{"id":1295,"date":"2025-02-09T13:24:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T13:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/?p=1295"},"modified":"2025-02-09T13:24:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T13:24:04","slug":"christian-langenskiold-the-world-never-knew-i-was-here-14-2-9-3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/2025\/02\/09\/christian-langenskiold-the-world-never-knew-i-was-here-14-2-9-3-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Langenski\u00f6ld | The World Never Knew I Was Here | 14.2.-9.3.2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Christian Langenski\u00f6ld \u2013 The World Never Knew I Was Here<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14.2.-9.3.2025 | Galleria Ars Libera, Maaherrankatu 9, Kuopio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoinna ke-pe 14-18, la-su 12-17<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Taiteilija tavattavissa sunnuntaina 9.3.2025 klo 15-17.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuoruudessaan Raaseporissa, Langenski\u00f6ld ty\u00f6skenteli kes\u00e4isin talonhoitajana naapurisaaressa, jossa vanhempi nainen ja h\u00e4nen tytt\u00e4rens\u00e4 olivat ty\u00f6nantajia. Nuori Langenski\u00f6ld maalasi seini\u00e4, hakkasi puita ja leikkasi nurmikoita, ja koska talo vaati paljon huoltoa, h\u00e4n ty\u00f6skenteli heille monena kes\u00e4n\u00e4. Heist\u00e4 tuli yst\u00e4vi\u00e4, jonka seurauksena heid\u00e4n kiinnostuksensa taiteeseen tarttui my\u00f6s Langenski\u00f6ldiin. Flora, \u00e4iti, kuoli kotonaan vuonna 2008, ja Diana jatkoi talossa asumista yksin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dTalvisin naiset asuivat Italiassa ja ty\u00f6skenteliv\u00e4t taidekonservoinnin parissa. Saavuttuaan 1970-luvun alussa Sisiliaan he rakastuivat saareen, jossa taide oli osa arkea, ja j\u00e4iv\u00e4t sinne vuosiksi. He vierailivat esihistoriallisten ja antiikin aikojen temppeleiden raunioilla maaseudun metsiss\u00e4 ja k\u00e4viv\u00e4t kirkoissa, joissa ihailivat taidetta ja arkkitehtuuria. Osa kirkoista oli alun perin ollut pakanallisia pyh\u00e4kk\u00f6j\u00e4, joiden paikalle oli rakennettu kreikkalaisia temppeleit\u00e4. Jotkut temppelit muunneltiin kirkoiksi, my\u00f6hemmin moskeijoiksi ja lopulta taas kirkoiksi. Kaikki n\u00e4m\u00e4 aikakaudet n\u00e4kyiv\u00e4t rakennusten muodoissa ja ornamenteissa. Kaupungeissa menneiden aikojen rauniot olivat yh\u00e4 osa kaupunkikuvaa, ja naiset olivat kiehtoutuneita esihistoriallisten ja antiikin kansojen l\u00e4sn\u00e4olosta sek\u00e4 ajasta, joka tuntui el\u00e4v\u00e4lt\u00e4 virralta. Monet vanhat julkiset taideteokset olivat huonossa kunnossa kun naiset saapuivat saarelle, ja he alkoivat tehd\u00e4 yhteisty\u00f6t\u00e4 paikallisten taidemuseoiden kanssa palauttaakseen joitakin niist\u00e4 entiseen loistoonsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diana oli jo pitk\u00e4\u00e4n toivonut voivansa tehd\u00e4 viimeisen matkan Sisiliaan n\u00e4hd\u00e4kseen heid\u00e4n entiset projektinsa ja vieraillakseen h\u00e4nelle rakkaissa paikoissa. H\u00e4n oli viimeksi matkustanut saarelle 2000-luvun alussa. Ehdotin, ett\u00e4 l\u00e4htisin matkalle h\u00e4nen kanssaan, ja ajatus innosti h\u00e4nt\u00e4. L\u00e4hdimme Sisiliaan huhtikuussa 2023. El\u00e4m\u00e4 saarella oli muuttunut suuresti viime vuosikymmenin\u00e4. Diana oli iloinen siit\u00e4, ett\u00e4 k\u00f6yhyytt\u00e4 oli paljon v\u00e4hemm\u00e4n, mutta samalla se paikka, johon h\u00e4n oli rakastunut, oli kadonnut taloudellisen kehityksen my\u00f6t\u00e4. Ihmiset eiv\u00e4t en\u00e4\u00e4 el\u00e4neet taiteen keskell\u00e4: Palermon keskustan vanhasta torista, jossa he olivat restauroineet mosaiikin, oli j\u00e4ljell\u00e4 vain v\u00e4h\u00e4n. Teos oli viety pois paikaltaan ja sijoitettu museoon. Valkoisella sein\u00e4ll\u00e4, kylm\u00e4ss\u00e4 valossa, kaukana torin vilkkaasta ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6st\u00e4, mosaiikki tuntui elottomalta. Mutta ehk\u00e4 niin oli parempi, sill\u00e4 itse tori oli katoamassa uuden ostoskeskuksen tielt\u00e4. Mets\u00e4temppelit oli muutettu turistikohteiksi, joiden sis\u00e4\u00e4nk\u00e4ynnit kulkivat lahjatavarakauppojen kautta. Diana tuli Sisiliaan j\u00e4tt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n hyv\u00e4stit rakastamalleen paikalle, mutta se oli h\u00e4vinnyt jo ennen h\u00e4nt\u00e4.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e4yttely koostuu 8×10 tuuman ja 120 mm:n filmipositiiveista, jotka esitet\u00e4\u00e4n itse tehdyiss\u00e4 filmikatselulaitteissa ja stereoskoopeissa. Laitteiden rakentamiseen k\u00e4ytetty materiaali on per\u00e4isin Floran ja Dianan vanhasta talosta sek\u00e4 puutarhan kaatuneista puista, joita Langenski\u00f6ld oli palkattu hoitamaan. Valokuvat on otettu Sisilian matkan aikana sek\u00e4 Dianan kotona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christian Langenski\u00f6ld \u2013 The World Never Knew I Was Here<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


