Jussi Ruusulampi

Jussi Ruusulampi feels that art works for him as the opposite of daily work, where engineering-like planning and the optimal functionality of structures is at the center. In making art, Ruusulampi likes the fact that the end result is not known in advance, and creative work is more about what the final piece will be. There are infinite possible development paths and each of them is always a leap into the unknown.

Although Jussi does not feel that his art is environmentally friendly, he strives to utilize ready-made used materials. There are endless free materials that can be used, such as a milk can, an aerosol bottle, etc. Often the object already has its own funny shape, which leads the shape of the work in a certain direction.

Ruusulampi usually does not plan his works in advance or think carefully about what he wants to convey with them. The most important thing for him is the surface level, i.e. aesthetics. Deeper levels and meanings are also important, but they arise during the process and some only after the work is finished. The stories of the works develop guided by aesthetic factors and the work progresses under the conditions of the available material, utilizing ready-made forms. Especially at the beginning, chance has a great importance for the final result. Ruusulampi combines different elements without thinking too much and allows the moment to guide the work. He evaluates the work and directs where it leads. Little by little the view clears up and he sees where his mind is going. According to Ruusulammi, however, the process lives on until the end and the works seem to create themselves.