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han contribuido a la creación de narrativas que frag-
mentan la percepción espacio-temporal en el arte
contemporáneo. La muestra reúne videos como
Me /
We, Okay, Gray
(1993),
If 6 Was 9
(1995-96),
Consolation Service
(1999),
The Present
(2001),
The
House
(2002) pieza que pertenece a la colección del
K21, y
Where is Where?
(2007-08).
El trabajo de Eija-Liisa Ahtila teje delgadas redes
entre la ficción y el documento, la realidad y lo Real,
la psicología y lo teatral, la espacialidad y la concien-
cia, el texto y la voz. Una cosa es segura: la ambigüe-
dad es una constante en la obra de Ahtila. Las
estrategias de fragmentación temporal y simulta-
neidad espacial de su obra, hacen que nuestra per-
cepción se convierta en un agente activo, en un
descifrador.
Ahtila provoca nuestro entendimiento de la reali-
dad, lo reta, juega con él. Nos presenta realidades
fantásticas con las que de una u otra manera nos
identificamos. Por ejemplo,
The House
, la historia de
video. Her video installations have contributed to
the creation of narratives that fragment the space-
time perception in contemporary art. The sample
brings together videos such as
Me / We, Okay, Gray
(1993),
If 6 Was 9
(1995-96),
Consolation Service
(1999),
The Present
(2001),
The House
(2002),
which is part of the K21 collection, and
Where is
Where?
(2007-08).
Eija-Liisa Ahtila’s work weaves fine threads
between fiction and documentary, reality and real,
psychology and theatrical, spatiality and aware-
ness and text and voice. One thing is certain: ambi-
guity is a constant factor in Ahtila’s work. The
strategies of temporary fragmentation and spatial
simultaneity in her work turn our perception into
an active agent; into a decipherer.
Ahtila provokes our understanding of reality;
challenging it, playing with it. She presents fantas-
tic realities some of which we can identify with. For
example,
The House
, the story of a woman who goes
los conquistadores •
the conquerors
1.
The Hour of Prayer
, 2005
4-screen DVD installation, 4:3, aspect ratio
1:1.33, Stereo Surround, 14’12’’
Courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery,
New York und Paris
© Crystal Eye – Kristallisilmä Oy,
Helsinki, 2008
©VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2008
Foto: Andrei Jewell
2.
The House
, 2002
3-screenDVDInstallation,16:9,aspectratio
1:1.77, DD 5.1, original language Finnish,
English subtitles, 14’
Courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery,
New York und Paris
© Crystal Eye – Kristallisilmä Oy, Helsinki
©VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2008
3.
Me/We; Okay; Gray,
1993
DVD installation for 3 TVmonitors
with sound on wooden furniture,
4:3, aspect ratio 1:1.66, Stereo Surround,
original language Finnish,
English subtitles, 3 x 90’’
Courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery,
New York und Paris
© Crystal Eye – Kristallisilmä Oy,
Helsinki, 2008
©VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2008
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