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Past exhibitions – 2026 Taidehalli Häme | Hämeenlinna Johanna Häiväoja DANS LES LIMBES 1.3.-22.3.2026 DANS LES LIMBES – IN LIMBO* A better person, an eternal dream: smarter, healthier, sexier – each decade has so far seemed to bring us closer to the ideal person. And now it has finally been done: artificial intelligence. The promise …

Past exhibitions – 2026 Taidehalli Häme | Hämeenlinna William Dennisuk Gravity and Light / Nature and Culture 31.1.-22.2.2026 Artist’s Statement by William Dennisuk This text serves as both an introduction and reflection on my ongoing series Gravity and Light / Nature and Culture. In what follows, I explore some of the ideas and processes that …

Past exhibitions – 2026 Taidehalli Häme | Hämeenlinna Simo Ripatti DOOR 4.1.-25.1.2026 “Fear and guilt are difficult to verbalize emotional feelings, and their intensity or impact is also more difficult to describe than physical feelings, pain or hunger, which have a form. The exhibition aims to describe these feelings by constructing a form for them, …

Past exhibitions – 2025 Taidehalli Häme | Hämeenlinna Kati Lehtonen IMPRINT 23.11.-14.12.2025 “An old boundary fence runs through the forest near the Hämeenlinna open prison. It is rusted and broken in places, and does not prevent passage to or from the prison. The only obstacles to passage are the densely growing bushes. Despite its openness, …

Past exhibitions – 2025 Taidehalli Häme | Hämeenlinna Johanna Saikkonen CENTER OF GRAVITY 26.10.-16.11.2025 “In my oil paintings, I depict people with an emphasis on carnality. Through my paintings, I consider what a person would be like if viewed realistically. The pursuit of realism ultimately leads to an over-reaching lack of embellishment that permeates not …

Past exhibitions – 2025 Taidehalli Häme | Hämeenlinna Suvi Härkönen LOST AT SEA 28.9.-19.10.2025 I breathe. In, out. I close my eyes and am surrounded by dark water. The starless sky rises above me and I float in darkness. The roar of the rolling sea in my ears, I drift with the movement of the …

Past exhibitions – 2025 Taidehalli Häme | Hämeenlinna Tatu Vuolteenaho & Jani Maunula RAINBOW MAGIC 30.8.-21.9.2025 The exhibition features Tatu Vuolteenaho’s self-portraits of Eye-Lee and portraits of Queer Witches. Tatu has met members of the rainbow community who practice spirituality and magic in several different countries and has painted portraits of them. The technique of …

Past exhibitions – 2025 Taidehalli Häme | Hämeenlinna Antti Immonen ECDYSIS 3.8.-24.8.2025 “The theme of the exhibition is the event of skin changing – the moment when the old, rigid essence breaks and something new, vibrant and potentially surprising emerges. In the works, biological skin formation and shedding are compared to various moments of crisis …

Past exhibitions – 2025 Taidehalli Häme | Hämeenlinna Karkki Mäkelä THE MORE THE MERRIER 6.7.-27.7.2025 “Something is constantly raining down, hopes, expectations, something you ordered, something you didn’t. The exhibition deals with the flood of information, material and expectations, and the feelings they cause. Should we be grateful, or should we feel inadequate? The works …

Past exhibitions – 2025 Taidehalli Häme | Hämeenlinna Kaisa Huotari ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CANVAS 25.5.-15.6.2025 “The On the Other Side of the Canvas exhibition features works that examine the world through painting and the structure of the canvas. I paint my memories on canvases, which I modify by dividing, cutting or bending …