Exhibitions

Unique gallery spaces with changing exhibitions.
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February
 
18
 – 
March 7, 2026

Tapio Säävälä

Vanhat herrat eurooppalaiset - Old Gentlemen European, photographs

Tapio Säävälä's exhibition Old Gentlemen European, which will be held in the Book Gallery space of Laterna Magica, is a collection of black and white photographs from the 1980s of old gentlemen in cities in different countries just passing the time, doing their business, and hurrying to or from somewhere.Exhibition opening on Tue February 17th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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February
 
18
 – 
March 7, 2026

Lorenzo Marotti

Sunless, cyanotypes

Exhibition opening on Tue Feb 17th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Warm welcome!The works on view are cyanotypes – a historical photographic process in which paper is coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, exposed to natural light, and developed with water. Each piece is handmade, unique, and shaped by time and chance.
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Past exhibitions

August
 
18
 – 
September 9, 2023

Roberto Murillo Arias ja Kenneth Jimenez

Things I Want You to Remember & Verolís, photography from Costa Rica

Things I Want You to Remember" by Roberto Murillo Arias is a project that portrays a stage in the artist's life of self rediscovery, through the love of two children and their mother."Verolís" is an ongoing project by Kenneth Jiménez that compiles photographs taken on a farm in his hometown of Alajuela, Costa Rica. Exhibition is supported by Finnfoto. Opening night on the Night of the Arts, August 17th from 5-7 PM. Warm welcome!
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July
 
26
 – 
August 12, 2023

Beryl Furman

AL ANQA and other parts of speech, 70th anniversary exhibition

Beryl Furman's 70th anniversary exhibition will take place in Laterna Magica's Tile and Cellar galleries at the end of July. The opening of the exhibition will be celebrated on Tuesday 25 July 2023 from 5-7 PM. At the opening at 5.30 PM, Performance by Shifu Zhang Fang: Taiji sword.
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July
 
26
 – 
August 12, 2023

Carita Savolainen and Kristina Haataja

Breath – About the limitations of time, fragility, its power and the traces it leaves behind

The exhibition consists of a dialogue between photographs, watercolors and words. The starting point for the whole is a series of photographs that progress in time from the same place and object, a childhood friend by the water, through several years and seasons. Photographs and watercolors by Carita Savolainen and text by Kristina Haataja. Exhibition opens on Tuesday July 25th from 5-7 PM. Warm welcome!
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June
 
28
 – 
July 22, 2023

Sami Rinne

Ote yksisarvisten elämästä - A Glimpse into the lives of the unicorns

In his ceramic sculptures Sami Rinne depicts the joys and sorrows in the lives of the unicorns. For Rinne unicorns are real. They even have a sense of imagination. Vernissage on Tuesday June 27th from 5-7 PM. Warm welcome!
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June
 
28
 – 
July 22, 2023

Petra Giacomelli

Heinäkuun yö - A July Night

”Heinäkuun Yö - A July Night is an exhibition inspired by a surrealist short story written by Bruno Schultz (1892-1942) , a polish jewish writer who lived in Drohobych, Austrian Galicia, today part of Ukraine. The exhibition consists of collage paintings on paper and canvas, artist books, beeswax sculptures and a musical videowork .Exhibition opening on Tuesday June 27th from 5-7 PM. Warm welcome!
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May
 
23
 – 
June 17, 2023

Ville Pirinen

Brush Pen on Paper, drawings

Ville Pirinen (b.1973) was born in Kitee and lives in Tampere. He is a comics artist and writer and musician. His exhibition in Laterna Magica's Tile and Cellar galleries consists of both older material and works that have been made for this exhibition with the said felt tip pen. Exhibition opening on Tuesday May 23rd from 5-7 PM. Warm welcome!
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May
 
24
 – 
June 17, 2023

Paula Haapalahti

Square #65 - Välitila - The Space between, photographs

Paula Haapalahti's photography exhibition opens in Laterna Magica's Book Gallery space in May. Haapalahti describes her process: "The photographs in this exhibition reflect my thoughts and experiences in the past 10 years. At first I thought this project might be only for myself but maybe by sharing these works I can share something of myself and reach into the viewers' experience, the space between." Exhibition opening on Tuesday May 23rd from 5-7 PM. Warm welcome!
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