Exhibitions

Markku Lehmuskallio is best know for his career as a film-maker. His documentaries and feature films often depict the Nenets, the Sami and other indigenous people of the world. In this exhibition Lehmuskallio presents his other passion, sculpting, and his collection of sculptures: Images in Wood. The exhibition opening on Tuesday December 7th from 5-7 PM. Please note that Laterna is closed for Christmas break Dec 24 - Jan 2.

The works in this exhibition are built upon a series of Makki and Nakkara pictures during summer and autumn of 2021. The figures and shapes in the photos are handmade from various food items. The surrounding nature and forest is also visible in these works. The lead roles belong to Makki and Nakkara, pair of Bon Vegan sausages. The stories and pictures are inspired by daily events and surroundings. The exhibition opening on Tuesday December 7th from 5-7 PM. Please note that Laterna is closed for Christmas break Dec 24 - Jan 2.

This group exhibition presents fine art prints from Toimela print maker courses which are lead by Sari Bremer. The exhibition covers several techniques used in fine art printing such as etching, aquatint, wood carving and carborundum.

Tero Makkonen describes his upcoming exhibition Kaimo - Dawning: "In my photography the subject is often trees and water. I aim deeper than the eye, to the very experience of nature by using photographic means and also by fading out the photographic image. I have used multiple techniques to achieve new illusions and spatial impressions by utilizing the many possibilities of optics in photography. I use long focal length and often experiment with focus and sharpness to achieve the works."

Susanna Lyly describes her upcoming photography exhibition : " I started photographing people who were living alone and got isolated due to Covid-19 pandemic in April 2020. I documented these random meetings. I photographed people in environments which were significant to them. Some got energy from nature, some wandered around the empty city streets. All of them missed other people. For most of them, living alone was hard, some were finding it little easier.

Sivuhuomioita - Pages and Side notes is an exhibition of Book Art by Elina Autio, Leenakaisu Hattunen, Kaarina Ormio and Kirsti Rautasalo.One can enjoy a book for its world and the memories that hide behind its texts. One can also like it for its smell, its feel or the illustrations. Sometimes the world of the book meets the feeling of the book. The artists in this exhibition all enjoy books, some for the text, some for the feel of them, even the smell of them. This exhibition is one part of work done by cultural association Lila ry.

The works in this exhibition are from a time when in Italy doors, streets and cities were closed down and people were isolated from one another. The only one with the permission to be outside was the blooming spring (of 2020). Shapes of people in the windows and empty cities... And from the outside, many times a day the firemen with the megaphone: "State of emergency! Lockdown!

Luonnon sylissä - In the Embrace of Nature -exhibition was photographed near my house in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia. I move around with my bike and camera backpack driving around, and stopping intermittently on the small roads by the fields and in the forests.

Distinctive Paths, Shared Spaces is an exhibition of a group of ceramic artists. The artists are united by common workspace, but each has its own way of expression.

Erkki Raskinen is a renowned photojournalist and photographer whose exhibition Four Presidents in Laterna Magica's Book Gallery space will finally open in mid-September after several postponements due to covid-19 pandemic.

Living pictures in Helsinki - exhibition is based on upcoming book Kino-Suomi - Elokuvien esittämisen historia which will be published in August 2021. Cinema was once a prevalent part of Helsinki city life and in this exhibition we get to experience those long lost spaces through photography. Opening on the Night of the Arts August 19th from 5-7 PM. Warm welcome!

Taneli Eskola is a renowned photographer whose punk photography fro late 1970's will be seen in Laterna Magica's Book Gallery space in late August. Opening on on Thursday August 19th from 5-7 PM. Warm welcome.

The exhibition presents:Photographies by Fealinea Lux and Saint AdrianPaintings and installations by Fealinea Lux. There will be several workshops held at the gallery during the exhibition. Sign up now!

The exhibition 'Rugs on Drugs’ consists of hand-tufted psychedelic wall rugs. Aiming that each rug in the exhibition is a conversation starter for the visitors. Deniz Hartikainen (b.1993) is a Turkish-Kurdish textile artist based in Jyväskylä. The ‘Rugs on Drugs exhibition in the Book Gallery is her first solo exhibition in Finland.

Antti Ylönen lives and works in Ii, Northern Finland. He is sculptor and photographer best known for his wooden sculptures. In the past few years sculpting has made way for photography. "My photographs are like paintings with camera, urban landscapes. I pay attention to details, especially in architecture and details that depict dilapitation and decay.  The photographs in this exhibition were taken in Japan, Germany, Estonia, Denmark and Italy. "