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Elina Brotherus

Biographie

Présentation

Elina Brotherus Née en 1972 à Helsinki, Finlande. Vit et travaille en Finlande et en France.

Elina Brotherus est née en 1972 à Helsinki et partage sa vie entre la Finlande et la France. Avec la photographie et plus récemment la vidéo, Elina Brotherus explore le paysage émotionnel, les sentiments de l’individu et tente de déterminer comment celui-ci devient une partie de l’ensemble formé par les autres. Avec un langage délibérément structuré, elle travaille sur sa propre personne à partir des évènements de sa vie. Bien que ses autoportraits dominent son oeuvre, elle n'interprète jamais de rôles et ne crée pas de mises en scène ; Ses paysages révèlent tout autant la nature de ses sentiments. Dans sa série récente 'The New Painting' , Elina Brotherus questionne aussi bien les codes esthétiques de la peinture que la notion de Beauté et va au-devant de questions sur la réalité et sa représentation.

Biographie

Elina Brotherus Née en 1972 à Helsinki, Finlande. Vit et travaille en Finlande et en France.

Expositions personnelles

2010

Elina Brotherus, Bloomberg SPACE, in the ‘Comma’ series, London.

Time Series, Titanik Gallery, Turku.

Artists at Work, gb agency, Paris.

Elina Brotherus, Retrospective, gb agency, Paris.

2009

Model Studies, Wapping Project Bankside, London.

Artist and her Model, Martin Asbaek Gallery, Copenhagen.

Elina Brotherus, Cur. René Block, ile de Moen, Danemark

Correspondances, Photography Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki (with Rantala).

The New Painting, PF Photography Gallery, Poznan, Poland (cat.).

2008

Elina Brotherus, YKY Gallery, Istanbul.

My Happiness is Round, The Wapping Project, Londres.

Etudes d'après Modèles, Danseurs, AMA Gallery, Helsinki.

Malga Valarica, (curator Giovanna Cavenzi), Commune di Spera,Trento.

Roma Festival Photo, V.M.21 Artecontemporanea, Roma. (cur. Lorella Scacco)

Elina Brotherus in Artist Files 2008, The National Art Center, Tokyo. (cat.)

2007

Elina Brotherus, gb agency, Paris.

The New Painting, Bleu du Ciel, Lyon.

The New Painting, Oldenburg Kunstverein.

The New Painting, Centre pour l'Image Contemporaine Saint-Gervais, Genève.

2006

The New Painting, Musée Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon-sur-Saône. (cat)

Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf, Berlin.

Model Studies, Festival Les Boréales, Musée des Beaux Arts, Caen.

The New Painting, Journées photographiques de Bienne.

The New Painting, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin. (cat)

The New Painting, Millesgarden, Stockholm. (cat)

2005

The New Painting, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki. (cat)

Orpheus, Centrale Montemartini, Rome.

Open Space, Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf, Art Cologne.

Brotherus, Tyttö, Finnish-Norvegian Cultural Institute, Oslo.

Jérusalem Theatre, Jérusalem.

Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf, Frankfort.

Centre d'Art Contemporain, Tinglado 2, Tarragone.

Frac Haute-Normandie, Rouen.

Baigneurs, Lèche-vitrine, Maison de la culture, Amiens

Model Studies, gb agency, Paris.

2004

Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå.

Brotherus, Tyttö, Photography Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki.

Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen.

The New Painting, Espace photographique Château d'eau, Toulouse. (cat.)

Les Baigneurs, Wapping Project, Londres.

2003

Elina Brotherus' video works, Kunsthalle Lophem, Bruges.

The New Painting, Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonie.

Blue Horizon, Cassina, Tokyo.

Baigneurs, Istanbul Biennial side event, Istanbul (cat.).

Suites françaises 2, Image/Imatge, Orthez.

Festival Foto-Encuentros, Murcia.

The New Painting, Liste 03, gb agency, Basel.

The New Painting, Espace Photographique Contretype, Bruxelles.

2002

The New Painting, Fiac Perspectives, gb agency, Paris.

International Contemporary Art Center, Bucarest.

Photo-Espana, Jardins Botaniques, Madrid.

Orchard Gallery, Derry, North Ireland.

Hämmeenlinna Art Museum, Hämmeenlinna; Västeras Art Museum, Västeras; Lund Art Hall, Lund.

Encontros da Imagem, Braga.

The New Painting, INOVA, Institute of Visual Art, Milwaukee.

2001

Spring, The Wapping Project, Londres.

Suites françaises 2, gb agency, Paris.

The New Painting, Galleri Andersson, Umea.

2000

Encontros de Fotografia, Coimbra.

Suites françaises 1, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki; Galleri i8, Reyjavik.

1999

Northern Photography Centre, Rantagalleria, Oulu.

Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki.

Dance Portraits, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki.

1998

Galleri Andersson, Umea; Galerie Anhava, Helsinki.

