Welcome to the opening on Thursday 22nd February from 17.00-19.00! Guided tour on Sunday 10th March 1pm. This exhibition is an exploration of the strict gender roles embedded within historical anatomical imagery through the anatomical Venus, a Venus-like life-size wax figure from the 18th century. Johanna Naukkarinen uses photography, digital drawing, and collage to examine […]
Exhibition opening on Thursday 11.1. 2024 from 17:00 to 19:00! The Disappearing Herbarium is a letter that I write to threatened nature. In this collection of works I photograph the endangered plant species of Finland in their habitats. I have the photographs made into pigment prints, and engrave their surface with a metallic pen. The […]
The exhibition Invisible Words consists of photographs and video works which meet at the junction of abstract and figurative pictures. Wang examines the ways in which the immaterial and the invisible can be portrayed in photography. How can the ”disturbance” in a photograph be used to encourage the viewer to look behind the picture, and thus […]
The air is thick with salt. The echo of the waves is absorbed within the wind. The salt has dissolved the rock as the sunlight and the sea water press themselves against it. The surface of the rocks is rough, like sucked candy. The skin evaporates and turns into sand. The nails become brittle, until […]
The exhibitions for the Large Gallery at Turku Kunsthalle are chosen from the applications submitted through the Open call. The choices are made by the exhibition committee, which consists of members of the Board of the Turku Artists’ Association. The exhibition committee for 2023 and 2024 is Riikka Kupsala, Appe Leppänen, Salla Sillgren ja Niina […]
I become interested in a simple clay shape and decide to repeat it and see where it takes me. The clay records the touch and the impressions of fingerprints. As I repeat the shape, its nature and behaviour reveal themselves. The slow repetition settles me into an active state of waiting. I can’t imagine how […]
The art of painting has laid itself to rest. We linger on the graves of painting; Julia Rommel’s SuperJumbo, Steven Parrino’s Untitled, Dianna Molzan’s Repetto and Angela de la Cruz’s Layers – Small (Ultramarine Blue / Light Blue) rest under our feet; painting is latent, encrypted. But not dead. The ruins of painting are stirring […]
Unfortunately the exhibition is cancelled. According to the guidance issued by the Government of Finland Kunsthalle Turku will be closed in order to prevent the spreading of the coronavirus. The Fine Arts graduates from Turku University of Applied Sciences present their artistic thesis’ at Kunsthalle Turku this spring for the second time. Other works from […]
Ord och inga visor / Sano se kuvalla Näyttely Forum korttelissa 9.12.2019 – 19.1.2020 Forum kortteli, Kauppiaskadun sisäänkäynnin vitriinit Avoinna ma–pe 7–20:15, la 7–19:15, su 11–18:15 Valokuvakeskus Perin ja Turun Taiteilijaseuran yhteisen Ord och inga visor -hankkeen tavoitteena on kehittää luonnollisia tapoja lisätä kommunikaatiota eri kieliryhmien välillä, kun eri äidinkieliä puhuvat ihmiset kohtaavat luovan toiminnan […]
Valokuvaustyöpajoja Turun Taidehallilla joulunalusviikoilla / Fotoverkstäder ordnas i Åbo konsthall före jul
Monikielinen taidehanke Ord och inga visor/ Sano se kuvalla tuo nähtävää ja tekemistä joulunalusaikaan! Turun taidehallissa Vanhan Suurtorin joulumarkkinoiden aikaan järjestettävissä työpajoissa yleisö pääsee tutustumaan makrovalokuvauksen saloihin helposti ja vaivattomasti omalla mobiililaitteella kuvaten. Työpajat järjestetään sunnuntaisin 24.11., 1.12., 8.12. ja 15.12. klo 12-17. Turun taidehallin joulutyöpajoissa kuvataan arkista ympäristöä ja esineitä hyvin läheltä, jolloin yksityiskohdista syntyy […]
