SANDRA KANTANEN

Sandra Kantanen
(b. 1974, Helsinki)
Currently based: Hanko

Valokuvataiteilija Kantanen kuvaa pääosin maisemia. Hänen teoksissaan yhdistyvät valokuva sekä maalaus perinteisin pigmentein sekä digitaalisin työkaluin. Olennaista on kysymys, mikä on tehnyt kuvan? Valokuvan materiaalin ominaisimmat kysymykset kiinnostavat Kantasta, valo-varjo, pinta-syvyys, analogisuus-digitaalisuus, terävyys-epäterävyys, todellisuus-lavastettu. Hänen teoksiaan löytyy useista kokoelmista Suomesta sekä ulkomailta; J.Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, US, KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art, FI, HAM Helsinki City Art Museum, FI, EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art ,Saastamoinen Foundation FI, Tampere Art Museum, FI, Keravan Taidemuseo, FI, Fondazione Fotografia Modena, IT, Olorvisual Collection, Barcelona, ES, Wihuri Foundation, Rovaniemi, FI, Pro Artibus Foundation, FI, National Gallery, State Art collection, FI, Parliament of Finland, FI.


 

Artist photographer Sandra Kantanen photographs mainly landscapes. In her work she combines photography and painting with both traditional pigments and digital tools. The essential question is, what has made the picture? The most specific questions regarding the material of photograpy interest her; light-shadow, surface-depth, focus-blur, analog-digital, reality-staged. Her work can be found in several collections in Finland and abroad: J.Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, US, KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art, FI, HAM Helsinki City Art Museum, FI, EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art ,Saastamoinen Foundation FI, Tampere Art Museum, FI, Keravan Taidemuseo, FI, Fondazione Fotografia Modena, IT, Olorvisual Collection, Barcelona, ES, Wihuri Foundation, Rovaniemi, FI, Pro Artibus Foundation, FI, National Gallery, State Art collection, FI and Parliament of Finland, FI.

“Untitled (Forest 1)”, 2016 pigment print on paper Edition 5 +2 AP 128 x 108 cm

“Untitled (Forest 3)”, 2016 pigment print on paper Edition 5 +2 AP 128 x 108 cm

“Untitled (Forest 4)”, 2016 pigment print on paper Edition 5 +2 AP 82 x 70 cm

“Untitled (Forest 5)”, 2017 pigment print on paper Edition 5 +2 AP 128 x 108 cm Edition 5 +2 AP 58 x 49 cm

“Untitled (Forest 6)”, 2017 pigment print on paper Edition 5 +2 AP 128 x 108 cm Edition 5 +2 AP 58 x 49 cm

“Untitled (Lake 2, fishpond)”, 2009 Pigment print on paper 128 x 108 cm Edition of 5 + 2 AP

“Untitled (Lake 3)”, 2009 Pigment print on paper 82 x 70 cm Edition of 5 + 2 AP

“Untitled (pink flowers)”, 2013 Pigment print on paper 62 x 50 cm Edition of 5 + 2 AP

“Untitled (Pond 3)”, 2013 Pigment print on paper 150 x 130 cm Edition of 5 + 2 AP

“Untitled (yellow leaves)”, 2013 Pigment print on paper 128 x 108 cm Edition of 5 + 2 AP