{"id":1465,"date":"2026-08-16T09:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/?p=1465"},"modified":"2026-08-16T09:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:37:07","slug":"veera-konsti-vanitas-vanitatum-turhuuksien-turhuus%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/2026\/08\/16\/veera-konsti-vanitas-vanitatum-turhuuksien-turhuus%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Veera Konsti – Vanitas Vanitatum – Turhuuksien turhuus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Veera Konsti – Vanitas Vanitatum – Turhuuksien turhuus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21.8.-13.9.2026 | Galleria Ars Libera, Maaherrankatu 9,Kuopio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tervetuloa avajaisiin<\/strong> \u00a0to 20.8. klo 18-19.30!
Taiteilija tavattavissa <\/strong>su 13.9. klo 15-17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kuinka paljon olemme valmiita ottamaan luonnolta saadaksemme itsellemme hieman
enemm\u00e4n? Lis\u00e4\u00e4 rahaa, mukavuutta, valtaa tai tavaraa. Lopulta mik\u00e4\u00e4n niist\u00e4 ei seuraa
meit\u00e4 hautaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veera Konstin n\u00e4yttelyn Vanitas vanitatum \u2013 Turhuuksien turhuus nimi viittaa 1600-luvun
maalaustaiteen vanitas-perinteeseen, jonka avulla muistutettiin vaurastuneita ihmisi\u00e4
maallisen omaisuuden, vallan ja kauneuden katoavaisuudesta. Konstin teoksissa sama
ajatus ulottuu ihmisen ja muiden lajien v\u00e4liseen suhteeseen. Kun kaikki ymp\u00e4rillemme
haalittu lopulta katoaa, mit\u00e4 muuta kuin tuhoa j\u00e4\u00e4 j\u00e4ljelle niist\u00e4 valinnoista, joita olemme
tehneet muiden lajien kustannuksella?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teosten el\u00e4imet ovat joskus olleet el\u00e4vi\u00e4 olentoja, jotka ovat kuolemansa j\u00e4lkeen p\u00e4\u00e4tyneet
ihmisen t\u00e4ytt\u00e4min\u00e4 n\u00e4yttelyesineiksi. Aika on tehnyt teht\u00e4v\u00e4ns\u00e4 eiv\u00e4tk\u00e4 vuosikymmenten
kuluttamat el\u00e4imet ole lopulta en\u00e4\u00e4 kelvaneet opetusmateriaaleiksi tai mets\u00e4stysmuistoiksi.
Konstin t\u00f6iss\u00e4 ne ovat kuitenkin saaneet uuden merkityksen taiteena ja v\u00e4ltt\u00e4neet
kohtalonsa j\u00e4tteen\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vakavien aiheiden rinnalla teoksissa ovat l\u00e4sn\u00e4 my\u00f6s musta huumori ja yll\u00e4tt\u00e4v\u00e4t
yhdistelm\u00e4t. Niiden tarkoitus ei ole pelk\u00e4st\u00e4\u00e4n kevent\u00e4\u00e4, vaan my\u00f6s tarjota uusia
n\u00e4k\u00f6kulmia siihen, miten katsomme muita lajeja. Valokuvassa pantterin suussa k\u00e4ry\u00e4\u00e4 r\u00f6\u00f6ki,
veistoksessa naudan vaurioitunut p\u00e4\u00e4kallo on korjattu alumiinista valetuilla proteeseilla, ja
akvaarion pohjalla keramiikkaraakut kostavat keltaiselle mets\u00e4konelelulle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e4yttely ei pyri tarjoamaan valmiita vastauksia tai kertomaan, mit\u00e4 katsojan pit\u00e4isi ajatella.
Sen sijaan se kutsuu tutkimaan el\u00e4imi\u00e4, kuolemaa ja omaa suhdettamme luontoon omista
l\u00e4ht\u00f6kohdistamme, uteliaisuudella ja kokeilevilla l\u00e4hestymistavoilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jos n\u00e4yttely saa vierailijan katsomaan seuraavan kerran lokkia, talousmets\u00e4\u00e4 tai auton alle
j\u00e4\u00e4nytt\u00e4 el\u00e4int\u00e4 hieman toisin kuin ennen, se on tehnyt teht\u00e4v\u00e4ns\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veera Konsti<\/strong> on savonlinnalainen kuva- ja valokuvataiteilija, joka etsii uusia tapoja katsoa
sit\u00e4, mit\u00e4 emme v\u00e4ltt\u00e4m\u00e4tt\u00e4 tule katsoneeksi. H\u00e4nen ty\u00f6skentelyns\u00e4 perustuu havaintojen,
materiaalien ja ajatusten odottamattomiin kohtaamisiin: t\u00e4ytetty el\u00e4in, rikkin\u00e4inen esine,
syrj\u00e4\u00e4n j\u00e4\u00e4nyt paikka tai muovinen lelu voivat saada uuden merkityksen, kun ne asetetaan
uuteen yhteyteen. Mik\u00e4\u00e4n ei ole liian hajonnutta, p\u00f6lyist\u00e4, vaatimatonta tai v\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4ss\u00e4
paikassa p\u00e4\u00e4ty\u00e4kseen katseen kohteeksi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valokuvien, veistosten ja installaatiotaiteen keinoin Konsti tarkastelee ihmisen suhdetta
ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6\u00f6ns\u00e4, muihin lajeihin ja kuolemaan. H\u00e4nen teoksissaan vakavat teemat t\u00f6rm\u00e4\u00e4v\u00e4t
makaaberiin huumoriin ja yll\u00e4tt\u00e4viin rinnastuksiin. Ty\u00f6skentely\u00e4 ohjaavat nokkava uteliaisuus
sek\u00e4 halu kaivaa esiin yhteyksi\u00e4, jotka j\u00e4\u00e4v\u00e4t helposti huomaamatta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Konsti on valmistunut taiteen maisteriksi Aalto-yliopistosta vuonna 2021 ja taiteellisen ty\u00f6ns\u00e4
ohella h\u00e4n on toiminut my\u00f6s lehtikuvaajana. H\u00e4net on palkittu vuonna 2022 Jouko Lehtolan
s\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6n Nuori sankari -palkinnolla. Konstin teoksia on ollut esill\u00e4 muun muassa Suomen
valokuvataiteen museossa Helsingiss\u00e4, Riihisaaren museossa Savonlinnassa sek\u00e4 muissa
museoissa ja gallerioissa Suomessa ja ulkomailla. Paluumuuttajana ja maakunta-aktivistina
h\u00e4n tekee ty\u00f6t\u00e4 sen eteen, ett\u00e4 taide olisi nykyist\u00e4 saavutettavampaa ja n\u00e4kyv\u00e4mpi osa
