In mathematics, empty set is a unique set of having no elements; its size or cardinality is zero.

Ø – Empty Set (Tyhjä joukko) is a series of automatic drawings with no predefined purpose or intent. A paradox, as if, asking the mirror who’s there. Using ink, monotype and mixed media techniques on paper, the images we made sporadically in a particular but unpredestined period of time.

A selection of the drawings were first exhibited at Vaihe 0 – Tyhjä joukko collaborative exhibition by Karhumaa+Skorpio at Taidekeskus Itä in Lappeenranta, Finland, 2021.

Phase 0 – a collaborative exhibition

PHASE 0 – Empty Set collaborative exhibition by Karhumaa+Skorpio collective explores thematics and problematics of emptyness in the context of creating art. Is an artwork somehow empty, if it was created without a predefined purpose or goal in mind? If a piece can be given differing meanings in different contexts, can one call it ”empty”? Does being part of a series affect how one views an individual work’s internal meaning as being? Does an artwork even have internal meaning?

Visual artists Satu Karhumaa and Niko Skorpio approach questions about emptiness through human faces. Ceramic sculptures by Karhumaa utilize repeatability of 3D-modeling and printing combined with slipcasting. Skorpio’s ink and mixed media works are inspired by randomly selected portraits of anonymous people.

Ø – Empty Set (Tyhjä joukko)
2020–2021
A series of automatic drawings
Indian ink & mixed media on acid-free paper
Sizes variable