

The multidisciplinary project involves the expression and research through the production of: video art, performance, crafting, drawings, photographs and writing, between 2022 and 2023. The main location of the work will be Lostenen and the surrounding forest, in the north of Ostrobothnia. ’The Peaks’ is a reminder. The two poles, are still us. The two poles are me and the other. The art project is kindly supported by Svenska Kulturfonden.

The art project highlights how you can relate emotionally to the environment to express yourself and your mental, emotive states. The Grey Hour is an intimate encounter and dialogue with oneself, played with shades of grey and, paradoxically, with beauty and harmony, which want to give space and light to mental issues that are often still victims of taboos in today's society. The project is divided into:performances, videoart, photographs and is kindly supported by Svenska Kulturfonden and SÖS.

The multidisciplinary project involves the expression and research through the production of: video art, performance, crafting, drawings, photographs and writing, between 2022 and 2023. The main location of the work will be Lostenen and the surrounding forest, in the north of Ostrobothnia. ’The Peaks’ is a reminder. The two poles, are still us. The two poles are me and the other. The art project is kindly supported by Svenska Kulturfonden.
Member of MUU ry | Creatives Database of Globe Art Point Helsinki ry | Artist / Member of Art in Malakta rf
Through subjective experience and introspection, Gelain investigates issues related to human existentialism, drawing directly from the mental and emotional, symbolic and dreamlike sphere.
Her research is based on the practice of confrontation, openness and dialogue, trying to break down barriers, reach and touch the other through intimate reflections and genuine experiences.
The artist wants to give space to parts of our being, invisible to the eye, which are often still rejected, misunderstood and victims of indifference, recalling the open mind and understanding of the others starting from ourselves.
Stretching a thread between consciousness and unconsciousness, between vision and figuration, the balance oscillates between introspective investigation and the search for an empathic balance.
Thanks to this plural opening of perceptions, various research themes are touched upon, such as inner conflicts, mental landscapes and redemption, through a synergy between form and content, between image and intention.
Interdisciplinary artist, Gelain explores subjects and figurations through different languages and means of communication, which can help to best express her work vision.


Artists' book group exhibition, curated by MUU ry, MUU Helsinki Contemporary Art Center, Cable Factory (Helsinki, 25 November-10 December 2022). Displayed art: Impossibility of movement by Valentina Gelain, 2021

Group exhibition, curator Marcus Lerviks, pop-up space in Varastokatu 6, 65100 Vaasa (Finland, May-June 2022). Displayed art: The Grey Hour Project & Panismo Androgino production by Valentina Gelain In the pic: The Grey Hour, 2021 Video HD, canale stereo, colori, suono, 16:9

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THROWughOUT art exhibition by Valentina Gelain, thank you to Malakta Films for the video presentation!