February 26th – March 8th, 2025
Mariliina Valkama & Ulpu Ruotsalainen – Queen of Hearts and Knight
Vernissage: Tuesday, February 25th, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
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Opening hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Galerie Pleiku
Eugen-Schönhaar-Strasse 6a
10407 Berlin
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The exhibition Queen of Hearts and Knight presents life as a game. In this game, winning is not always guaranteed, but the possibility exists. Or is it? You cannot choose which cards you are dealt, but you can decide how you play them. Games and playing are ways for people to engage with the world and spend time together. They offer opportunities to have fun, develop strategies, and experience both winning and losing. Is it only the fate of a game piece to be involuntarily used to fulfill the dreams of others? Who determines the rules of the game? And what might happen if the rules are not followed?
The game continues throughout the exhibition, inviting visitors to participate. In this exhibition, plants, plant paintings, plant materials, live plants and fresh flowers play key roles.
Mariliina Valkama is a visual artist interested in the relationship between humans and plants. Ulpu Ruotsalainen is a florist.
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The exhibition Queen of Hearts and Knight presents life as a game. In this game, winning isn't always guaranteed, but the possibility exists. Or does it? You can't choose which cards you are dealt, but you can decide how to play them. Games and playing are ways for human beings to engage with the world and spend time together. They provide opportunities to have fun, strategize, and experience both winning and losing. Is it just the fate of a pawn to be used involuntarily to fulfill the dreams of others? Who decides the rules of the game? And what might happen if the rules are not followed?
The game continues throughout the exhibition, encouraging visitors to participate. In this exhibition, key roles are played by plants, pictures of plants, plant-based materials, living plants, and fresh flowers.
Mariliina Valkama is a visual artist interested in the relationship between humans and plants. Ulpu Ruotsalainen is a florist.
Image:
"Ratsu" (The knight / der Springer ), Mariliina Valkama, 2024, image transfer and leaf metal, 39cm x 18.5cm
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