Expositions de groupe

2010

Cool Water, Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki.

Vom Dunkeln Gescluckt, Ars Auttoinen, Auttoinen.

Billnäs Bruk, Raseborg.

Spazio, MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome.

Starter, ARTER, Istanbul.

Helsinki10, Rogaland Art Museum, Stavanger.

2009

Identités, Ecole Supérieure dArt, Le Havre.

Rencontres littéraires nordiques, Lieu Unique, Nantes. Wonderful, terrible Life, Etelä-Karjalan Taidemuseo, Lappenranta, Finland.

Myth of Childhood, CCA Andratx, Mallorca.

Nord, Nord-Ouest, gb agency, Paris.

Screening, Supernova, Riga, Latvia.

Mythos Kindheit, Centre Culturel, Majorque.

Ecology of Emotions, Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland. Works, Deeds, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki.

La Ruche cité des artistes, Palais Lumière, Evian (cat).

Bibliographie

Bibliographie

Livres et catalogues

2008

Artists Files, The National Art Center, Tokyo.

2007

Parts and the Whole, Colecciòn H+F, Fundacion Foto Colectania, Barcelona; Centro Cultural Bancaja de Alicante.

Elina Brotherus, Etudes d'après modèle, danseurs, Editions Textuel, Paris.

Into the Landscape, Preus Museum, Horten, Norway.

Territoires partagés: Peinture et photographie aujourd'hui, Château de Villeneuve art moderne et contemporain, Vence.

Merveilleux!, Château de Malbrouck, Manderen.

Northen Lights, Galeria Civica, Modena.

Dreamlands Burn, Mücsarnok, Kunsthalle, Budapest.

2006

Ars Fennica 2007, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Elina Brotherus Breadth of Vision, by Timo Valjakka.

Art, Life & Confusion, 47th October Salon, Belgrade, Centre Culturel.

Selbstauslöser, Kunst Halle Fridericianum, Kassel.

Cent, The Jules Wright Issue Memories, Spring 06, Issue'06, Elina Brotherus Suites françaises 2, by Jules Wright.

2005

Elina Brotherus: The New Painting, éditions Next Level, dist. Thames & Hudson.

Elina Brotherus, Tinglado 2, Moll de Costa, Contemporary Art Center, Tarragona.

2004

Elina Brotherus, The New Painting, Carnets de Résidences #2, Editions Contretype Bruxelles.

Elina Brotherus, The New Painting, Château d'eau, Toulouse.

Photography and Art Today, Thames and Hudson éditions.

2003

Blue Horizon, Contemporary Finnish Photography, Tokyo.

Annexe H, Image/imatge, Orhtez.

Girls' Night Out, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach; St Louis Museum of Art, Saint Louis.

Carnegie Award 2003, Konstakademien,Stockholm, Sweden.

Zeitgenössische fototkunst aus Finland, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein; Berlin.

2002

Carnegie Art Award 2002, Stockholm, Sweden

Fotoencuentros, festival Murcia, Espagne.

Acquisitions 1996-2002, Frac Alsace, Sélestat.

PHE02 Femininos, exhibition catalogue, Photo Espana, Madrid.

Attachment +, exhibition catalogue, Brugge.

The Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize 2002, exhibition catalogue, text by Val Williams, in association with the Photographers' Gallery, Londres.

DECISIVE DAYS, Elina Brotherus, Valokuvia-Photographies-Photographs 1997-2001, text by Jan Kaila, Kustannus Pohjoinen, Oulu.

2001

Silence in the City, exhibition catalogue, Gwangju City Art Museum, Gwangju.

Make me feel, exhibition catalogue, text by John Peter Nilson, Elina Brotherus, Art Athina, Athens.

SPRING, Elina Brotherus, exhibition catalogue, text by Sophie Howarth, Jane Rendell, The Wapping Project, London.

ARS 01, exhibition catalogue, text by Val Williams and Leena Laakso and Elina Brotherus. Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki.

Magnetic North, Current Installation Photography in Finland, texts by Caryn Faure Walker and Mika Hannula, The Finnish Museum of Photography, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Helsinki.

Confidences : Parce que c'était moi, Parce que c'était lui, exhibition catalogue, text by Elina Brotherus, Casino, Forum d'Art Contemporain, Luxembourg.

SUITES FRANÇAISES 2, Elina Brotherus, exhibition catalogue, texts by Andrea Holzherr and Val Williams, & : gb agency, Paris.

Printemps de Septembre : Théâtres du fantastique, exhibition catalogue, texts by Marie-Frédérique Halin and Val Williams, Actes Sud.

Surface and whirlpools - samtida finsk konst, exhibition catalogue, text by Jan Kaila, Borås Konstmuseum, Borås.

2000

Jahresgaben 01, exhibition catalogue, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main.

One of those days, exhibition catalogue, Mannheimer Kunstverein, Mannheim.

