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Toinen todellisuus / Another Reality |
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map | Metroasema, Mellunmäki |
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This installation by Mikko Karvinen was at Mellunmäki metro station until 2009. It consisted of nine 30-cm tall male figures walking upside down on the ceiling of the station. The work was originally intended as a temporary installation, but remained in place for five years, until it was moved to the Laakavuori primary school when the station was renovated. The number of the topsy-turvy figures was reduced to eight, and the figures were mounted on both wall and ceiling.
The original piece was created in 2003–2004 on the basis of a winning entry to a competition held at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts. The work in the metro station was part of the Suburban Project of the Economic and Planning Centre of the City of Helsinki. The work belongs to the collections of the Helsinki Art Museum.
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The artist
© Helsinki City Artmuseum
WWW-production: Lasipalatsin Mediakeskus Oy,
Flammable Solutions Oy 2001
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