JANI-MATTI SALO - AT TIMES (2026)
Installation with an imitation of a museum window frame, light, sound
In Search of the Present: On Rootlessness, EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art
Photos: Jani-Matti Salo

In At Times (Ajoittain), a work conceived for EMMA, the light gradually intensifies and then fades suddenly, faster than the eye can adjust. The resulting effect shifts the viewer’s focus of attention from the external world toward an interior experience. The form of the work echoes the row of windows in the WeeGee House, entering into dialogue with the landscape, the changing seasons, and the weather conditions outside. The installation also includes a soundscape that evolves in step with the wave-like movement of the light.

In Search of the Present: On Rootlessness is an exploration of the now, an invitation to be present both in time and in place. The exhibition delves into art’s ability to ground us, even when the world we inhabit is in constant motion. The exhibition celebrates EMMA’s 20th anniversary year and features works by Marina Abramović, Haruka Kashima, Kimsooja, Tarik Kiswanson, Germaine Kruip, Ken Matsubara, Lydia Ourahmane, Helen Pashgian, Jani-Matti Salo, Danh Võ, WAUHAUS x Reality Research Centre, Ian Wilson, and Maaria Wirkkala.  

The work was produced with the support of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike).

Harold Sharma

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Peter Cho

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Carlos Gonzalez

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