OPENING/VERNISSAGE/AVAJAISET:
2.5.2025 kl./klo 17-19
Galleria Gjutars, Vantaa, Finland. Vanha Kuninkaalantie 6, Vantaa
MOR OCH SON - SON OCH FAR MOTHER AND SON – SON AND FATHER
Kasper Dalkarl & Lars Rebers
3 May - 18 May 2025
We, Kasper Dalkarl and Lars Rebers, noticed that we share a sorrow which in time affects us all. We have both lost our fathers, and Lars has also lost his mother. The exhibition tells the story of the growth of young people who age, mature, and take on the roles of their parents. The cycle of life through photographs and texts.
Vi, Kasper Dalkarl och Lars Rebers, märkte att vi delar en sorg som med tiden påverkar oss alla. Vi har båda förlorat våra fäder, och Lars har också förlorat sin mor. Utställningen berättar historien om unga människors åldrande, mognande och åtagandet av föräldrars roller. Livscykeln genom fotografier och texter.
Me, Kasper ja Lars, huomasimme, että meitä yhdistää suru, joka koskee aikanaan meitä kaikkia. Olemme molemmat menettäneet isämme ja Lars myös äitinsä. Kokonaisuus kertoo kasvutarinan nuorista ihmisistä, jotka vanhenevat, aikuistuvat ja ottavat vanhempiensa roolit. Elämän kiertokulku valokuvin ja tekstein.
The Last Visit
In recent years, I have been working on my project Pilgrimage. The journey extends from Pernå to Turku, where I navigate between the physical world and the spiritual realm with my camera. By walking and exerting myself physically, the mental aspect strengthens, allowing thoughts to flow smoothly between heaven and earth in imaginative ways.
The project titled “The Last Visit” is a small detour, a short trip to Germany where my father rests in a memorial grove, Ruhewald. He passed away suddenly in August 2022, and I couldn’t attend the funeral. Pilgrimage is about the eternal journey of self-discovery, self-understanding, and ultimately finding a way out of oneself. Confronting what remains of my father feels integral to this journey, and the grave is a place that must be visited. There’s much unresolved, undiscussed, and too many things left undone. Forgiveness is a cornerstone to personal healing, and that’s something to strive for. My method involves using photographs and text. Walking through the forest is my physical tool, seeking to be in the woods where he now rests, with the only stable elements in my life – my camera, my calm, and my body. I explore the places he frequented when he had energy and life in his body, solely in the company of my father, without his wife Harridan or her son the Idiot.
Following my major operation in the summer of 2022, I seek hope, energy, and forgiveness where I can find it. Besides the artistic content and the process, itself, the physical walk has proven to be a welcoming bonus for my rehabilitative body. Living with existential anxiety is possible, but even better if one can transform it into something else. In my case, I want to share, create images, and tell stories, especially while still alive.
I have been involved in such projects for most of my life, from my thesis where I strolled in Berlin (1989) to Pilgrimage and currently working on my deceased father. There’s a place, a thought, and a desire to transform feelings and thoughts into images, something to share with others. The final form will be an exhibition comprising photographs and text, and this exhibition marks the initial version of this project.
Lars Rebers
(born 1963, Loviisa) is an art photographer, art educator, and a student for life. He has graduated as a Master of Arts in 1990 and as an art educator in 1996 from The University of Arts. Rebers has had several exhibitions in Finland. He is a member of The Association of Photographic Artists.