ihmisten arkea my\u00f6s It\u00e4-Suomessa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galleria Ars Libera, Maaherrankatu 9, Kuopio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoinna ke-pe 14-18, la-su 12-17| Vapaa p\u00e4\u00e4sy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taiteiden y\u00f6n\u00e4 pe 28.8. klo 16-21\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Veera Konsti: Vanitas vanitatum \u2013 Vanity of Vanities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to the opening<\/strong> Thu 20.8. 6pm-7.30pm
Welcome to meet the artist<\/strong> at Sun 13.9. 15pm-17pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much are we willing to take from nature in order to gain a little more for ourselves?
More money, comfort, power, or possessions. In the end, none of them follows us to the
grave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking inspiration from 17th century vanitas paintings, a genre created to remind the viewer
(and the newly prosperous of the time) of the transience of worldly wealth, power and
beauty. Veera Konsti expands this idea to encompass the relationship between humans and
other species. When everything we have gathered around ourselves eventually disappears,
what remains except the destruction caused by choices made at the expense of other forms
of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The animals in these works were once living creatures that, after their deaths, ended up as
taxidermied exhibition objects created by humans. Time has done its work, and after
decades of wear these animals were no longer considered suitable as educational material
or hunting keepsakes. Through Konsti\u2019s work, however, they have acquired a new meaning
as art and escaped the fate of becoming waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside these more serious themes, the works show a dark humour through the creation
of unexpected juxtaposition. While humour is not necessarily the main aim, it serves to offer
new ways of looking at other species. In one photograph, a cigarette smolders in a panther\u2019s
mouth while one of the sculptures shows a damaged cow’s skull repaired with cast
aluminium prostheses. At the bottom of an aquarium, ceramic freshwater mussels take
revenge on a yellow toy forestry machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition does not aim to provide ready-made answers or tell the viewer what they
should think. Instead, it invites us to explore animals, death, and our own relationship with
nature from our own points of departure, with curiosity and an experimental approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If this exhibition helps you to look differently at future encounters with seagulls, managed
forestry or even an animal killed by a car, it has served its purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veera Konsti<\/strong> is a visual artist and photographer based in Savonlinna, Finland. Her work
explores new ways of looking at subjects otherwise overlooked. Built on unexpected
encounters between observations, materials and ideas, her practice gives new meaning to
taxidermied animals, broken objects, overlooked places and plastic toys by placing them in
unfamiliar contexts. Nothing is too damaged, dusty, modest or out of place to become the
focus of attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working across photography, sculpture and installation, Konsti examines the relationship
between humans, the environment, other species and death. Serious themes collide with
macabre humour and unexpected juxtapositions. Her practice is driven by a sharp curiosity
and a desire to uncover connections that often go unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Konsti received her Master of Arts degree from Aalto University in 2021. Alongside her
artistic practice, she has also worked as a photojournalist. In 2022, she received the Young
Hero Award from the Jouko Lehtola Foundation. Her work has been exhibited at venues
including the Finnish Museum of Photography in Helsinki, Riihisaari \u2013 Savonlinna Museum,
as well as museums and galleries in Finland and abroad. Having returned to her hometown
of Savonlinna, she is also an active regional advocate, working to make contemporary art
more accessible and a more visible part of everyday life in Eastern Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gallery Ars Libera, Maaherrankatu 9, Kuopio
Open wed-fri 2pm-6pm, sat-sun 12pm-5pm | Free Entry
Open during the Night of the Arts on Fri 28.8. from 4pm to 9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Veera Konsti – Vanitas Vanitatum – Turhuuksien turhuus 21.8.-13.9.2026 | Galleria Ars Libera, Maaherrankatu 9,Kuopio Tervetuloa avajaisiin \u00a0to 20.8. klo 18-19.30!Taiteilija tavattavissa su 13.9. klo 15-17 Kuinka paljon olemme valmiita ottamaan luonnolta saadaksemme itsellemme hiemanenemm\u00e4n? Lis\u00e4\u00e4 rahaa, mukavuutta, valtaa tai tavaraa. Lopulta mik\u00e4\u00e4n niist\u00e4 ei seuraameit\u00e4 hautaan. Veera Konstin n\u00e4yttelyn Vanitas vanitatum \u2013 Turhuuksien turhuus … Jatka lukemista ”Veera Konsti – Vanitas Vanitatum – Turhuuksien turhuus”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[76,10,63,19,5,4,13,75],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1465"}],"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=1465"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1474,"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1465\/revisions\/1474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arslibera.com\/galleria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}