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Sirja Moberg – Light Geomancy\u00a0<\/strong>

29.5.\u201318.6.2026 | Galleria Ars Libera, Maaherrankatu 9,Kuopio

Tervetuloa n\u00e4yttelyn avajaisiin <\/strong>to 28.5. klo 18-19.30!

Kuvataiteilija Sirja Mobergin n\u00e4yttelyss\u00e4 n\u00e4hd\u00e4\u00e4n kamerattomia ja ”hitaita valokuvia” kuten kemigrammi-, lumen- ja maaper\u00e4kromatografia vedoksia sek\u00e4 valokuvasta ja maaper\u00e4st\u00e4 rakentuva installaatio. Teokset k\u00e4sittelev\u00e4t mets\u00e4maisemaan piiloutunutta historiaa maaper\u00e4\u00e4n kytkeytyv\u00e4n taide & tiede dialogin ja geomantian kautta. Mobergia kiehtoo valokuvan toimijuus todellisuuden paljastajana, piilottajana ja rajaajana.

Galleria Ars Liberan Light Geomancy-n\u00e4yttelyss\u00e4 siilinj\u00e4rvel\u00e4isl\u00e4ht\u00f6inen Sirja Moberg (TaM) syventyy kamerattoman valokuvan kestoisuuteen, materiaalisuuteen sek\u00e4 n\u00e4kym\u00e4tt\u00f6m\u00e4n luonnon tarkasteluun. N\u00e4yttelyn valokuvat ovat elollisten organismien aikaansaamia ja valon piirt\u00e4mi\u00e4 j\u00e4lki\u00e4 valokuvapaperille. J\u00e4ljet rinnastuvat geomantiaan, joka on muinainen ennustamisen tapa maahan heitetyist\u00e4 tikuista, kivist\u00e4 tai hiekasta sek\u00e4 niiden tulkitsemisesta. Valokuva- ja biotaiteen muotona Moberg k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 maaper\u00e4kromatografia\u2013menetelm\u00e4\u00e4, jossa maa-, mets\u00e4aines- ja turven\u00e4ytteet muodostavat paperille maaper\u00e4n visuaalisen ”muistij\u00e4ljen”. Kromatografiat tehd\u00e4\u00e4n valoherk\u00e4lle filtteripaperille, johon on imeytetty kemiallinen seos maata ja turvetta, sammalta, j\u00e4k\u00e4l\u00e4\u00e4 tai naavaa muodostaen py\u00f6re\u00e4n ja ainutlaatuisen kuvan. T\u00e4m\u00e4 valokuvakemiaa hy\u00f6dynt\u00e4v\u00e4 ja alunperin tieteen tarkoituksiin kehitetty, sek\u00e4 Mobergin eteenp\u00e4in muovaama, tekniikka kuvastaa maaper\u00e4\u00e4n piiloutunutta el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4.


Ty\u00f6huonety\u00f6skentelyns\u00e4 ohella Moberg toteuttaa kentt\u00e4ty\u00f6matkoja Etel\u00e4-Suomen vanhimpiin metsiin yhteisty\u00f6ss\u00e4 paleoekologi Jemina Djupsj\u00f6backan kanssa. Tutkija analysoi siitep\u00f6lyn\u00e4ytteit\u00e4 mets\u00e4maan soistumien turpeesta, mink\u00e4 avulla voidaan j\u00e4ljitt\u00e4\u00e4 mets\u00e4n vaiheita, mennytt\u00e4 kasvillisuutta, ilmastovaikutuksia ja mets\u00e4nhoidon historiaa. Moberg taas ammentaa virikkeit\u00e4 t\u00e4st\u00e4 meneill\u00e4\u00e4n olevasta tutkimuksesta sek\u00e4 tieteen ja taiteen dialogista, ja hy\u00f6dynt\u00e4\u00e4 tutkimusn\u00e4ytteit\u00e4 teoksien valmistusmateriaaleina, mist\u00e4 n\u00e4yttelyss\u00e4 on esill\u00e4 lopputuloksia. Lis\u00e4ksi vuodesta 2022 l\u00e4htien Moberg on kunnioittavasti ker\u00e4nnyt luonnonmateriaaleja metsist\u00e4 ja luonnonsuojelualueilta, meteoriitti-kraatterij\u00e4rvilt\u00e4 sek\u00e4 Saamenmaan luonnosta teoskokonaisuutta varten. \u201dK\u00e4yt\u00e4n metsist\u00e4 ker\u00e4\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4ni turvetta, hiekkaa, kivi\u00e4 ja kasveja sek\u00e4 kemiallisia seoksia kuvan valmistumisen materiaaleina ilman kameraa kehittyviss\u00e4 valokuvissani. Valotan luonnossa, sis\u00e4tiloissa tai pimi\u00f6ss\u00e4 yleens\u00e4 vanhentunutta valokuvapaperia. Kamerattomien ja k\u00e4sity\u00f6n\u00e4 syntyvien valokuvien kautta ajattelen ty\u00f6skentelyni olevan er\u00e4\u00e4nlaista alkemiaa ja valokuvan pohjimmaisen olemuksen pohtimista\u201d Moberg kertoo.\u00a0


N\u00e4yttely\u00e4 on tukenut Taiteen edist\u00e4miskeskus.


