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Hans-Peter Sch\u00fctt – Anima(l) encounters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.1.-1.2.2026 | Galleria Ars Libera<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ke-pe 14-18, la-su 12-17
vapaa p\u00e4\u00e4sy, tervetuloa!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tervetuloa n\u00e4yttelyn avajaisiin to 8.1. klo 18-20!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taiteilija tavattavissa su 1.2. klo 15-17.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anima(l) encounters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On asioita, joita on vaikea uskoa. Viel\u00e4 1850 tienoilla tiedemaailman oli vaikea uskoa, ett\u00e4 jonkin lajin katoaminen voisi johtua ihmisen toiminnasta. 2025 on vaikea uskoa, ett\u00e4 nykyinen hallitus sallii turkistarhauksen jatkuvan ja tukee sit\u00e4 kymmenill\u00e4 miljoonilla. Jos minulle olisi etuk\u00e4teen kerrottu, ett\u00e4 jalkojeni juuressa v\u00e4\u00e4ntelehtiv\u00e4 surkea kymmensenttinen mytty tulee synnytt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n tsunamin kauhua ja horjuttamaan maailmani perustuksia, olisi sit\u00e4kin ollut vaikea uskoa. N\u00e4yttely k\u00e4sittelee n\u00e4it\u00e4 asioita tuntemattomuudesta k\u00e4sin ja kohtaamiseen liittyvien ajatusten keinoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teoksissa esiintyv\u00e4t olennot eiv\u00e4t taivu tunnistamiseen, tieto tai \u00e4ly ei l\u00e4pivalaise niit\u00e4. Niiss\u00e4 on tuttua ja vierasta, kuten meiss\u00e4 asuvissa esi-isiss\u00e4, \u201del\u00e4inolioissa\u201d, joista emme yht\u00e4\u00e4lt\u00e4 p\u00e4\u00e4se eroon ja joihin emme toisaalta en\u00e4\u00e4 l\u00f6yd\u00e4 reitti\u00e4. Tuntemattomina, kielt\u00e4 ja nimi\u00e4 paetessaan, n\u00e4it\u00e4 olentoja voi katsoa Maurice Merleau-Pontyn sanoin\u201dpaluuna olioihin sin\u00e4ns\u00e4, eli maailmaan, joka on olemassa ennen tietoa\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meille n\u00e4k\u00f6keskeisille katse on selkein tapa havaita toinen tietoisuus. Muotokuvien el\u00e4inoletetut olennot katsovat takaisin, joten niiden kanssa voi harjoitella kohtaamista. Pohjustukseksi siihen t\u00e4m\u00e4 Yuriko Saiton ajatus: \u201dPerimm\u00e4inen, moraalisestikin t\u00e4rke\u00e4 edellytys mink\u00e4 hyv\u00e4ns\u00e4 kohteen tajuamiseksi oikeudenmukaisella tavalla, toisin sanoen sen omin ehdoin, on tunnistaa tarina, jonka toinen meille kertoo, ja kuunnella sit\u00e4 my\u00f6t\u00e4el\u00e4en, vaikka se olisi meist\u00e4 hyvinkin outo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olentojen kirjo ja kovin erilaiset tavat olla maailmassa takaavat tarinoiden moninaisuuden. Saito korostaa herkkyytt\u00e4, k\u00e4rsiv\u00e4llisyytt\u00e4 ja asettumista toisen asemaan mielikuvituksen keinoin niiden kuulemiseksi. Sen ohella outouden voi kohdata yht\u00e4l\u00e4isyyksien kautta. Min\u00e4 ja kaikki muut el\u00e4v\u00e4t, tarvitsemme elinkelpoisen ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6n, puhdasta ravintoa, vett\u00e4 ja suojaa. Toivomme ja tavoitteemme on kasvu ja kehitys, vuorovaikutus, turva sek\u00e4 kivun ja tarpeettomien konfliktien v\u00e4ltt\u00e4minen. Miten n\u00e4m\u00e4 samankaltaisuudet tai Saiton ajatus istuvat ihmislajin planetaariseen valta-asemaan? Mink\u00e4laisia ovat ne ideat, rakenteet, j\u00e4rjestelm\u00e4t tai toimiemme lukemattomat sivuvaikutukset, joissa muunlajiset joutuvat kohtaamaan meid\u00e4t? Milt\u00e4 ne tuntuvat? Mik\u00e4 on tarina, jota me kerromme ja miten oudolta se kuulostaa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lainaan vastauksen Doris Lessinglt\u00e4:\u201dIhmisi\u00e4 ovat aina tarkkailleet luontokappaleet, joiden havainnot ja ymm\u00e4rrys maailmasta ovat olleet suuresti edell\u00e4 siit\u00e4, mit\u00e4 me olemme kyenneet hyv\u00e4ksym\u00e4\u00e4n tai kielt\u00e4ytyneet havaitsemaan turhamaisuutemme sek\u00e4 itserakkautemme takia. Jos pystyisimme k\u00e4sitt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n kaiken \u00e4lykkyyden, tunteet ja kyvyt, jotka olemme kulkiessamme talloneet, sy\u00f6ksyisimme hulluuteen. Se olisi \u00e4\u00e4rimm\u00e4inen n\u00f6yryytys; h\u00e4pe\u00e4, johon kuollaan.\u201d K\u00e4\u00e4rimme oman tarinamme sivistykseen, katsomatta varjoihin, joita se langettaa muiden ylle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suren ahneuden, julmuuden ja v\u00e4linpit\u00e4m\u00e4tt\u00f6myden takia k\u00e4rsivi\u00e4. Muistan kadonneita ja huudan niiden puolesta, jotka ovat katoamisen uhkaamia. Iloitsen ajatuksesta m\u00f6yri\u00e4 evoluution portaita alasp\u00e4in ja sulautua yh\u00e4 useampaan sukulaiseeni. Muistutan, ett\u00e4 mahdollisuudet kohdata ja rakentaa uudenlaisia ehe\u00e4mpi\u00e4 ja huomioonottavampia yhteyksi\u00e4 luontoon ja ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6\u00f6n eiv\u00e4t sijaitse t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4, vaan ulkomaailmassa, oikeiden el\u00e4vien parissa. Kiit\u00e4n Taiteen edist\u00e4miskeskusta
