The exhibition takes up our bodily moving of objects, the technology of carrying and our relationship to the things we carry. The installation consists of two groups of wooden sculptures – things to carry with and things to be carried. The starting point of the works are the objects and practices that connect the body with what is being moved. The wooden works were made with hand tools and pre-industrial methods.
Jan Lütjohann (*1987, Kiel) is a sculptor and educator from northern Germany who lives and works in Helsinki. His sculptures and installations take the shape of tools, equipment and workspaces. He works by hand with pre-industrial technology to reflect on potential shapes and futures.
Lütjohann’s earlier exhibitions include Things that Contain at Muu Kaapeli and Kulttuurisauna in Helsinki, Time and Other Resources at Galleria Sculptor, As Precisely as Necessary at Stundars Museum in Sulva and Countless Reinventions of The Wheel at Luostarinmäki Museum in Turku. His artistic work for this exhibition has been supported by Kone Foundation and Nida Art Colony.
