“I’m a fake. Hope no one notices.” Creative reconstructing by Laura Köönikkä.
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“I’m a fake. Hope no one notices.” Creative reconstructing by Laura Köönikkä.

How impostor syndrome may slowdown your creative professional career? I’ve been working with artists and creatives from various different fields for almost 20 years now. Especially lately (thanks to social media’s pressure and comparison it agitates), I’ve noticed that more and more creative professionals are talking about the heavy burden of the impostor syndrome they…

Strong and sensitive. Re-cover studies the limits of Finnish glass. Interview with Saara Renvall.
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Strong and sensitive. Re-cover studies the limits of Finnish glass. Interview with Saara Renvall.

Saara Renvall, Tell a bit about your newest project? what inspired you to make it? Re-cover is a collection of glass objects that are placed within or  hanging from one another. Each piece consists of an element that  serves as a socket or a pod to other elements attached to it. Contrary  to the conventional glass design, the…

Life and art of Aino Aksenja for #100artinhelsinki interview by Irene Suosalo
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Life and art of Aino Aksenja for #100artinhelsinki interview by Irene Suosalo

As a part of the #100artinhelsinki project Irene Suosalo will interview 6 interesting contemporary artists. The interviews will be published during spring 2018 on our website. Irene met the artist Aino Aksenja at the Winter Garden in Helsinki, which was picked as a location because it is one of Aino’s favourite places in Helsinki and…

Reassembling materials with Maija Närhinen in #100artinhelsinki interview
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Reassembling materials with Maija Närhinen in #100artinhelsinki interview

As a part of the #100artinhelsinki project for Finnish Art Agency Irene Suosalo will interview 6 interesting contemporary artists. The interviews will be published during spring 2018 on our website. Irene met the artist Maija Närhinen at the Gallery Sculptor where her exhibition More is More is currently on. Gallery Sculptor is a contemporary art…

Identification and alienation, backpacks with ugly patterns. Meet painter Matilda Enegren for #100artinHelsinki
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Identification and alienation, backpacks with ugly patterns. Meet painter Matilda Enegren for #100artinHelsinki

As a part of the #100artinhelsinki project Irene Suosalo will interview 6 interesting contemporary artists. The interviews will be published during spring 2018 on our website. Irene met the painter Matilda Enegren at her studio in Helsinki. Matilda’s next exhibition will be held at the POM Gallery in Mariefred, Sweden. Tell us about your background and…

“People, fashion, architecture.” Meet photographer Aya Brace #100artinhelsinki Interview
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“People, fashion, architecture.” Meet photographer Aya Brace #100artinhelsinki Interview

As a part of the #100artinhelsinki project Irene Suosalo will interview 6 interesting contemporary artists. The interviews will be published during spring 2018 on our website. As the second artist, Irene met Aya Brace at the Mat restaurant at Punavuori, near some of Aya’s favourite photography locations. They got to discuss about her work as…