Exhibitions

In our Cellar and Tile galleries Eira Laulajainen exhibits oil and acrylic paintings with strong colours. Among the works there are also paintings depicting Berlin where November marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the wall and the opening of the borders between the divided city. 

In the Book Gallery we will have a photography exhibition by film-maker and professor Arvo Iho. In 1977 and 1978 he worked as an assistant to director Andrei Tarkovsky at the set of Stalker, one of his most famous films. Iho's photographs offer a unique glimpse into the process of a visionary film-maker. 

Pirjo Latvala's exhibition takes us on a journey through the colourful canals of Venice.

This first solo exhibition by Tiina Numme (b.1987) is titled Unexpected and consists of oil pastel and coloured pencil drawings and poetry. Drawings are almost meditative ruminations on life.

This first exhibition by Miika Storm presents 15 stand up comedians in their work place, on the stage. What remains of the comedic act when the jokes and the colour have been stripped away. Exhibition opening on Tuesday October 8th 5-7 PM. Warm Welcome.

Tpl'a 7/7 brings together graphic art from seven artists who have worked together every summer for years. Exhibition opening on Tuesday Oct 8th from 5-7 PM. Welcome.

Photographer Anssi Lauri (s.1982) lives in the northern part of Finland, by the shores of Tornio River, near Kukkolankoski. His exhibition of portraits will be shown in gallery Laterna Magica in September.

DON'T HIT is a photography exhibition that tells about the domestic violence experienced by women. More 20 women die due to domestic violence in Finland every year. and home is the most unsafe place for women. Finnish UN Women is a partner in organizing this exhibition: https://unwomen.fi/seiso-naisten-puolella/

Minttu Maari Mäntynen's exhibtion consists of two series: Recurrence and Barren Lands, which have in parts previously been on show in Charles H. Scott gallery in Vancouver, Canada and in White Space gallery in Edinburgh, Skotland. Now for the first time in Finland.

It will be 30 years since the wall that devided Germany came down. What was life like behind the wall? How did it feel to become a part of unified Germany? Exhibition presents people from the former DDR, who lived behind the wall and have, since the wall came down in 1989, changed the course of their lives.

Laterna Magica hosts a summer exhibition presenting work from various photographers who have captured Helsinki throughout the years. All pictures will be up for sale and can be purchased directly at the gallery and taken along right away. Perfect as summer souvenirs or gifts.

Hero Gallery is an exhibition of illustrations from two of the most popular children's books in the past years in Finland. Both books present influential figures from Finnish history and present.

Street photography by Heedo Lee, a photographer with Korean roots but based in Helsinki.

Caj Bremer is one of the best known photographers in Finland and his career spans over half a century of Finnish history as he turned 90 earlier this year. His exhibition was the one to open Laterna Magica 30 years ago and returns now with an exhibition that presents his work from several decades, from his photo journalism to painterly Cibachrome pictures.

Photographers Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo have long worked together with the topics such as trees and forests. In this exhibition at gallery Laterna Magica trees will take over the exhibition spaces while in some cases it will be the absence of trees that fills the space. This exhibition consists of several decades and series of photography, notably Tree People and Silvicultural Operations.

Valokuvaaja Markku Salonen (s.1954) pyrkii kuvamaan näyttelyssään epäjatkuvuutta valokuvan keinoin. Joskus törmätään rajapintoihin, joissa osa ilmiöistä tai ominaisuuksista muuttuu yhtäkkisesti.

Riitta Posti on sipoolainen taiteilija, jonka töissä voimakkaat ihmishahmot yhdistyvät rouheisiin ruostepintoihin. Postin näyttely Häiriötekijä koostuu teoksista, jotka on maalattu öljyllä ja ruosteella teräspellille.

Kristoffer Albrechtin näyttelyn ja uusimman valokuvakirjan Domestican teema on kotisokeuden välttäminen.

Näyttelyssä esille nousevat Forsbergin kuvat vuosien varrelta. Näyttelyssä mukana on mustavalko- ja värikuvaa mm. Jimi Hendrixin keikkakuvat vuodelta 1967, Katajanokan purkutyömaat 1970-luvun lopusta, Jurmo 1985 ja värikuvia sarjasta Walls.

Olin lapsi. Sain kamman ja värikynät, ja minulla oli tieto: Ihmisen tulee ensin ymmärtää elämässä oleva tilanne, asettaa itsensä uudelleen oikein, ja ylläpitää olosuhteita jotka pitävät kärjen suunnassa. Vain tuntemattoman kosketuksessa syntyy Elämä, ja siitä sitten taideteos.

Valokuvaaja Toni Härkösen (s. 1972, Kuhmo) teoskokonaisuuden kuvat ovat valokuvia, jotka ovat leikattu keskeltä kahtia ja sama kuva on toistettu leikkauskohdasta peilikuvana, aivan kuin Rorschachin musteläiskätestissä.