Quinze en Europe, La jeune photographie européenne, exhibition catalogue, text by Gabriel Bauret, Septembre de la Photo, Théâtre de la photographie et de l'image, Nice.

Waterfront, exhibition catalogue, text by Pontus Kyander, Kulturbro, Kulturhuset Toldkammeret, Helsingør / Helsingborgs Museum.

ELINA BROTHERUS, exhibition catalogue, texts by Caryn Faure Walker and Elina Brotheru, i8 Galleri, Reykjavík, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Reykjavík.

Narcisse blessé, Autoportraits contemporains 1970-2000, exhibition catalogue, Passage de Retz, Paris.

Norden, Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Nordeuropa, exhibition catalogue, texts by Mika Hannula and Sabine Folie and Brigitte Kölle, Kunsthalle Wien.

Think 2000, 130th anniversary exhibition of the University of Art and Design Helsinki, exhibition catalogue, text by Caryn Faure Walker, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Helsinki.

The Passion and the Wave, 6th International Istanbul Biennial of Contemporary Art, exhibition catalogue, texts by Anders Kreuger and Paolo Colombo, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Istanbul.

1999

Identité fictive, Photographie finlandaise, exhibition catalogue, texts by Jean-Louis Godefroid, Asko Mäkelä, Espace photographique Contretype, Bruxelles.

Finnish line : Starting point, jeunes artistes finlandais, exhibition catalogue, texts by Yrjänä Levanto, Paul-Hervé Parsy, Elina Brotherus, Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg.

Valoa / Light, History of Finnish Photography 1839-1999, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki.

1998

ELINA BROTHERUS, exhibition catalogue, texts by Yrjänä Levanto and Elina Brotherus, Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå.

Articles de presse

2010

Flair, L'arte è un gioco di specchi, by Laura Icardona.

Trois couleurs, français, Points de vie, texte de Anne-Lou Vicente.

2009

The moment, Now expanding/Wapping project, by Jill Singer.

Artforum international, Elina Brothérus, by Lauren O’Neill Butler.

2008

Flair Magazine, N° 5, Maggio, io ti guardo, tu mi osservi, by Laura Incardona.

The New York Times, 15 Feb, Ars Fennica, Finnish Art Now, by Ken Johnson.

The Village Voice, Feb.20-26, Four Finalists for Finland's prestigious Ars Fennica find a New York home at Scandinavian House, by Robert Shuster.

Helsingin Sanomat, Jan.10, ?Harjoitelmia mallin mukaa? by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta.

The New York Times, Sun, Feb.7, Finnish Art's IPO, by Maureen Mullarkey.

2007

Magazine 04, Automne-Hiver, N°1, Elina Brotherus, by Timothée Chailloux.

Poly, artistes & cultures d'aujourdhui, #4, Mars, So close / so Far away, Altkirch.

HebdoScope, N°923, 7-13 mars, So Close/ so far away, Collection H+F.

Regioartline Kunstmagazin, #2, 15 mars, by Charlotte Ullmann.

Edit-revue.com, #5, Elina Brotherus: Qaund le corps devient paysage, par Tiffany Kleinbeck.

Whitewall, Issue 4, contents 1, Elina Brotherus.

Tema-Celeste, N°119 january-february, Sgauardi dal nord, reflecting with Images.

20 Minutes Lyon, 10 janvier, Elina Brotherus: The New Painting.

Beaux Arts Magazine, #271, Jan, Exporama: Elina Brotherus.

Aamulehti, Jan.7, Valokuva olisi kiva yllätys.

Aamulehti, Jan.10, Voittaja Kåhre tarjoilee ihmetystä ja yllätyksiä, by Veikko Halmetoja.

Taide, 1/2007, Konteksti ja katsoja, by Otso Kantokorpi.

Flair, Feb, Il mondo magico di Elina, by Filippo Maggia.

Exibart onpaper, March, Sguardi da nord, by Francesca Baboni.

Arte e critica, March-May 2007, Elina Brotherus, by Lorella Scacco.

Finnpro, March, Kuvassa keskellä; Elina Brotherus, by Kalle Kirtilä.

Regioartline Kunstmagazin, #2, March 15, by Charlotte Ullmann.

HebdoScope, N°923, March 7-13, So Close/ So Far Away, Collection H+F.

Artistes & cultures d'aujourdhui, Altkirch, #4, March, So Close / So Far Away.

Profil, 77, April, Tache d'huile, by Katia Berger.

Muse, No 38, Oct, Dossier Nature, portfolio.

2006

Helsinki Uutiset, 16/01, Elina Brothreus maalaa kameralla, by Marketta Karjalainen

Blue Wings, december, Coming of Age, by Satu Jussila.

Nikon News, oct/nov/dec, Elina Brotherus: The New Painting.

Chalon Magazine, oct, Elina Brotherus, un regard en quête de la beauté simple, by Nathalie Monneret

Actuphoto.com, Elina Brotherus: The New Painting.