ty\u00f6skentelyni tukemisesta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hans-Peter Sch\u00fctt <\/strong>on Tampereella ja Turussa ty\u00f6skentelev\u00e4 monialainen kuvataiteilija, jonka ilmaisukeinot m\u00e4\u00e4rittyv\u00e4t projektikohtaisesti teosten sis\u00e4ll\u00f6n, toteutusmahdollisuuksien ja -vaatimusten sek\u00e4 esityspaikan mukaan. Sch\u00fcttin taide keskittyy ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6kysymyksiin aiheenaan el\u00e4in-, maisema-, kulutustottumus- ja resurssikysymykset. Sch\u00fctt k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 teoksissaan usein kierr\u00e4tettyj\u00e4 tai ylij\u00e4\u00e4m\u00e4materiaaleja. H\u00e4nen teoksiaan on mm. Jenny ja Antti Wihurin s\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6n sek\u00e4 Helsingin taidemuseon kokoelmissa, ja julkista taidetta mm. Turussa, Keravalla ja Keuruulla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hans-Peter Sch\u00fctt – Anima(l) encounters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.1.-1.2.2026 | Gallery Ars Libera<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wed-fri 14-18, sat-sun 12-17
Free Entry, Welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to the exhibition opening on Thu 8th January at 6 pm!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet the Artist on Sun 1st February from 3 to 5 pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anima(l) encounters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are things that are hard to believe. As recently as 1850, the scientific world found it hard to believe that the disappearance of a species could be caused by human activity. In 2025 it is hard to believe that the current government allows fur farming to continue and supports it with tens of millions. If I had been told in advance that the miserable ten-cent lump writhing at my feet would create tsunami-sized terror and shake the foundations of my world, it would have been hard to believe. The exhibition deals with these issues with ideas of the unknown and encountering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The creatures in the works do not lend themselves to recognition, knowledge or intelligence do not illuminate them. They contain the familiar and the strange like the \u201danimal\u201d ancestors living within us. The one which we cannot on the one hand get rid of and to which we cannot on the other hand return to. While escaping language and names, these unknown beings can be seen, in the words of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, as \u201ca return to things in themselves, that is, to a world that exists before knowledge\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For us, who are focused on sight, the gaze is the clearest way to perceive another consciousness. The supposed animal beings in the portraits look back and that quality allows us to practice the idea of encountering. For assistance, here is Yuriko Saito\u2019s thought: \u201cThe ultimate, morally important condition for perceiving any object in a fair way, in other words on its own terms, is to recognize the story that another tells us, and to listen to it with empathy, even if it is very strange to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The range of beings and the very different ways of being in the world guarantee the diversity of the stories. Saito emphasizes sensitivity, patience and imagining oneself in the place of the other in order to hear them. Strangeness can also be encountered by focusing rather on similarities than differences. I and all other living things need a livable environment, clean food, water and shelter. Common hopes and goals are growth and development, interaction, security and the avoidance of pain and unnecessary conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do these similarities or Saito\u2019s idea fit into the role of humans as planetary dominants? What are the ideas, structures, systems or countless side effects of our actions in which other species meet us? What do they feel like? What is our story, the one we tell to others and how strange does it sound?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I quote the answer from Doris Lessing: \u201cHumans have always been watched by creatures whose observations and understanding of the world have been far ahead of what we have been able to accept or refused to perceive because of our vanity and our self-love. If we could comprehend all the intelligence, emotions and abilities that we have trampled on in our path, we would plunge into madness. That would be the ultimate humiliation; a shame that one dies of.\u201d We wrap our own story in civilization, ignoring the shadows it casts over others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I mourn those who suffer because of greed, cruelty, and indifference. I remember the ones who are already gone and cry out for those who are threatened with extinction. I rejoice in the thought of tumbling down the evolutionary ladder and merging with more and more of my relatives. I would like to remind that the opportunities to encounter and build new, more wholesome and considerate connections to nature and the environment do not lie here, but in the outside world, among real living beings. I thank the Arts Promotion Centre Finland for supporting my work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hans-Peter Sch\u00fctt<\/strong> is a multidisciplinary visual artist working in Tampere and Turku. His means of expression are determined by the content of the works, the possibilities and requirements for implementation and the place where the final piece is placed. His art focuses on environmental issues with subjects such as animals, landscapes, habits of consumption and questions of resources. Among others, his works are included in the collections of Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation and Helsinki Art Museum and he have made public art in Turku, Kerava, and Keuruu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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