Visual Art is easily left in museums and salons, but inthis 8-part series we want to popularise it and lower thethreshold of experiencing it. Meeri Koutaniemi, a wellknownFinnish artist and photographer, is the one whoexperiences and sees things. She follows art from soggymarshes to pillared museum halls. On her way she meetseight Finnish visual artists, who reveal how their art wasborn. In this episode Meeri meets Jussi TwoSeven, whois known for his photorealistic street art. He combinesphotography, engineer-like precision and graffitipaintings and puts animals in an urban environment, thusreminding us about our relationship with nature.The focus of the series is the importance of art inunderstanding humanity and time. Meeri and the artiststalk about creativity and the origins of art, aboutmorality, death, our relationship with nature, intuitionand the ability to laugh at oneself. They contemplatewhat it means to let go of one’s own ego, prejudices,fears and social pressure, when making and interpretingart. A classic work of Finnish visual arts that the artisthas chosen and that has inspired him is presented. Meerisavours what she has heard and seen and, on the basisof that, constructs a photo portrait of the artist in eachepisode. Meeri Koutaniemi is particularly famous for herpictorials and portraits which deal with human rights.
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