Merja Puustinen
Basic information
b. 1963, Hamina
Visual Artist
Residence: Espoo
Contact information
Phone number: +358451349307
Email: puustinen.merja@protonmail.com
Artist’s Statement
Merja Puustinen and Andy Best make works of art that engage with the body as a sensual experience. In the works of the artist couple, the viewer's body is literally immersed in an environment where touch, voice, touch, movement, balance and social community engagement become a holistic and multisensoral artistic experience. The richness of feeling, shape and colour is combined with joy and positive play. The themes of the artists’ works are sometimes provocative and controversial, while the physicality of the artwork gives the public an opportunity for collective experience. Merja and Andy's playfulness combines myths, intellectual provocation and social criticism.