Janne Laine

Visual artist Janne Laine is a master of printmaking, a graphic artist whose works are
velvety soft and atmospheric. His works are often based on photographs, which are transformed
into print sheets that are mythical and dreamlike in their beauty through various printmaking techniques.
There is a sense of timelessness in the works, and the places depicted seem to be collective: the spaces and
landscapes are situated within the viewer’s own experiences and memories.

In Janne Laine’s works, we find ourselves in a state of anticipation. The atmosphere of the works is shimmering,
still and expectant. They are set in places where one finds oneself in liminal spaces – dark night gives way
to the break of dawn, light creeps out from behind the mountains, and a dove cautiously tests its
song through the mist. The water is still, and mountains and hills rise above a sea of floating clouds. We find
ourselves in the presence of something sacred, wise, good and almost forgotten. The images
evoked by the photographs – of sculptural foam washed up on the shore, the quiet rustling of the leaves and a crisp,
unhurried autumn morning bring to mind the philosophy of life of
Eelis Sinistö, who also worked as a ballet dancer: “Let us simply be, and realise the truths.”

Janne Laine’s works are on display at the Keuruu Museum, the Keuruu Local History Museum and
the Lehtiniemi Lobby Gallery. This exhibition also features collaborative works
by him and the visual artist Pirjetta Brander, displayed in the churchyard of Keuruu’s old church. (Eija Keskinen)

Janne Laine
jannelaine@yahoo.com
Instagram @jannelaineart / www.jannelaine.net

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