Laura Konttinen’s solo exhibition ISLANDS opening at Poriginal Gallery on 2nd of September. The exhibition is open 3.- 20.9.2016. More about the exhibition here. Laura Konttinen (b. 1987 in Säynätsalo) is a Finnish visual artist working mainly with photography, often combining it with collage and installation. Her work deals with the desperate, yet hopeful attempts to reconstruct…
LUSCIOUS THRILLS Baroque reflections then and now, 26th August – 30th of December 2016. The exhibition Luscious Thrills Baroque reflections then and now is a story about man seen through some of art history’s most iconic imagery: the vanitas iconography. The vanitas motif witnesses the fundamental tensions that underpin human existence; on the one hand the enjoyment of the…
Welcome to the opening of the exhibition Mindset on Friday August 5th at 5–9pm! Group exhibition Mindset by artists Anna Hyrkkänen and Tiina Pyykkinen opens to the public on August 6th 2016 at Galleria Forum Box, Helsinki. The latest artworks by the two artists portray themes of the perception of time and questions of memory,…
Finnish Art Agency is privileged to work with so many talented artists, who are also active in social media. Now it’s their time to take over FAA’s Instagram over the summer. On 18th of July will start with Eeva Honkanen (@eevahnkn), whose works are now on display at several group exhibitions in Helsinki and abroad. At…
It has been a couple of months since the SHIFT mentoring program vol. 2 starter rolling. The participants have taken part in few workshops and one-to-one meetings. They have received good tips for writing about their artistic practice from professional writers such as journalist Venla Pystynen and essayist Max Ryynänen, as well some hints how…
Filmmaker Paola Suhonen will present her intimate cinematic portrait of adult film star Nina Hartley at Helsinki Kunsthalle in December 2016. The exhibition marks the debut of Suhonen’s work as an artist in the Finnish art scene and will also present the Hartley to the larger audience. The Pornstar, Nina Hartley is a sex symbol, known…