The Big Bang Theory (Dancer) 2024
Pigment print
70 x 49 cm
From the onset of her career, Niina Vatanen has challenged and explored the notion of time as a mystery, unraveling the intricate workings of time’s passage. She collects her found images from a variety of sources, such as archives, old encyclopedias, and the internet, combining and intertwining them to create new and inventive connections. The Big Bang Theory (Dancer & Solar Eclipse) reflects the artist’s
ongoing fascination with objects in orbit while evoking Aristotle’s
theories on the movement of celestial bodies around the Earth within
crystalline spheres.
This work places female characters at the center of
the universe, inviting the viewer to reflect on the broader
relationship between humanity and the natural world. Emphasizing the
constant flow of change, it calls to mind the impossibility of
permanence in an ever-fluctuating world.