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CREATIVE LABORATORY AT THE LAST DAWN, 2024 UNIQUE PHOTOMONTAGE ON PLEXIGLASS 31.4X19.3X1 IN. | 80X100X2,5 CM.

GLASS TOWER NUMBER III FROM THE SERIES MINIATURES FOR SKYSCRAPERS IN DIFFERENT KIND OF
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FOREST IS THEIR SECOND-BEST FRIEND, 2024 UNIQUE PHOTOMONTAGE ON PLEXIGLASS 31.4X47.2X1
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RIITTA NELIMARKKA-SEECK
Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
http://www.nelimarkka.com | http://www.bonga.fi | https://youtu.be/kZqYN2RketE

Madame Nelimarkka,
My duty today is to demonstrate that you are such an individual
so that you can be rightfully awarded this distinction, and I
must say it is a very pleasant task. Pleasant, however, does
not mean easy for me. Describing your art with words is
somewhat of a challenge. It is an art to be experienced, not
merely described. It is a world of colors, bright and enchanting.
A world where the forms seem modest, sometimes naïve,
even childish. A world of sensibility and sensitivity which may
be, in turns, joyful, humorous, and also melancholic. This,
nevertheless, I believe is a superficial impression, an optical
illusion. Your art, in reality, is the fruit of many thoughts
served by an impressive technique. Looking at some of your
works, I am reminded of the great French poet Paul Verlaine
and, more precisely, of what another French writer, Valéry,
said when trying to capture the essence of Verlaine’s poems,
which he admired very much. Valéry said that Verlaine was a
“sophisticated primitive artist, like there had never been before,
and in reality, somebody very skilled and conscious.

Ambassador Serge Mostura,
Speech on the occasion of presenting Mme Riitta Nelimarkka with
the insignia of Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters

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