Daniel Steegmann Mangrané

The exhibition of Kiasma is an experience for the entire body, not just the eyes. The fifth floor of the museum is transformed into an immersive installation. A striking element on the top floor galleries is the natural light streaming in from the windows through coloured filters, which makes the exhibition change constantly, according to the outdoor light conditions. The floor is lined with blue carpeting, which denaturalizes and further questions a typical museum space.

Steegmann Mangrané aims to disorient our senses and divert our typical ways of seeing and experiencing. Nature and artifice often meet in his work. What is man-made and what is natural becomes unclear. For the artist, however, these are not opposites. Humanity is part of nature, it is something we can’t place outside ourselves as if it were merely a backdrop for our necessities. For Steegmann Mangrané, the rainforest – a recurring element in his work – is a metaphor for the interconnectedness of all things.