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At first glance, Viggo Wallensk\u00f6ld (b. 1969) and Victor Barsokevitsch (1863\u20131933) seem to have nothing in common. But upon closer inspection, one comes to a different conclusion. A strange, surprising similarity emerges. One that transcends the centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Encounter That Transcends Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Viggo paints. Victor photographed. They lived in different worlds, at differing paces, and in different centuries. Despite all this, they share a common language: Both place the viewer in a space where imagination is encouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Viggo\u2019s compositions possess the same airiness and stillness that Victor captured with his camera. A sense of peace is present in both of their images, yet there is something subtly off-kilter in the atmosphere \u2014 something a little strange and something almost cinematic. This is why Viggo and Victor have been brought together. Not to be compared, but to be seen parallel to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nWiggo Wallensk\u00f6ld: The Prince’s Family, 2007, HAM Helsiki Art Museum. Photo: Hanna Kukorelli.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Stories that take shape in the viewer\u2019s mind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Victor Barsokevitsch\u2019s photographs are filled with people about whom we know almost nothing. Yet the people in the images feel very close to the viewer. Looking at them, one begins to wonder about the relationships between the people in the photos, their professions, and the stories behind their gazes. Why did they come to the studio? What happened between them? Where did they go after this moment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victor\u2019s studio captured the full spectrum of Savonian life. He knew how to engage with people through the camera so that their presence remains palpable to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Viggo Wallensk\u00f6ld does something similar, but through the medium of painting. His works are based on old photographs, which often come from his family\u2019s photo albums. Viggo\u2019s works evoke a sense of melancholy and mystery and hold the promise that a story is just beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Viggo, old photographs are documents of a life lived. The photograph becomes the starting point for a new world: at once open and veiled, familiar and foreign. Viggo paints stories that everyone can write for themselves. The same applies to Victor\u2019s photographs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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