Salla Tykkä at MOMENTUM10

MOMENTUM, The Nordic Biennial of Contemporary Art, celebrates its 10th edition with a program that presents 29 international artists. It also rediscovers iconic works of art that have been shown in previous editions. Salla Tykkä participates in the biennial with her work Victoria (2008).

“From the late summer until the end of the year 2007, I observed the giant water lily during the nights in the botanical garden in Helsinki. I wanted to see how this photosensitive plant would open its tight bulb in the darkness—but I never witnessed this happening. The bulb remained closed the night of filming and in the morning, after turning the lights off and switching off cameras, it had opened alone. In the film, one sees only the closing of the flower played in reverse.”
– Salla Tykkä

MOMENTUM10: The Emotional Exhibition is on view at the Momentum Kunsthall and Galleri F 15 in Moss, Norway, from 8 June to 9 October 2019.