Finnish Art Agency is excited to announce the new collaboration with painter Tiina Pyykkinen (b. 1983). Helsinki-based Pyykkinen takes advantage of a special technique of using alkyd oil on canvas, which allows her to create astonishing shiny surfaces. Thus, the observer needs to experience Pyykkinen’s works by moving past them, acknowledging shifting angles and perspectives. Laying the focus…
Mixing two cultural contexts as diverse as the Finnish and the Chinese one, is certain to result in an abundant variety of events and performances at this year’s Night of the Arts in Helsinki. Located all over Helsinki centre and more remote areas, visitors are guaranteed to be well-entertained and fed by artists, musicians, dancers,…
Great news for Finnish Art Agency’s artist Camilla Vuorenmaa (b. 1979), who has been accepted to participate in the SÍM Residency programme and will be spending September and October in Reykjavik. The SÍM residency is run by The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists, and was founded in 2002. It has been able to expand its capacities…
Finnish Art Agency is thrilled to announce the collaboration with young visual artist Laura Konttinen (b. 1987). Laura Konttinen is known for her photographic collages and installations. The core focus of her work is the materiality of the photograph. Using different craftsmen methods Laura Konttinen creates picturesque settings and landscapes. Konttinen cuts, glues, reshapes and reconstructs…
“There was no vacations, and I also worked during the weekends. In the morning I worked with him in the shopping mall Sello, from six o’clock until nine. After that we went to the bus depot (…) I worked from early morning until the night. There was no time for rest.” – excerpt from Cleaner’s…
Since a few days, you can get a thorough insight into Hanna Haaslahti’s artistic work and projects at www.hannahaaslahti.net. On her website, she presents her methods of working, pictures of selected works and informs about upcoming events in her timeline on a regular basis. Take the opportunity to get to know her dealing with human relations using computer and video techniques. Soon,…