Sirja Moberg (s. 1989 Siilinj\u00e4rvi) on Helsingiss\u00e4 asuva kuvataiteilija. Mobergin teoksia on ollut esill\u00e4 useissa yksityis- ja ryhm\u00e4n\u00e4yttelyiss\u00e4 Suomessa ja ulkomailla, kuten Porvoon taidehallissa, Luonnontieteellisess\u00e4 Keskusmuseossa, Valokuvataiteen museossa ja Vanhassa Munch Museossa Oslossa, miss\u00e4 h\u00e4n on ollut my\u00f6s Nordic Analog Network-pimi\u00f6residenssiss\u00e4. H\u00e4n valmistui taiteen maisteriksi Aalto-yliopistosta vuonna 2020, ja taiteen kandiksi Turun AMK:n Taideakatemiasta vuonna 2015 erikoistuen valokuvaan kummassakin koulutuksessa. Moberg opiskelee Helsingin Yliopiston Julkisen taiteen Taideasiantuntijan erikoistumisopinnoissa (2025\u2013) ja h\u00e4n on Suomen Biotaiteen Seuran hallituksen varapuheenjohtaja.
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Sirja Moberg – Light Geomancy\u00a0<\/strong>

29.5.\u201318.6.2026 | Galleria Ars Libera, Maaherrankatu 9,Kuopio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to the opening<\/strong> thu 28.5. 6pm-7.30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Sirja Moberg’s exhibition, one encounters camera-less and \u201cslow photographs\u201d such as chemigram, lumen, and soil chromatography prints, as well as an installation built from photography and soil. The works explore the hidden history of the forest landscape through a dialogue between art and science, connected to the soil, and geomancy. Moberg is fascinated by the agency of photography as a revealer, concealer, and delimeter of reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Light Geomancy exhibition at Galleria Ars Libera Moberg delves into the durability and materiality of camera-less photography, and examination of the invisible nature. Moberg often works on long-term projects in the expanded field of photography, bioart, installation, and video. The photographs in the exhibition are traces of living organisms drawn by light onto photographic paper. These traces parallel geomancy, an ancient divination method involving the casting and interpretation of sticks, stones, or sand. As a form of photographic and bioart, Moberg employs soil chromatography, a method where soil, forest materials, and peat samples create a visual \u201cmemory trace\u201d of the earth on paper. The chromatographs are made on light-sensitive filter paper absorbed with a chemical mixture of soil, peat, moss, lichen, or lichen, forming a circular and unique image. This photochemistry technique, originally developed for scientific purposes and adapted by Moberg, reflects the hidden life concealed in the soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to working in her studio, Moberg undertakes fieldwork in some of Southern Finland\u2019s
old growth forests in collaboration with paleoecologist Jemina Djupsj\u00f6backa. The researcher analyzes pollen samples from peat in forest bogs, which can trace the phases of the forest, past vegetation, climate impacts, and the history of forestry. The artist draws inspiration from this ongoing research and the dialogue between science and art, utilizing research samples as materials for her works\u2014some of which are on display in the exhibition. Since 2020, Moberg has also respectfully collected natural materials from forests and nature reserves, meteorite crater lakes, and the nature of S\u00e1pmi for her body of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI use peat, sand, stones, and plants I gather from forests, as well as chemical mixtures, as materials for my camera-less photographs. I expose the photographs in nature, indoors, or in a darkroom, typically using expired photographic paper. Through camera-less and handcrafted photographs, I see my work as kind of alchemy and a reflection on the fundamental essence of photography,\u201d Moberg explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition is supported by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sirja Moberg (born 1989 in Siilinj\u00e4rvi) is a visual artist based in Helsinki. Her works have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Finland and abroad, including Porvoo Art Hall, the Finnish Museum of Natural History, the Finnish Museum of Photography, and the Old Munch Museum in Oslo, where Moberg has also participated in the Nordic Analog Network darkroom residency. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from Aalto University in 2020 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Turku University of Applied Sciences Art Academy in 2015, specializing in photography in both programs. Moberg is currently studying in the Public Art specialization program at the University of Helsinki (2025\u2013) and serves as the vice-chair of the board of the Finnish Bioart Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galleria Ars Libera
Maaherrankatu 9, Kuopio
Ke-Pe 14-18, La-Su 12-17, Vapaa P\u00e4\u00e4sy!
Wed-Fri 14-18, Sat-Sun 12-17, Free Entry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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