In my work Repeater I examine the struggle behind learning a new trick. Most of the time put into skateboarding consists of failure, but skate videos are almost entirely made up of moments when everything falls into place. This makes it look easy. For me skateboarding is a form of street art, in which creativity, personality and unique style are essential. All this takes an enormous amount of experimentation, repetition and disappointment.
For my other video work I returned to the spots of my childhood; to places where I’ve sacrificed countless days learning new things. What do these corners of urban space look like to those who have never skated?
Rasmus Mäkelä (b. 1991 in Orimattila, Finland) is a Helsinki based visual artist dealing with intertwining themes such as time, change, space and light. Often his works are reactions to feelings, such as anxiety and helplessness, caused by ephemerality. Experimentation and playfulness as well as incompleteness and recycling of works play a key role in his practice. Mäkelä graduated as a Master of Arts in photography from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in the spring of 2021.
Thank you
Roope, Petra and mum.
The exhibition is supported by Kauno ry.
Contact details
ras.makela(a)gmail.com
rasmusmakela.com
IG: @rasmus.m
