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Silja Puranen
 
 
About the Artist

I work with digitally manipulated photographs transferred on found domestic textiles. In my work textiles represent the ideas and values related to shelter, memory, body and identity. The photographs bring in narratives; tell stories about the relations between an individual and the society.

 
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Without safety net

2007
Fabric paint, transfer photograph and soft pastel on found textile
198 x 290 cm

World's strongest man

2007
Fabric paint, transfer photograph, soft pastel and embroidery on found textile
198 x 285 cm

World's strongest man (one hand only)

2007
Fabric paint, transfer photograph, soft pastel and stitching on found textile
195 x 155 cm

A matter of chance (Skill 2)

2007
Fabric paint, transfer photograph, soft pastel and embroidery on found textile
202 x 148 cm

A matter of chance (Daisy Duck)

2005
192 x 140 cm

Fabric paint, transfer photograph and soft pastel on found blanket

A matter of chance (There is a difference)

2005
204 x 138 cm

Fabric paint, transfer photograph and soft pastel on found blanket

Eats like a bird

2004
Fabric paint, heat transfer, soft pasted and stitching on found textile
210 x 212 cm

Renunciation and lapse

2003
218 x 178 cm

Fabric paint, transfer photograph, soft pastel etc. on found blankets

Sleeping beauty

2003
190 x 120 cm

Fabric paint, transfer photograph, soft pastel and embroidery on found quilt

Rose

2007
Fabric paint, transfer photograph and embroidery on found textile
217 x 130 cm

Double bed

1999
216 x 142 cm

Transfer photograph embroidery etc. on found blanket

I could have danced all night

2003
180 x 147 cm

Fabric paint, transfer photograph and soft pastel on found blanket

Bearded Lady

2008
Fabric paint, transfer photograph, soft pastel and stitching on found textile
242 x 169 cm

Aerialist

2009
Fabric paint, transfer photograph, soft pastel and embroidery on found textile
240 x 168 cm

Trained dog

2009
Fabric paint, transfer photograph, soft pastel and stitching on found textile
66 x 116 cm

Trained dog
 
Education and biography
1987 Textile design, Kuopio Institute for Art And Design
2000 Basic studies in aesthetics, University of Helsinki, the Open University
 
Future shows
2009 Top of Europe, EUNIQUE Messe Karslruhe (DE)
2009 Nordic Award in Textiles, BorĂ¥s Textile Museum (SE)
2009 It is beautiful here, Fiskars (FI)
2009 8th National Textile Triennial, Helsinki (FI)
 
Website:  www.siljapuranen.com
 
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