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APR 1 0 – MAY 3, 20 26 | OP E N I N G: AP R 9, 5 - 8 P M

OLA
KOLEHMAINEN

MAIN HALL

Ola Kolehmainen is one of the first-generation
artists of the “Helsinki School”. He has become
known for his minimalist-abstract approach
using 20th and 21st century modern architecture
as a starting point. In his works, Kolehmainen
examines the meta-level of art and architectural
history through a minimalist lens.

LUIS
OLASO

STUDIO I

For Luis Olaso’s oil and acrylic works the expres-
sive power springing from within forms is the
starting point. The expressionism manifesting
feelings is mingled with symbolism and the mean-
ing of lines, forms and colours is accentuated via
the visual tropes the artist brings to the fore.

SAMPO
APAJALAHTI

STUDIO II

Sampo Apajalahti’s works often include a “pic-
ture-in-picture” still life, which he uses to chal-
lenge conventional ways of looking. In so doing,
he questions what it is that defines itself as the
object of the gaze – is it the painting as such or
the (painted) image contained in it?