Sublime Ugliness — from a Nordic point of view Transgressing orthodox understandings of beauty, Iiu Susiraja is challenging our ideas of what a public portrait might look like.   I have been thinking a lot about ugliness lately. It all started with a visit to an exhibition by the Finnish artist Iiu Susiraja (born 1975).[1] Iiu Susiraja is famous for her self-portraits set in domestic surroundings. In an exhibition by Iiu Susiraja you will encounter large photographs and videos of […]

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