Lokal Creators / Outi Martikainen
Outi Martikainen is a classically trained textile artist. Her works are influenced by craftworks and the practice of observation, which is so central to art. A distinctive feature of her work is the recording of small perceptions and memories in a concrete form, whether that’s individual works composed of minor details or larger installations made up of big panels. Martikainen often finds her materials in everyday life and gives them a new purpose. We visited her studio in Helsinki to take a closer look at her unique materials and methods behind her pieces, which we have exhibited as part of several exhibitions since our founding years.
![OutiMartikainen_studio3_lokalhelsinki2020](https://lokalhelsinkicom.test.cchosting.fi/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/OutiMartikainen_studio3_lokalhelsinki2020.jpg)
Lokal Creators / Outi Martikainen
Outi Martikainen is a classically trained textile artist. Her works are influenced by craftworks and the practice of observation, which is so central to art. A distinctive feature of her work is the recording of small perceptions and memories in a concrete form, whether that’s individual works composed of minor details or larger installations made up of big panels. Martikainen often finds her materials in everyday life and gives them a new purpose. We visited her studio in Helsinki to take a closer look at her unique materials and methods behind her pieces, which we have exhibited as part of several exhibitions since our founding years.
![OutiMartikainen_studio3_lokalhelsinki2020](https://lokalhelsinkicom.test.cchosting.fi/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/OutiMartikainen_studio3_lokalhelsinki2020.jpg)
![OutiMartikainen_lokalhelsinki2022-(4)](https://lokalhelsinkicom.test.cchosting.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/OutiMartikainen_lokalhelsinki2022-4.jpg)
“Depending on the (carpet) weaver, there will be some unevenness in the edges, or even in the patterns there might a mistake. But they are left there, because human beings are not perfect. And that can be accepted. When I make my own work, I like that too, not to mind the borders. I want it to be visible that I have made each one of them. There the string pulled a little tight – oops, doesn’t matter. And there it went a bit loose – alright, that doesn’t matter either. That does not effect the image. If someone is looking at the edges, they are looking at the wrong piece.” – Outi Martikainen
![OutiMartikainen_lokalhelsinki2022 (1)](https://lokalhelsinkicom.test.cchosting.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/OutiMartikainen_lokalhelsinki2022-1-1.jpg)
![OutiMartikainen_lokalhelsinki2022](https://lokalhelsinkicom.test.cchosting.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/OutiMartikainen_lokalhelsinki2022.jpg)
![outi-martikainen-cadence](https://lokalhelsinkicom.test.cchosting.fi/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/outi-martikainen-cadence.jpg)
![OutiMartikainen_studio2_lokalhelsinki2020](https://lokalhelsinkicom.test.cchosting.fi/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/OutiMartikainen_studio2_lokalhelsinki2020.jpg)
Shop: Outi Martikainen’s Works
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