Le Journal de Saone et Loire, 12 décembre, Photo: E. Brotherus, Portrait: Elina, et le silence se fait, by Mathieu Brelière.

Le Journal du Palais, 23-29 oct, Elina Brotherus expose à Chalon.

Figaroscope, 25 oct, Elina Brotherus pour les Pays nordiques.

L'Indépendant du Louhannias et du Jura, 21 oct, Expoisition au Musée Nièpce de Chalon sur Saone.

Next Level, #10, Elina Brotherus Breadth of Vision, by Timo Valjakka.

Espo Arte, N° 39, Feb/mar, Elina Brotherus, by Laura Fanti

Le Monde, 15/16 janv, L'école photographique d'Helsinki, Nouvelle venue, by Roxana Azimi.

Paris-Art.com, Elina Brotherus, Model Studies, by Pierre Juhasz.

Hufvudstadsbladet, 21 jan, Konst, Landskapets budbärare, by Camilla Wasastjerna.

Kirkko & Kaupunkl, #2, 18 janv, Kauneus Löytyy Läheltä, by Satu Itkonen.

Helsingin Sanomat, 14 janv, Vaeltajan tie historiasta valokuvaan, by Anu Uimonen

100, 13 jan, Elina Brotherus, Astui maalareiden Maaperälle, by STT.

Presso, 7 janv, Elina Brotherus astui luontoon, by Mila Savaspuro.

Anna, jan, Elina Brotherus, astuu maalareiden alueelle, by Samuli Isola.

2005

Libération, Hors Série Photographie, Nov-Dec, L'album de vacances.

Muse Magazine, Octobre, Elina Brotherus.

Madame, N°9, sept, Allein in der Land-Schaft, by Rüdiger Von Naso.

Libération, 1er août, D'un territoire à l'autre, voir au dos.

El Temps d'Art, juliol-agost, N°20, couverture speciale Elina Brotherus.

Origina, N°144, marzo, Elina Brotherus, by Victor Zamundio-Taylor.

Modern Painters, june, Elina Brotherus at gb agency, by Paola Noe.

Le Monde 2, 26 mars, Peintures photographiques, par Michel Guérin.

Vogue, mars N°855, Méditation Contemplative, by Frédéric Bonnet.

Les Inrockuptibles, 2-8 mars, Vernissage Elina Brotherus.

Beaux Arts Magazine, mars, # 249.

Le Monde, 12 mars, Les Jeux de regards d'Elina Brotherus, by Philippe Dagen.

Paris-art.com, Model Studies d'Elina Brotherus, by Pierre Juhasz.

Revue.com, Elina Brotherus, trois évèvements.

2004

Next Level, vol 2, N°4, Painting with light, Elina Brotherus, by Craig Burnett.

Jerusalem Post, april 28, Six Others from Paris, by Meir Ronnen.

Valo, Aamulehti, 20-26.08.04, Et tiedä mitään suomalaisesta valokuvasta, ellet tunne Elina Brotherusta.

Palleten Magazine, N°255, Elina Brotherus, Om Att Uppträda För Kameran, by Jan Kaila.

Dazed &Confused, Vol 2, issue 19, nov, Elina Brotherus, by Ola Rindal.

ARTnOrd, N°7, Photographie et vidéo, La communauté invisible, by Harri Laakso.

Le Monde, 23 oct, Elina Brotherus, l'oeil et la mémoire, by Philippe Dagen.

Mood Magzine, N°75, 09, Elina Brotherus, by Giuliana Montrasio.

Flair Magazine, June, Di ghiaccio e di fuoco, by Laura Incardona.

Big Issue, Mars 22-28, Crawl in after dusk, by Helen Sumpter.

Metro, 10 mars, Bathing in the light, by Fisun Güner.

Film-Niche, Issue I, Elina Brotherus at Wapping Project.

What's On, March 31, Elina Brotherus: Baigneurs, by Florence Hallett.

UIT, Krant van West-Vlaanderen, jan 16, Kijk, dit is alles wat er is!, by J. Debruyne.

De Tijd, janv 7, Kabbelende Schilderijen, by Marc Ruyters.

2003

Frame News, Sept, Girl's Night Out at Ocma, by Mika Hannula.

Orange Coast, Sept., Orange County Museum of Art, by Monika Steinberg.

The Orange County Register, sept 7, Girl Power, by R. Chang.

Riviera, sept, p 232-234, Art Beat, by Daniella Walsh.

Los Angeles Times, Sept 24, Reframing feminine identity, by Christopher Knight.

Coast, oct, p 114-115, All about the girl, by Lauri Mendenhall.

The Orange County Register, Oct 12, Women have their say, by Daniella Walsh.

OC Weekly, Oct 3, I love little Girls, they make me feel so, by R. Schoenkopf.

Time-Out London, Fev 26- Mars 5, Carnegie Art Award, by Martin Coomer.

