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Kari Caven was born in Finland in 1954 and is undoubtedly one of the best-known Finnish artists today. An unusual sculptor, Kari Caven has found the artistic potential in everyday materials, or specifically, the leftovers of our eager consumption: the trash.
The artist explores the human and personal side of consumption through his art, which though highly conceptual in nature, often uses commonplace materials. However, thanks to the interventions of Caven, these objects acquire a new dimension, which speaks to a larger cultural and artistic dimension.
In this way, he vindicates what has previously been consumed and wasted by society. In a rhetorical way, exposing the symbolic fabric beneath the surface. His subversive technique has inspired many contemporary artists who appreciate his comment and reflection on our society of consumption. This is evidenced by the trend in which even the artist, as a representative of an autonomous field apparently free of economic ties is subject to market trends and consumption cycles lest they profess and procure alternative means of expression which both examine and escape the machine of consumption.
More information: http://www.kiasma.fi/index.php?id=836&L=1
Heloise Battista
On October 29th the Kiasma contemporary art museum in Helsinki celebrated the opening of the exhibition “Eyes crossed” which showcases the Kari Caven´s latest artistic forays. The Central theme is, again, that unique and personal perspective of the world and being, which has motivated the author since the beginning of his career. For those who want to enjoy the unique and melancholy charm of the Finnish winter while seeing Scandinavian contemporary art, we recommend renting apartments in Helsinki to visit “Eyes crossed” before February 6, 2011.
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Translated by: salome antigone
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