Terike Haapoja (FI)
Terike Haapoja (FI) / ”Entropy”
Site: Cathedral, Chapel
Open: September 15-17th: 18.00-20.00 / Sat-Sun: 12.30-16.00
Entropy
Infrared camera is a device that forms an image using infrared radiation instead of visible light. IR Cameras operate on wavelengths up to 14 000 nanometers. The measurements are
Visualized in an image that reminds of the one we see with our naked eyes; still, the image is based on data visualization, not on a trace of light as in traditional photography.
It is in the nature of optical devices such as infrared cameras to aesthetizise the subject: the devices are calibrated to respond to a narrow range of radiation, in order to gain most accurate information. The device “sees” only what it is programmed to see. As the image reveals something of the invisible reality, the image thus also becomes a surface, that covers up other realities.
The video installation ENTOPY shows the cooling down of a horses’ body after its death, recorded with a an infrared camera. The original duration of 9 hours has been edited to a 25minutes loop.
BIO
Terike Haapoja is a visual artist, working and living in Helsinki, Finland. Her work consists of videos, installations and stage projects, characterized by the innovative use of new media and new technology. Haapoja’s work has been show widely in solo –and group exhibitions and festivals both nationally and internationally. She also works as a director and visual designer in contemporary performance projects.
Haapoja has a MA degree both from the Theater Academy of Finland (dep. of Performance art and -theory) and from the Academy of Fine Arts in Finland. She is currently working on her artistic reasearch PhD in the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki. The research, titled ”Technologies of Encounter”, examines connections between the use of new technology in contemporary art with natural scientific worldviews and environmental ethics.
Having a background in activism Haapoja takes actively part in the discussions concerning sustainability and environmental issues in relation to art. Haapoja is a member of the Finnish Bioart Society, and has been founding the Ecology, ethics and art –programmed in the Academy of Fine Arts in Finland.
Haapoja is represented by Gallery Kalhama&Piippo Contemporary.
