Emma Rönnholm
Basic information
b. 1984, Turku
Visual artist, sculptor
Residence: Helsinki
Contact information
Phone number: 0505229551
Email: emma.ronnholm@gmail.com
Artist’s Statement
I graduated in 2011 from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, where I studied painting and sculpture. I work mainly with installation and objects, often including motorised or kinetic elements. My works are playful studies of daily gestures and materials, below which a conceptual depth can be found.
During the last couple of years I have developed an interest in using mechanical or motorized elements in my work. My most recent pieces are mechanical installations, where it is a movement or a gradual change that reveals new meanings in familiar materials.
Before I became fascinated with mechanical movement however, my main occupation was with material and language, and it still is. The first impulse to a new work is usually in the materiality of something very ordinary, like the damp softness of a dish cloth or the sound of crisp bread breaking. But everything is connected: the material is the embodiment of memories, emotions and cultural ideas. I thoroughly enjoy finding these complex layers in simple things. Doing art allows me to do so, and I hope my work shares this joy and the insights it produces.
In addition to my personal artistic practise I have collaborated with artist Salla Vapaavuori since 2007, for site specific work in a wide range of media. I also work with illustration and writing.
For CV and more information, visit: www.emmaronnholm.com
During the last couple of years I have developed an interest in using mechanical or motorized elements in my work. My most recent pieces are mechanical installations, where it is a movement or a gradual change that reveals new meanings in familiar materials.
Before I became fascinated with mechanical movement however, my main occupation was with material and language, and it still is. The first impulse to a new work is usually in the materiality of something very ordinary, like the damp softness of a dish cloth or the sound of crisp bread breaking. But everything is connected: the material is the embodiment of memories, emotions and cultural ideas. I thoroughly enjoy finding these complex layers in simple things. Doing art allows me to do so, and I hope my work shares this joy and the insights it produces.
In addition to my personal artistic practise I have collaborated with artist Salla Vapaavuori since 2007, for site specific work in a wide range of media. I also work with illustration and writing.
For CV and more information, visit: www.emmaronnholm.com
