Minna Henriksson and Ahmed Al-Nawas: Genesis | Serlachius Museums

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MINNA HENRIKSSON AND AHMED AL-NAWAS: GENESIS
The exhibition Genesis by Ahmed Al-Nawas and Minna Henriksson offers an alternative perspective on the origin of Mänttä’s paper industry. The artists highlight the role of the workers as well as the financial and foreign policy motives that guided the actions of the leaders of the Serlachius company.
The works communicate with Lennart Segerstråle’s (1892-1975) frieze Genesis of Mänttä, 1937, that runs around the lobby in Serlachius Museum Gustaf, i.e. the former headquarters of the Serlachius company. In the painting, the history of Mänttä’s is the result of the actions of one man, G. A. Serlachius.
The Genesis exhibition depicts the founding of the Serlachius company as a collective process rather than the achievement of one man. Along with the management of the mill, the workers also participate, by organising and applying their collective strength and through industrial action to achieve their demands.
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