Matti Salmela (b. 1972) is a self-taught artist from Jyväskylä. Salmela, who works in the ITE art scene (Finnish contemporary folk art scene), makes art from other people’s “rejects”: recycled paintings, magazines and books. His works have been exhibited in the summer exhibition of Art Center Haihatus, Cultural Space Nuijamies in Lappeenranta and Vakiopaine bar in Jyväskylä. In his free time, Salmela is a DJ – vinyl only!
At the festival, Salmela will present surrealistic, collage-based works that include pop-culture and art references, as well as pure free-fall of thoughts.
Comments from the curators: “We were expecting surprises from the OAF applications, and Salmela’s work lived up to our expectations. The artist has a personal style, and the fact that the works are linked to the idea of recycling seems important – one man’s trash is another man’s treasure!”
