EMELIE LUOSTARINEN – FATTO A MANO

The exhibition inside the gallery, the gallery inside the apartment, the liminal notion of the interior of a kitchen in the making, or whatever it could mean to you.

Mega Foundation is thrilled to present Emelie Luostarinen’s first solo presentation, fatto a mano, in Stockholm. The kitchen elements, which at first glance resemble light-flecked, highly sought-after Carrara marble, are, in reality, fatto a mano—a marbling technique, a testament to manual labor, and thus to be treated as the paintings they truly are. The exhibition follows Luostarinen’s long-standing practice of treating all her materials and objects as paintings, with the painting remaining the primary focus, despite each object’s inherent identity. Instead of presenting them as ready-mades, Luostarinen emphasizes the brushstroke and the time it took to make them, permitting all the details and irregularities to shine through. And to walk over the entrance under the portal at the door, into something else, she invites us to sit in the energy of the in-between. The void spaces that are often overlooked are essential in shaping how we perceive the world and in helping us to be present within our bodies. Luostarinen’s practice seeks to examine the relationship between embodiment, feelings, and their interaction with immediate surroundings.

Emelie Luostarinen’s exhibition marks the beginning of three separate exhibition projects at MEGA Foundation under the curatorial vision of public/private, inviting reflection on the intrinsic meaning of a home and the accessibility to the outer and inner spheres encountered in daily life.

Maria Elena Guerra Aredal