Die Tageszeitung, 21 février, Kunst Elina Brotherus Miroir video.

Der Tagesspiegel, 8 mars, Grundton in Moll, Nostalgic Real, by Peter Herbstreuth.

Le Soir, 26 fév, La peinture réinventée à travers l'objectif, by Jean-Marie Wynants.

La Libre Culture, 22 janvier, Photographies en vue, by Jean-Marc Bodson.

2002

Tema Celeste Contemporary Art, N° 94, Special Elina Brotherus, Throught the looking glass, by Giovanna Calvenzi.

Art & Auction, November, Fair Fraîche, by Laurie-Hurwitz-Attias.

Le Journal des Arts, N° 158, 8-21 Novembre, Les bilans de la Fiac, by Nicolas Thély and Roxana Azimi.

Le Monde, 26 octobre, Paradis des petits prix de l'art contemporain, by Philippe Dagen.

Art Review, october, French Connection, by Pernilla Holmes.

Journal des Arts, Quotidien de la Fiac, 25 octobre, One man Show Elina Brotherus, by A.D.

Function Form, N°85, Decisive Days, by Elina Brotherus.

ArtForum, october, Elina Brotherus, by Barry Schwabsky.

Sanomat, Kuultturi, August 10, by Anu Uimonen.

SSI, Newsletter, July-September, Elina Brotherus Photographic Works, by Marianne O'Kane.

Corriere della Sera, July 10, Madrid: Sandres, Newton, Elina Brotherus: un edizione per PhotoEspana, by Gianluigi Colin.

Le Monde, 20 juin, Les autoportraits de Brotherus, baromètres de ses sentiments, by Michel Guerrin.

ArtReview, Vol. LIII, March, City clickers; Francis Hodgson gives at least four out of five to this year's Citigroup Prize entries, by Francis Hodgson.

Art World, march, Elina Brotherus, by Yin Zi.

Vision, March, A Photographer's World, by Yin Zi. Shanghai/Beijing.

Make, Feb.- March, text by Claire Fitzsimmons, London.

Contemporary Visual Arts ( CVA), Reviews : Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize 2002, by Keith Patrick.

The Daily Telegraph, Feb. 2, Five Shots at Winning.

The Guardian, week-end supplement, Feb. 2, Snap happy; Realists and anti-realists, portraitists and landscape photographers, the nominees for this year's Citigroup prize photography's answer to the Turner have been chosen, by Melissa Denes.

Great, Vol. 40, Feb.-March, The Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize 2002, The Photographers' Gallery, London.

Professional Photographer, January, Banking on it; Citigroup Photography Prize.

Design Week, Jan. 24, Shot Tactics, Challenging photography by Citigroup prize contenders, by Oliver Bennett.

Suomen Kuvalehti, August, Ratkaiseva päivä.

Tijd Cultuur, Supplement of De Financieel-Economische Tijd, Jaargang 5 Nr. 185, Jan. 16, Attachment+ in Brugge 200, Artist's Page by Elina Brotherus.

Helsingin Sanomat, January, Naisen, opiskelijan ja maahanmuuttajan tunnelmia; Näkökulmia ARS 01 ?näyttelyn taideteoksiin, by Anne Rouhiainen.

Sydsvenska Dagbladet, Jan.12, Utlämnande självporträtt, by Hans Wikner.

Foto, Nr. Feb., Horisonter & bitmärken, by Karin Hartley.

Financial Times, Jan.5-6, Cities reflect nature; a Finnish contemporary artist trying to capture light the Impressionist way, by Lynn Mac Ritchie.

2001

Maalaustaide Suomessa, Nainen näkee kevään ikkunan takana, Marja-Terttu Kivirinta, In Pinx. Weilin+Göös, Porvoo.

Art Monthly, Nov, ARS 01: Unfolding Perspectives, by Rebecca K. Engman.

ArtReview, Vol LII, Water, water everywhere; Finnish artist Elina Brotherus makes a splash at Wapping, CE.

Helsingin Sanomat, Nov. 27, Vetinen lohdutusmatka kohti kevättä; Elina Brotheruksen ensimmäinen liikkuva kuva yksityisnäyttelyssä Lontoon Wappingissa, by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta.

NU: the Nordic Art Review, Vol. III No. june, Magnetic North: The strategic contrasts of scale and subtle juxtapositions of subject create an eminently intelligent and visually engaging spectacle, by Roy Exley.

NU: the Nordic Art Review, Vol. III No. june, ARS 01 x 2, by Tomas Ivan Träskman and Vasif Kortun.

Modern Painters, Winter Vol. 14 Nr. 4., Magnetic North, by Craig Burnett.

Flash Art, Nov.-Dec., Magnetic North at Art Gallery Walsall, by Catherine Grant.

Frieze, Oct, Elina Brotherus, &: gb agency, by Laurie Attias.