14.2.-9.3.2025 | Gallery Ars Libera, Maaherrankatu 9, Kuopio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open We-Fri 14-18, Sa-Sun 12-17
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Meet the artist\u00a0on Sunday 9.3.2025 from 15 to 17.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his youth, in Raasepori, Langenski\u00f6ld worked as a caretaker on a neighbouring island during the summers, where an older woman and her daughter were his employers. Young Langenski\u00f6ld painted walls, chopped wood, and mowed lawns, and because their house required much maintenance, he worked for them during many summers. They became good friends, and a valuable outcome of our friendship was that their interest in art rubbed off on him. Flora, the mother, died at home in 2008, and Diana continues to live in the house by herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dIn the winter, the women lived in Italy and worked in art restoration. Upon arriving in Sicily in the early 70s, they fell in love with the island where art was a part of everyday life and stayed for many years. They visited the ruins of prehistoric and ancient temples in countryside forests and attended church services, where they admired the art and architecture. Some of the buildings were pagan sanctuaries in the beginning and changed into Greek temples; whereafter, they were transformed into mosques and then churches. All these periods were visible in the shape and ornamentation of the buildings. In the cities, ruins from earlier eras remained part of the urban landscape, and the women were intrigued by the presence of prehistoric and ancient peoples and the resonance of a seemingly living current of time. Many old public artworks were in poor condition when the women arrived on the island, and they began working with local art museums to restore a few of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diana had long hoped to make a final trip to Sicily to see their former projects and visit places dear to her. The last time she travelled to the island was in the early 2000s. I suggested I accompany her on the trip, and she was excited by the idea. We set off for Sicily in April 2023. Life on the island had changed a lot over the last decades. Diana was pleased that there was much less poverty, but the place she had fallen in love with had disappeared as economic development progressed. People no longer lived amidst art: There was little left of the ancient market in the centre of Palermo, where they had restored a mosaic. The artwork had been cut from its place and put in a museum. On a white wall in cold light, removed from the vibrant environment of the market, the mosaic felt lifeless. But it was just as well, as the market was disappearing due to a new shopping centre in the same area. The forest temples had been turned into tourist attractions, where the entrances went through the gift shops. Diana came to Sicily to say goodbye to a place she loved dearly, but it had gone before her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibition consists of 8×10\u00a0inch film positives, shown in self-made film viewers and stereoscopes. Materials\u00a0are\u00a0from Flora’s and Diana’s house and fallen trees of the garden where he used to work. The photographs were taken during their trip and in Diana\u2019s home<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Toimintaamme tukevat Taike, Kuopion kaupunki ja Uudet klassikot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/ Thank you for support: Taike, City of Kuopio and Uudet klassikot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christian Langenski\u00f6ld \u2013 The World Never Knew I Was Here 14.2.-9.3.2025 | Galleria Ars Libera, Maaherrankatu 9, Kuopio Avoinna ke-pe 14-18, la-su 12-17 Taiteilija tavattavissa sunnuntaina 9.3.2025 klo 15-17. Nuoruudessaan Raaseporissa, Langenski\u00f6ld ty\u00f6skenteli kes\u00e4isin talonhoitajana naapurisaaressa, jossa vanhempi nainen ja h\u00e4nen tytt\u00e4rens\u00e4 olivat ty\u00f6nantajia. Nuori Langenski\u00f6ld maalasi seini\u00e4, hakkasi puita ja leikkasi nurmikoita, ja koska talo … Jatka lukemista ”Christian Langenski\u00f6ld | The World Never Knew I Was Here | 14.2.-9.3.2025”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1295"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1295"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1302,"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1295\/revisions\/1302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}