Oyster

I had brain MRI in the afternoon. Then I went to see Anna Niskanen's exhibition Oyster in the art centre Mältinranta. She taught cyanotype in my art studies. There were her wonderful and beautiful large prints!


Anna Niskanen’s solo exhibition Oyster presents a collection of hand-printed photomontages that transform the Mältinranta gallery space into a water-filled room. Water surrounds us and flows within us – the water in our bodies supports us. The movement, shimmer, and sound of moving water remind us of our origins.

The materiality and surface of the large-scale, unique works emphasize the physicality and labour of the process. The cyanotype, dating back almost 200 years, is a printing process in which a light-sensitive emulsion is applied to paper, exposed to ultraviolet light, and finally washed with water. After exposure, the blue image appears when the chemical reaction forms the Prussian blue pigment.




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