Emma Sarpaniemi

Honey Crunch

In summer 2024, K1 will explore the world of performative portraits by Emma Sarpaniemi (b.1993). In portraits constructed together and alone, Sarpaniemi explores the aesthetic and social norms of femininity and femininity through empathy and humour. Sarpaniemi wants to give new symbolic meanings to everyday objects: the starting point for her images is often an object or garment found at a flea market. Colours and playfulness are often associated with naivety, but Sarpaniemi turns playfulness into a resource by shaking up conventional notions of femininity and normative gender roles.