Liinu Grönlund

Sunday 27th, 11am

Liinu Grönlund is a visual artist and currently an artist-in-residence at Residency Unlimited. She is currently working with scientists at the Stony Brook University and the American Museum of Natural History, who study lemurs and other primates, as well as snakes and chameleons. For the Church of Monika she will give us insight into her work and her collaborative work process. We will view a video by Liinu Grönlund shot in Malta called “Briefly”. The film examines the island’s nature and touches on Malta’s geographical and political relationship with Libya.

Through her use of film and video, Grönlund investigates the preservation of time. Her work is drawn to extreme and remote locations, with a particular focus on the natural sciences and environmentalism. She explores the relation of humans and nature in the age of environmental and humanitarian crisis through a process of archiving disappearing worlds.

For her MFA final work, Grönlund gave an old Super 8 camera to biologists. The scientists took it with them to isolated research stations, such as the Amazon rainforest. She asked the researchers to film one take every day, which lead to the production of films that became silent field diaries. She has also recently collaborated with biologists and conservationists in Madagascar.

Grönlund’s work has been shown in solo shows at Galleria Huuto (2014, Helsinki), and at Cable Gallery alongside artist Johanna Eliisa Laitanen (2011, Helsinki). She has participated in group shows including Studio Voltaire’s members exhibition 2010 in London. Her short films have been shown in various screenings and film festivals in Finland and abroad.

The cHURCH OF MONIKA is a non-religious monthly series where invited speakers share and discuss their projects and experiences.