{"id":13263,"date":"2023-01-06T08:07:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T13:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=13263"},"modified":"2023-01-06T08:07:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T13:07:23","slug":"sakari-kannosto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/sakari-kannosto\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakari Kannosto"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3875\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13263-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/SakariKannosto.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/SakariKannosto.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2022\/SakariKannosto.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13290 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Portrait.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Portrait-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Portrait-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Portrait-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Portrait-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Portrait-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Portrait-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C1044&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Portrait-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1602&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Portrait-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2880&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Portrait-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hb381gallery.com\/exhibitions\/children-of-the-flood#tab-1:thumbnails\">Sakari Kannosto<\/a> (Finnish, b. 1973) is a multimedia artist working in Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa Finland, with a primary focus on ceramic sculptures and large-scale installations. His fantastical and figurative creatures are inspired by fables, Greek mythology, and Finnish folklore. As he sculpts part human, part mermaid, part animal beings, he references the Finnish myth that animals can shape shift, traveling between worlds as protectors. Imbued with whimsy and humor, Kannosto\u2019s work is also underscored by a deep environmental consciousness. By reimagining a future where humans unite with nature to create adaptive, survivalist families, Kannosto addresses the potentially disastrous environmental consequences brought on by the industrialized world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For Kannosto, clay is crucial to the actualization of his work. As an ancient medium, it has long been a conduit for coded information. He continues in this vein, luring magic out of the clay as he creates a cast of creatures for modern fairytales. There is something deeply hopeful here. Kannosto graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Helsinki in 2005. In 2014 he was granted an honorary award for environmental education due to his work as a lecturer and educator. After completing an artist in residence at the Arabia Art Department in Helsinki, he became a permanent member of the department in January of 2020 and is now the chairman of the board. He is a Lecturer of Fine Arts at Omnia in Espoo, and has exhibited widely. Notably, his work can be found in the collections of the National Museum of Finland and the Art Museum of Tampere.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13291\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13291 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Oracle-HB3343_1_LR.jpg?resize=696%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Oracle-HB3343_1_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C773&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Oracle-HB3343_1_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Oracle-HB3343_1_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C580&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Oracle-HB3343_1_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1160&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Oracle-HB3343_1_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1546&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Oracle-HB3343_1_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C526&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Oracle-HB3343_1_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C806&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Oracle-HB3343_1_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1450&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Oracle-HB3343_1_LR-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SAKARI KANNOSTO (Finnish, b.1973) Oracle, 2022 Glazed stoneware 59&#8243; H x 23.625&#8243; W x 23.625&#8243; D<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13292\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13292 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Justitia-Mother-Justice-HB3347_12_LR.jpg?resize=696%2C1009&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"1009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Justitia-Mother-Justice-HB3347_12_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Justitia-Mother-Justice-HB3347_12_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=207%2C300&amp;ssl=1 207w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Justitia-Mother-Justice-HB3347_12_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1114&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Justitia-Mother-Justice-HB3347_12_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=1059%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1059w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Justitia-Mother-Justice-HB3347_12_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=1412%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1412w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Justitia-Mother-Justice-HB3347_12_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C1009&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Justitia-Mother-Justice-HB3347_12_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1549&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Justitia-Mother-Justice-HB3347_12_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2785&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Justitia-Mother-Justice-HB3347_12_LR-scaled.jpg?w=1765&amp;ssl=1 1765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SAKARI KANNOSTO (Finnish, b.1973) Justitia (Mother Justice), 2022 Glazed stoneware 33.5&#8243; H x 33.5&#8243; W x 15.75&#8243; D<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13293\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13293 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Siren-V-The-Inflexible-HB3357_2_LR.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Siren-V-The-Inflexible-HB3357_2_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Siren-V-The-Inflexible-HB3357_2_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Siren-V-The-Inflexible-HB3357_2_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Siren-V-The-Inflexible-HB3357_2_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Siren-V-The-Inflexible-HB3357_2_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Siren-V-The-Inflexible-HB3357_2_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C1044&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Siren-V-The-Inflexible-HB3357_2_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1602&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Siren-V-The-Inflexible-HB3357_2_LR-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2880&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kannosto-Siren-V-The-Inflexible-HB3357_2_LR-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SAKARI KANNOSTO (Finnish, b.1973) The Inflexible, Siren V, 2022 Glazed stoneware 47.25&#8243; 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