Exhibitions

Unique gallery spaces with changing exhibitions.
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August
 
15
 – 
September 6, 2025

Risto Jarva's photographs from 1950's Europe

Hot and Cool

Film director Risto Jarva (1934-1977) made two trips to Europe with his schoolmate Juhani Jauhiainen on a 125cc Vespa: in 1954 via France to Italy and in 1955 to Spain and Portugal. The third trip was made in a dilapidated Renault in 1959 via Yugoslavia and Greece to Turkey. These trips resulted in hundreds of photographs, from which the Risto Jarva Society has compiled an exhibition in the Tile and Cellar galleries of Laterna Magica.
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August
 
15
 – 
September 6, 2025

Eija Pokkinen and Timo Pyhälä

Maaemon katse - The Gaze of Mother Earth

Eija Pokkinen's ink, charcoal and pastel drawings and Timo Pyhälä's stone sculptures, elves and earthlings, engage in a dialogue at the Laterna Magica Book Gallery.
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Past exhibitions

January
 
10
 – 
January 27, 2024

Jarmo Koponen

Someplace, photography

Jarmo Koponen's photos from the collection Someplace show places that have made him stop. They have felt significant, each in their own way. These are pictures primarily of time, place and atmosphere, but also of what Koponen finds aesthetically interesting. Jarmo Koponen is a Korpilahti-born Finnish-American visual artist who, after 30 years spent abroad, currently lives and works in Jyväskylä. Opening on Tuesday Jan 9, 5-7 PM. Warm welcome!
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January
 
10
 – 
January 27, 2024

Jaana Kivi

Cosmic Dreams, paintings

The COSMIC DREAMS exhibition series consists of oil and mixed media works in which female figures are in surreal environments, other dimensions and space. The works are connected by dreamlike abstract backgrounds, which are a reference to both the cosmos and the subconscious. In the center are human figures, from whom it is not clear whether they are human anymore. Exhibition opening on Tuesday January 9, from 5-7 PM. Warm welcome.
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December
 
7
 – 
January 6, 2024

Sanna Johansson

Maisemasta, photographs

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December
 
7
 – 
January 6, 2024

Reijo Porkka in Memoriam

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November
 
15
 – 
December 2, 2023

Markku Lehmuskallio

Wooden sculptures through the years

Exhibition opening on Tuesday November 14th from 5 to 7 PM. Warm welcome. I have carved wood from the 1970s until today. In 1963, I graduated from the Tuomarniemi Forest School as a forest technician. I practiced the profession corresponding to my education until 1969.Since then, I have earned my living by shooting and directing films. For me, sculpting has been a therapeutic activity to release the pressures of the stressful film work. Welcome the exhibition opening on Tuesday November 14h, from 5 to 7 pm.
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November
 
15
 – 
December 2, 2023

Ida Lindgren

Lammen pinnassa oli kupru, photographs

The photo exhibition Lammen pinnassa oli kupru (There was a dent on the surface of the pond) explores care, feeling flooded and surrounding wetness, and the sloppy nature of interfaces. Welcome the exhibition opening on Tuesday November 14h, from 5 to 7 pm.
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October
 
25
 – 
November 11, 2023

Tuula Vehanen

Fragile, photography

The exhibition depicts the relationship between man and nature, which is both wounding and vulnerable at the same time. My photographs challenge the definitions of nature and landscape pictures by approaching a purely artistic, abstract picture. Meet the artist at the gallery on Wednesday Nov 8th from 3-6 PM. Warm welcome!
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October
 
25
 – 
November 11, 2023

Janne Hernes

Steel and Clouds, photography

Steel and Clouds is a photography series depicting urbane, industrial constructions and clouds. Janne Hernes (born in Oulu 1981) is a Finnish photographer based in Ireland. His classic black-and-white photographs have a melancholic undertone that invites the viewer to contemplate.
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October
 
4
 – 
October 21, 2023

Tiina Eräpuu

Verhot auki— drawings, prints and artist books

The starting point for this exhibition has been the extension of the theme of home, which has been present in my previous work, out in to the nature. Plants, trees and stones have always been a part of my imagery. Meet the artist at the gallery on Saturday October 21st from 1-3 PM.
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October
 
4
 – 
October 21, 2023

Tero Makkonen, Tini Sauvo and Esa Lindroos

Lepäävä kuu – photographs | Firmamento – mixed media art |Syvyyden pinta – sound

In our Tile Gallery, Tero Makkonen's mystical night vistas can be seen in the photo exhibition Lepäävä kuu. Tini Sauvo's glimmering textile works glow in the Cellar gallery, with the theme Firmamento, celestial sphere. Spaces and artworks are connected by the sound world created by Esa Lindroos. Meet the artists at the gallery on Saturday October 21st from 1-3 PM.
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September
 
13
 – 
September 30, 2023

Valentina Bravo and Adolfo Vera

Distancia, paintings and photographs

'Distancia' is a joint exhibition by Chilean artists Valentina Bravo and Adolfo Vera. Both based in Helsinki, their artwork seek to explore ideas related to exile, migration and Chilean identity. Exhibition opening on Tuesday September 12th from 5-7 PM.
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September
 
13
 – 
September 30, 2023

Astrid Heimer, Leena Juvonen and Malene Pedersen

Motions and Connections, ceramic art

Motions and connections is a joint exhibtion by three artists: Astrid Heimer, Leena Juvonen and Malene Pedersen. With clay in our hands, and form as the primary statement, we aim to explore the concept of reciprocity.
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August
 
18
 – 
September 9, 2023

Pekka Aino, Erkki Peltomaa and Hannu Peltomaa

Perforated Hide- snapshots by Finnish film-makers in the 1970s and 1980s, photography

Laterna Magica's book gallery hosts a unique exhibition where we get a glimpse into Finnish film-making of 1970s and 1980s, and behind the scenes too. Photographs by Pekka Aine, Eki Peltomaa and Hannu Peltomaa.Exhibition opening on the Night of the Arts, August 17th from 5-7 PM. Warm welcome!
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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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