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Annukka Mikkola

Annukka Mikkola
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Basic information

b. 1960, Raahe
Visual & Textile Artist, Community Artist, Designer & Visual Arts Teacher
Residence: Espoo

Contact information

Phone number: +358 40 740 8404
Email: anmikkol@gmail.com

Artist's Statement

As a textile artist and designer, I am interested in drawing parallels between art, craft, and industrial products, and in the dialogue that emerges between them.
I find inspiration in juxtaposing the new and the old, the broken and the whole — also in an immaterial sense. Art and design feed one another; art liberates, design structures.

Through fragmentation, I aim to express something deeper, to speak of contradictions as well. I construct a kind of inner landscape from the relationships and fragments between parts of a piece — one that opens up meanings and moods.
Arte Povera ("poor art") has long been a guiding light for me, and I also relate “rough art” to my design practice.

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Works from the artist

Name of the work: Mustavalkoinen maailma – Black-and-white world
Mustavalkoinen maailma – Black-and-white world
Name of the work: Pikkushakki
Pikkushakki
Name of the work: Talven taika – The magic of winter
Talven taika – The magic of winter
Name of the work: Aomame – Within the Aomame installation
Aomame – Within the Aomame installation
Name of the work: Albers´s
Albers´s
Name of the work: Sagalundin lapset
Sagalundin lapset
Name of the work: A&O
A&O
Name of the work: A&O-katseita
A&O-katseita
Name of the work: Pitsipirkko
Pitsipirkko
Name of the work: Stilleben
Stilleben
Name of the work: Dialogissa
Dialogissa
Name of the work: Puolinainen & Vesipiika
Puolinainen & Vesipiika
Name of the work: Viaje azul (Sininen matka)
Viaje azul (Sininen matka)
Name of the work: Leikinloppu ( End of the game )
Leikinloppu ( End of the game )
Name of the work: Etsuko ( Artist’s book )
Etsuko ( Artist’s book )
Name of the work: Lasihelmipeli / Ajan virtaa – The glass bead game / The Flow of Time
Lasihelmipeli / Ajan virtaa – The glass bead game / The Flow of Time
Name of the work: Sinipiika
Sinipiika
Name of the work: Luostarin puutarhassa ( In the monastery garden )
Luostarin puutarhassa ( In the monastery garden )
Name of the work: Hellapoliisit-installaatio
Hellapoliisit-installaatio
Name of the work: Tilkkutoteemi ( Narrative Textile Selfie )
Tilkkutoteemi ( Narrative Textile Selfie )
Name of the work: Lintuhiihtäjät ( The bird skiers )
Lintuhiihtäjät ( The bird skiers )
Name of the work: Lintuhiihtäjät ( The bird skiers ): Lintutorni ( The Bird Tower), Kruikka & Pengui
Lintuhiihtäjät ( The bird skiers ): Lintutorni ( The Bird Tower), Kruikka & Pengui
Name of the work: Lintumummo, lasten ja lintujen suojelija (Lintumummo, protector of children and birds)
Lintumummo, lasten ja lintujen suojelija (Lintumummo, protector of children and birds)
Name of the work: Lintumummo, lasten ja lintujen suojelija – Lintumummo, the protector of children and birds) detail
Lintumummo, lasten ja lintujen suojelija – Lintumummo, the protector of children and birds) detail
Name of the work: Lintumummo, lasten ja lintujen suojelija (Lintumummo, the protector of children and birds) – detail
Lintumummo, lasten ja lintujen suojelija (Lintumummo, the protector of children and birds) – detail
Name of the work: Lintumummo & Jathornia Oitbackan Navettagalleriassa 2023
Lintumummo & Jathornia Oitbackan Navettagalleriassa 2023
Name of the work: Jathornia
Jathornia

Bio

In Golden Frames, in a Black-and-White World


AS AN ARTIST AND DESIGNER


Through re-evaluating my own art—even to the extent of physically dismantling a piece—I question the meaning of images and the act of making art. I believe that no creation is so valuable that it couldn’t be deconstructed, both metaphorically and literally, and viewed from a new perspective.


As an artist and designer, I have recognized Arte Povera as a guiding influence since the 1990s. I draw inspiration from recycled objects, textiles, and discoveries found along nature trails. The broken and rough interest me both visually and philosophically. I also incorporate this kind of “rough art” into my own design work, particularly in my installations.





As an Art Pedagogue


"Annukka Mikkola, a versatile artist with a long career, has specialized in site-specific art pedagogy—focusing on discovering both external and internal places as starting points for artistic expression."


– Karoliina Vilander, socially engaged designer, MA (Art and Design)

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