Silja Puranen
Basic information
b. 1961, Elimäki
Visual Artist
Residence: Tuusula
Contact information
Email: info(at)siljapuranen.com
Artist’s Statement
My artworks merge the political with the poetic, juxtaposing contrasts to create contradictions. They navigate between lightness and oppression, beauty and the grotesque, intertwining humor with melancholy. I create bizarre fables populated by animals and other animate or animated creatures – yet the absence of humanity emphasizes the blindness to the consequences of man's actions, a denial of the inevitable, escape to the role of an outsider.
I wor on a multidisciplinary basis. My repertoire includes videos/animations, installations, and mixed media pieces.
I wor on a multidisciplinary basis. My repertoire includes videos/animations, installations, and mixed media pieces.
Current information
Exhibitions 2022-2024:Solo exhibitions:
Gallery Uusi Kipinä, Lahti 9.2.–27.9.2022, POVA – Ostrobothnian Photography Centre, Lapua 23.11.2022–7.1.2023, Gallery Pimento, Oulu 10.5.–4.6.2023, Art Center ITÄ, Lappeenranta 16.11.-9.12.2023, Gallery Becker, Jyväskylä 12.12.2024.–8.1.2025
Group exhibitions:
Leena Illukka – Silja Puranen – Virpi Vesanen-Laukkanen; Galleria Ars Libera, Kuopio 6.6.–26.6.2023, Art Center Ahjo 1.11.–19.11.2023, HAA-Gallery, Helsinki 13.6.–7.7.2024
Silja Puranen – Eero Lintusaari; "Stories of Time" Taiteilijakoti Erkkola, Tuusula June 4th - September 1st, 2024
Joint exhibitions:
Textila Skikt / Textile Layers, Textilmuseet, Borås (SE) 24.2.–14.5.2023
"The alchemy of time" – Wiurila summer 10th anniversary exhibition 17.6.–27.7.2023
"Überhund – the Fascinating Dogs of Art" Jyväskylä Art Museum 26.05.–01.10.2023; Mikkeli Art Museum 13.10.2023–28.1.2024; Kuopio Art Museum 16.1.–19.5.2024