Automatic
Markus Jäntti, Oscar Veyrunes
01.02. – 31.03.2024
Pajagalleria
Vanha Talvitie 9, Helsinki
Installation view
[,,-.II], 2023, wire mesh, toy car, 9 x 17 x 29 cm
[,,-.I], 2023
Installation view
Installation view
Installation view
[.QWERTZ.], 2023, wire mesh, foldable keaboard, 30 x 13 x 17 cm
[_Ca.r'i_BB«E...an—s°un≈], 2023, wire mesh, swim gear, 34,5 x 34 x 12 cm
[o._re'je] [II], 2023, wire mesh, pillow, 37 x 40 x 22 cm
[,,-.III], 2023, wire mesh, SURIG Zitronen-säure, 24 x 11 x 15 cm
photos : Tuomas Linna
Automatic
Automatic
You’re automatic and your heart’s like an engine
I die with every beat
You’re automatic and your voice is electric
Why do I still believe?
It’s automatic, every word in your letter
A lie that makes me bleed
It’s automatic when you say things get better
But they never
Ther’s no real love in you
Ther’s no real love in you
Ther’s no real love in you
Why do I keep lovin’ you ?
Feels automatic countin’ cars on a crossroad
They come and go like you
Feels automatic watchin’ faces I don’t know
Erase the face of you
It’s automatic, systematic, so traumatic
You’re automatic
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The Finnish artist Markus Jäntti and the French-German artist Oscar Veyrunes open their first duo exhibition Automatic at PajaGalleria in Helsinki with a new body of works including paintings, monotypes and sculptures. This project reflects the artist's ongoing exploration of the shifting moment when products become cultural myths and symbols. In his paintings and prints, Jäntti investigates the figures of horses, unicorns, roses and cars. Veyrunes, on his part, develops a specific weaving methodology of wire meshes around domestic objects. This dialog creates a hybrid environment where the familiar – toy car, pillow, flowers,cartoonish figure – is counter balanced by peculiar and unforeseen moments. At times, the works seem like memories, already somewhat vague and elusive, punctuated unexpectedly by details wafting in from other contexts.