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With the graphic arts project prINT, the Kulturelle Begegnungsstätte Kloster Bentlage, FARB and the Druckvereinigung Bentlage e.V. are once again inviting exciting printmakers from the host country to the Münsterland Festival.
Already in May, the three selected Finnish artists Tiina Kivinen, Minna Louhelainen and Janne Laine were guests in the workshop of the Druckvereinigung for a joint working stay. All three are primarily dedicated to intaglio printing, but each in their own unique way.
As will be seen, they have proven that printmaking is highly valued in Finland, that there is a lot of experimentation and that the artists are extremely technically proficient. Heliogravure, mezzotint or line etching, sometimes as a collage, sometimes in combination with a monotype - the exhibitions will show both the printed works created in Bentlage and other existing works, which together give an insight into the versatile possibilities of printmaking.

In cooperation with the Bentlage Print Association, Bentlage Monastery and the City of Borken.

Kloster Bentlage:
Vernissage: 8 October | Opening: 1 pm (followed by open workshop and print presentation)
Finissage: 12 November | 3 pm

The artists

Janne Laine | 1970
Janne Laine combines photographs mostly taken on journeys with prints, preferring heliogravure. Landscapes and their changes are a recurring theme. He searches for the perfect landscape, which is why unnecessary details disappear in his airy and aesthetically timeless depictions through prior processing. The focus is not on recognition, but on discovering something familiar.

Minna Louhelainen | 1984
"I see myself as a craft philosopher and hopeless humourist, creating, organising and presenting fragments of the world," says Minna Louhelainen, who works mainly on mixed media collages. "I find it delightful how a seemingly chaotic collection of paper fragments interacts with my thoughts and slowly crystallises into something meaningful."

Tiina Kivinen | 1971
Tiina Kivinen likes large formats - created in mezzotint technique, which is not seen too often. This elaborate method, sometimes combined with very direct drypoint strokes, can be described as a subtle rebellion against the hurry of the modern way of life. Nature and youth are present themes, but also the "signs of the times", such as those left by youth all over the world scratched or sprayed, appear in her prints.

The event is part of the Münsterland Festival part 12.