Same but Different

Artist Jussi Juurinen’s work Same but Different has been completed for the newly opened Verkkosaari daycare. The three-part work takes over the three lightwells of the daycare, each part having its own colour scheme and rhythm of lines. As the sunlight moves across the surface of the work, the appearance of three-dimensional and multicoloured birch panels and slat modules seems to change.

Repetition and seriality are characteristic of Juurinen’s art. With Same but Different, instead of focusing on printmaking, Juurinen wanted to approach his wooden materials differently and to blur the difference between the printing plate and the print made from it. The print-like panels form a sequence of three large picture planes that resemble wallpaper or textiles.

The work belongs to the City of Helsinki’s art collection, which is managed and curated by HAM.