-MAIL] [INDEX] |