Vogue, #921, Oct, L'ancien et le nouveau, by Michel Guerrin.

Libération, A pleine vue, Supplement de Sept.-Oct, Elina Brotherus, Corps étranger, by Hervé Gauville.

La Dépèche du Midi, Edition spéciale Printemps de Septembre, Sept.- Oct.

Tema Celeste, #86, Summer, Elina Brotherus, by Francesco Poli.

Portfolio, #33, Elina Brotherus: Misty Mirrors, Foreign Languages and other Vicissitudes of Life, text by Brigitte Kölle, Edinburgh.

Katalog, Vol. 13 No. 2 / Summer, Elina Brotherus: Behind my eyes, text by Søren Haldt. Museet for Fotokunst, Odense.

Le Monde, May 6-7, Photos d'identité; Les signes intimes d'Elina Brotherus, by Michel Guerrin.

Aden / Le Monde, April 26, Elina Brotherus : le français en dix-huit leçons, by Françoise-Aline Blain.

Contemporary Visual Arts (CVA), issue 34, Previews: Elina Brotherus, Suites françaises 2.

Paris Photo, No 13, April-May, Artiste invitée / Artist Insert: Elina Brotherus.

Kaltio, #2, Melankolian viettelys, by Elina Heikka.

Anna, Feb. 13, Kuvia kaipuusta; Heli Hiltunen on ehdolla Ars Fennica'palkinnon saajaksi, Elina Brotherus voitti juuri Fotofinlandian, by Heli Suominen.

Helsingin Sanomat, Feb. 3, Totisista omakuvista voitonhymyyn; Elina Brotherus voitti Fotofinlandia- kilpailun, by Arja Maunuksela.

2000

Helsingin Sanomat, Aug. 12, Valokuva on uutta maalaustaidetta; Elina Brotherus on noussut nopeasti kansainväliseksi taiteilijaksi, by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta.

Helsingin Sanomat, Jan. 6, Vuoden 1999 läpimurrot ja ilmiöt; Uusi valokuva luokittelee tunteita, by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta.

1999

Le Monde, Aug. 22-23, Intimité/identité sous l'oeil d'Elina Brotherus, 27 ans, by Michel Guerrin.

Helsingin Sanomat, Jan. 14, Tanssija tirkistelee itseään, by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta.

1998

Kuva, #3, Elina Brotherus: Wedding portraits; Valokuvia sarjasta Das Mädchen sprach von Liebe, Helsinki.

Helsingin Sanomat, June 4, Aidot ja lavastetut tunteet; Kaksi erilaista vahvaa valokuvaajaa esittäytyy, by Arja Maunuksela.

Radio and interviews TV

Chanel 4, UK, Feb. 5, 2002, Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize 2002, by Christabel Gingell (in English).

ARS 4 YOU, TV Nelonen, Finland, Sept. 30, 2001, series of interviews of ARS 01 artists, by Tiina Cavén (in Finnish).

Printemps de septembre, artist's interview, produced by & : gb agency, Paris, May 2001 (in English).

Radio Aino, Yleisradio, Finland, Feb. 2, 2001, Fotofinlandia award, interview, by Sari Siekkinen (in Finnish).

Finland's television, Lumottu tie, Aug. 2000, artists' interviews (in Finnish).

Sveriges Television, Sweden, Bildjournalen PAL, 1999, Istanbul Biennial, artists' interviews, by Pontus Kyander (in Swedinsh and in Finnish).

Radio Ylen Ykkönen, Finland, July 12, 1999, Näyt, artists' interviews, 5 parts, by Jonni Roos (in Finnish).

Extraits presse et catalogue

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Presse (Sélection)

2010

Flair, L'arte è un gioco di specchi, by Laura Icardona.

Trois couleurs, français, "Points de vie", texte de Anne-Lou Vicente, février 2010.

2009

The moment, "Now expanding/Wapping project", anglais, texte de Jill Singer, octobre 2009.

Artforum, anglais, texte de Lauren O'Neill-Buttler, décembre 2009.

2008

The New York Times, anglais, "Ars Fennica, Finnish Art Now", texte de Ken Johnson, 15 Février.

2007

Le Journal des Arts, #269, français, "Paroles d'artiste : Elina Brotherus", entretien avec Frédéric Bonnet, du 16 au 29 Novembre.

Blue Wings, anglais, "Sensual studies", texte de Sanna Leskinen, Novembre.

Magazine 04, #1, français, "Elina Brotherus. Perte de vue", texte de Timothée Chaillou, Automne / Hiver.

2006

Blue Wings, anglais, "Coming of Age", texte de Satu Jussila, Décembre.

2005

Libération, français, "D'un territoire à l'autre, voir au dos", 1er Août.

2004

Mood, #75, italien/anglais, "Elina Brotherus", texte de Giuliana Montrasio, Septembre.

