Gurls, 2020
17.1.–22.3.2020
Finnish Museum of Photography
Collaboration between Emilia Pennanen and Linda Lehtovirta.
Untitled and Nectar, 2020
Photographic sticker and framed inkjet photograph
50 x 80 cm, 10 x 15 cm
Sea Bomb Shell, 2019
Sublimation on polyester
180 x 100 cm
Slimey Flower, 2019
Sublimation on polyester
400 x 102 cm
Venus, 2020
A photographic sticker, uv print on melted acrylic
104 x 160 cm
Clam in Waves, 2020
Uv print on melted acrylic
21,7 x 29 cm
GURLS is a photographic collaboration between Emilia Pennanen and Linda Lehtovirta. The collaboration draws inspiration from social media platforms. GURLS discusses the symbolism of femininity and uses self-portraiture as its working method. The work challenges photography’s traditional presentation by playfully combining different materials, such as textiles, photographic stickers and melted acrylic prints within its physical installation.
The work is a combination of mixed fragments where beauty, repulsion, and symbols related to femininity, such as seashells, flowers, and slime become intertwined. The work’s self-portraiture is latent within its fragments. The photographs are pointing to the bodily through symbols and signs of the body. The work revolts against the traditional presentation of photography within the exhibition space by aspiring to step away from the constraints of a frame.