Sari Palosaari works in the field of sculpture-based contemporary art. In her works she weaves together the architectural, sculptural, material, and corporeal. Her practice touches on co-habitation, geological forces, the entanglement of the abiotic with the biotic life, and the energies that are present in these interactions.  

 

In her sculpture installations, she explores structural agencies on both macro and micro scales that can stabilize or trigger movement, as well as absorb or release energy. Her work follows how architecture is affected by life or how geological forces deform structural cohesion. Palosaari views materials as being equally excavated from the Earth’s resources and shaped by natural or human forces into their current forms. Through sculptural actions and gestures, she coaxes out the internal energy stored within materials. By triggering motion with tools such as snail dynamite or a plasma flame, she delicately deconstructs stabilizing significations, placing emphasis on transformation.

 

In her permanent public artworks, Palosaari focuses on the material's sensitivity to the site and its historical and natural-cultural context. Her public artworks include parts integrated in the architecture created in collaboration with architects and builders, or appear as independent sculptures or sculptural gestures within the architectural environment.

 

Sari Palosaari is a Helsinki-based visual artist. During 2020-2024 her artistic practice is kindly supported by Taike (Arts Promotion Centre Finland).