2002

Tema Celeste, #94, anglais, "Elina Brotherus, Throught the looking glass", texte de Giovanna Calvenzi.

Le Monde, français, "Les autoportraits de Brotherus, baromètres de ses sentiments" et "Les Femmes en images sans clichés", textes de Michel Guerrin, 20 juin.

2001

Modern Painters, anglais, "Magnetic North", texte de Craig Burnett, Hiver.

Frieze, #62, anglais, "Elina Brotherus, &: gb agency", texte de Laurie Attias, Octobre.

Vogue, #921, français, "L'ancien et le nouveau", texte de Michel Guerrin, Octobre.

Libération, français, "Elina Brotherus, Corps étranger", entretien avec Hervé Gauville, Septembre / Octobre.

Tema Celeste, #86, anglais, "Elina Brotherus", texte de Francesco Poli, Été.

Catalogues (sélection)

2000

Norden, catalogue d'exposition, texte de Mika Hannula, Kunsthalle, Vienna, (english).

Publications

Etudes d'après modèle, danseurs.

The New Painting

Decisive Days

Photographies

Artists at Work

Grey Days, White Nights

Artist and her Model - Fuji-mi

Artist and her Model

Etudes d'après modèle, danseurs

Large de Vue, Hommage à Erik Satie

Large de vue, Hommage à Erik Satie, 2006

Ensemble de 45 photographie couleurs, encadrées sous verre gravé

Dimension totale de l'installation: 20 mètres minimum en ligne horizontale

Edition 3

Quand j'étais petite, j'ai joué une pièce pour piano à quatre mains d'Erik Satie (‘Aperçus désagréables’ 1912). Les instructions du compositeur données aux musiciens m'avaient marquées; elles étaient étranges, drôles, ambigues, poétiques.

En les relisant vingt ans après, j’ai aussi été surprise par leur sensualité. J'ai repris toutes ces instructions en suivant leur ordre d'apparition dans la composition et j’ai construit une sorte d'équivalent visuel, en associant une photo à chaque instruction. C'était un vrai puzzle, car non seulement chaque photo devait correspondre aux mots qui s’inscrivaient sur elle, mais devait aussi fonctionner avec les photos qui la flanquent de chaque coté. Cela fait une oeuvre composée de 45 photographies dont chacune porte ces mots respectifs gravés sur le verre du cadre.

Dans mon enfance, je ne comprenais pas le français. C'étaient donc les traductions un peu libres de la femme de mon professeur de piano que j'avais gardées en mémoire, comme "Large de vue" qui a donné le titre à toute l'oeuvre. Je l'avais depuis toujours associé à un paysage, une vaste étendue où le regard peut se promener. C'est seulement après sept années passées en France que j'ai compris que cela se dit d'une personne, pour décrire son état d'esprit ou son caractère. Ainsi, dans cette oeuvre s'unissent mes deux pays et de multiples points de vue; j’y revisite tous les thèmes qui me sont chers : les réflections sur le paysage, l'écoulement du temps, la solitude, l'amour.

Paris, le 13 septembre 2007

Elina Brotherus

Dimensions et titres de chaque photographie:

