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Dear friend of Arkadia,

You are invited to see ‘Technocity’ by Jussi Seppänen at Arkadia (Nervanderinkatu 11) until early September.

http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/teknostadi/Interesting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM1CA2eIKyA

You are all most welcome.

Warm regards,

Ian
www.arkadiabookshop.fi

–Entrance is free but a donation of €3 (or more!) to fund the event is suggested and would be most welcome.

Jussi Seppänen

I launched Technocity project couple years ago when I started working at Helsinki City Survey Division. My hobby are arts so I collect different materials for using them in my artistic projects. I have for instance hundreds of motherboards. I´ve always been fascinated by maps.

The crucial moment for a birth of this project was when I noticed the similarities between digital maps and the surfaces of motherboards. Then I began to figure out how to make a big Helsinki map from motherboards.

I told about my idea to my workmates and they gave me practical guidance how to realise my vision. It was very painstaking work and it took a whole year but I´ve learned a lot during it.

I´ve made Technocity in love of Helsinki but one can see it also as my frustration to PC. I´ve tried to sculpture the crude technique to beauty, to work of art. That was my ultimate goal.

I´ve presented Technocity earlier at Virka Gallery, at Library Kymppi, at the Glass palace, at Elisa Shop and at Laituri information and exhibition space.


Jussi Seppänen / gsm 041 466 3050 / email: jussi.seppanen@hel.fi