Tarja Trygg

Invisible / Visible

Abstract

Astronomical phenomena have provided inspiration for many artists. Curiosity and the desire to see more than our eyes are capable of doing. It is a human being´s feature in trying to understand our own position in the whole universe. The conference of Helsinki Photomedia 2014 concentrated on photographic powers. In my research on solargraphy the most fascinating and meaningful photographic power is in photography´s ability to make the invisible motions of the Sun trails visible in diverse fields. In this presentation I will start to speak first about curiosity and desire to see more than our eyes are capable of doing. Secondly I pick up some examples of how photography can show us something we never have seen before. Sometimes we cannot believe what we see. It is quite common for us to try to find some explanation. What motivates people to get intrigued in some unknown novelty? Some photographs awake our suspicion: is it true or false, real or unreal or a joke or a fake? The last but not the least part of this presentation is to demonstrate some artistic ways to better understand the rotation of the Earth and to make the invisible visible in their works of art.

Biography

Tarja Trygg is a Finnish artist, licentiate of Arts and a doctoral student in the Department of Art at Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Helsinki Finland, where she has worked as a senior lecturer and taught photography many years. She is still interest in solargraphy for making the invisible movements of the Sun paths visible in sceneries at various latitudes. Tarja Trygg has been invited to take part in the international projects as the Spanish project Time in a Can. Its exhibition was in Madrid, Spain 2013 and in Mühlheim, Germany 2014. Furthermore, participating in the Australian projects Sky Lab, curated Felicity Spear, in 2011, 2013 and 2015, has been her pleasure. The newest exhibition of Sky Lab 4: Lines of Sight and Forces of Attraction is coming to the Counihan Gallery in Brunswick (30 July–30 August 2015) and will coincide with National Science Week.