Assez lent: 30,1 x 41,4 cm

Très lié et mélancolique: 30,1 x 37,6 cm

Voyez: 30,1 x 37,4 cm

Léger mais fort: 30,1 x 39,9 cm

Ralentir: 30,1 x 40,1 cm

Reprendre: 30,1 x 35,9 cm

Trés lié: 30,1 x 35,6 cm

Grossir: 30,1 x 39,4 cm

Particulièrement: 30,1 x 34,7 cm

Retenez, je vous prie: 30,1 x 34,5 cm

Plus lent: 30,1 x 40,2 cm

En dehors: 30,1 x 37,1 cm

Ralentir: 30,1 x 37,5 cm

Large de vue: 30,1 x 37,3 cm

Ne tournez pas: 30,1 x 35,6 cm

Très chanté: 30,1 x 34,7 cm

Positivement: 30,1 x 37,8 cm

Mieux: 30,1 x 37,8 cm

Encore: 30,1 x 37,8 cm

Grattez: 30,1 x 39 cm

Non vite: 30,1 x 41,5 cm

Souriez: 30,1 x 38,3 cm

Avec plaisir: 30,1 x 38,3 cm

Naturellement: 30,1 x 34,6 cm

Depuis: 30,1 x 39 cm

En dehors: 30,1 x 40,7 cm

Sans méchanceté: 30,1 x 40,7 cm

Droit: 30,1 x 36,1 cm

Visible: 30,1 x 38,4 cm

De coin: 30,1 x 38,4 cm

Prenez: 30,1 x 16 cm

Chanter: 30,1 x 43 cm

Nécessairement: 30,1 x 17,8 cm

Beaucoup: 30,1 x 21,5 cm

A voir: 30,1 x 40,7 cm

Ne parlez pas: 30,1 x 43 cm

Dire: 30,1 x 40 cm

Précieux: 30,1 x 32,4 cm

Crescendo: 30,1 x 25,3 cm

Regardez: 30,1 x 37,9 cm

Seul: 30,1 x 37,7 cm

En face: 30,1 x 37,8 cm

Véritable: 30,1 x 40,1 cm

Retenir: 30,1 x 24,2 cm

Noblement: 30,1 x 37,4 cm

Points of View on Landscape

Model Studies

The New Painting

«Photography is the new painting», said my friend Edda Jonsdottir, director of i8 gallery in Reykjavik. With this somewhat provocative sentence in mind in June 2000 I started my still ongoing series, “The New Painting.” I use contemporary means of expression (large format color photography), but I owe a lot to the aesthetics of classical figurative painting. With the camera I try to approach the same problems that painters have been dealing with for centuries: light, color, composition, figures in space, projection of the three-dimensional into the two-dimensional. I find these questions fundamental in all visual arts.

The subject matters come from my close surroundings - from where I live, where I travel, with whom I share my time. The images fall into two categories: landscapes, notably the Horizon works (called Horizons, Low Horizons, and Very Low Horizons, depending on the division of the picture plane), and works with the human figure.

Like in my earlier work, I frequently use myself as a model. However, these new works escape from the inherent problem of self-portraiture, the problem of «representing oneself». They do not aim at drawing a psychological portrait of the subject, but rather presenting him/her as an object of investigation, not for the inner properties but for the external ones. The person in the picture is a model, in the same sence as painters have been using models. The human figure offers endless possibilities. How do the figures interact with space and with each other? How does the light reveal the form? What happens if the direction of the gaze changes? The human body in its beauty and its banality never stops to fascinate me.

It is important to me to combine these two categories of work. I like formal simplicity; the landscapes constructed of only a few lines function as resting places for the spectator. The works in “The New Painting” search for beauty and are motivated by it, even if «beauty» might be considered controversial in contemporary art.

Elina Brotherus. Paris, April 2001

The colours of a photographic print are not given; the "correct" answer is not hidden in the negative. It is surprising how much can be done in the darkroom. Choosing the colour of the sky can be just as arbitrary as choosing among pigments of oil paint. This came like a revelation to me when working on the The New Painting. All there is, is a vague impression of "how it was" on the location, and a choise that has to be made by the artist when printing. This is why I have started to take notes, in the spirit of Bonnard, in order to remember what things looked like.

Photography, unlike painting, has a direct link to the reality. This is both its enchantement and its curse. People tend to treat photographs as documents: who is this person, or where is that place? I would prefer that we pay more attention, not only to the subject matter itself, but to how it is shown: what visual choises has the artist made, how has he/she solved certain problems, what is the structure of the image, the mood of it, how are the colours tuned? How does it affect us as viewers?

Elina Brotherus 2006

Vidéos

My Happiness is Round (Minun onneni on pyorea)

Model Studies I

Model Studies II

Model Studies III

Model Studies IV

Montagne

The form of a mountain is revealed at the passage of a cloud. A continuation of the research started in the video Miroir, 2001.

Brotherus, Tyttö, (Brotherus, Girl)

Hanna Brotherus is a dancer and a choreographer, who has three sons. Brotherus, Tyttö was shot after the birth of her fourth child. The title refers to the fact that for the first time "Brotherus, Boy" was not written at the foot of the cot at the clinic. (N.B. the Finnish word "tyttö" stands for "girl". It is the habit at Finnish maternity clinics to write on the bed the surname of the family and the sex of the baby at the foot of the cot.) The dancer advances of a road, and when the rehearsed choreography ends, she steps into the forest, into the unknown. There she encounters the new child. It is the mother's way towards her daughter, a daughter who came into life through all obstacles.

Direction, camera, editing: Elina Brotherus / Performers: Hanna Brotherus, Elsa Brotherus / Music: Antti Ikonen / Choreography: Jenni Kivelä / Costumes: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila / Producer: Sanna Pohjonen / Production aid: AVEK, Taiteen keskustoimikunta / Assistants: Jana Fagerholm, Olivier Loudin / Thanks to: Mäntymotelli, Tapani and Lysa Brotherus.

Miroir

Baigneurs

The Baigneurs video installation portrays nude swimmers in Finnish nature. The form is cyclic, repetitive: a swimmer plunges into water and returns, waves hit the shore; only the places and figures change. The bodies are simultaneously beautiful and banal. Baigneurs examines beauty through the (National) Romanticist landscape and the classical bather motif. The water plays as important a role as the figures: its colour, the reflection or rippling of the surface. Baigneurs is a "sister work" to my photographs of the same theme. It is interesting to compare them to each other. The still photographs easily fall within the the bather tradition in painting (nude by the waterfront), whereas the movement in the video brings in uncanny realism which is absent in photography or painting.

Elina Brotherus

Vidéos en ligne