12. Red Alert in the Blue Forest – Markku Hakuri

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Markku Hakuri has worked as a visual artist since 1976. In addition to his work as a visual artist, he has worked as a teacher both in Finland and abroad (including the Theater Academy / Finnish Academy of Fine Arts / Middlebury College (USA) / ESAG Paris, France Belgium / 2000 – 2012 at Aalto University as Professor of Environmental Art).

In addition to his career as an artist and teacher, Hakuri has worked as an environmental artist and director (eg Savonlinna Opera Festival, Finnish National Opera, Helsinki City Theater, National Theater, Group Theater, Tampere Workers’ Theater, Estonian Drama Theater).

For an applicant, making art is an experiment and a conscious risk-taking. Art means a dictionary of being in the world, the content of which is determined by the fateful connection between imagination and knowledge.

ABOUT THE WORK:

“I’ve known the boys – Kie, Mikko and Jonne – since they were born. Kie is my godson, my canoeing buddy. As long as I remember the brothers have spoken and worked for nature and its diversity.

The album, Red Alert in the Blue Forest, tells of their thoughts. It is easy for me to identify with the whole. The influential factors are music, our common background and the common concern for the future of our environment and the planet. ”