Strange Comforts, 2023
Meilahti Bridge Hospital / HUS, Helsinki, Finland
Curator: Taru Elving
Photographer: Jussi Tiainen
An art project for the intensive care area Meilahti Bridge Hospital / HUS Helsinki University Hospital.
Seven images focusing on classics of modern Finnish design and public spaces in Helsinki where residents meet. In this series of images, familiar environments and objects guide the observer towards dimensions of time, as the mundane entwines with the cosmic, the geological and the mythical. The ordinary becomes extraordinary, calming and soothing.
The Jakkara 60 stool
(Alvar Aalto, 1933) takes the shape of a landscape emerging from the soil, its legs turning into tree roots. Size: 2000mm X 2695mm.(Alvar Aalto, 1933) takes the shape of a landscape emerging from the soil, its legs turning into tree roots. Size: 2000mm X 2695mm.
The tulip-shaped Tulppaani chair
(Eero Saarinen, 1956) mutates into a winter landscape, while its base takes the shape of our solar system. Size: 3500mm X 2695mm.(Eero Saarinen, 1956) mutates into a winter landscape, while its base takes the shape of our solar system. Size: 3500mm X 2695mm.
The futurist spherical Pallo chairs
(Eero Aarnio, 1963) with view from Central Library Oodi towards Parliament House. are juxtaposed with Stone Age rock paintings to link the distant past with the galaxies of space.
Size: 5000mm X 2695mm.(Eero Aarnio, 1963) with view from Central Library Oodi towards Parliament House. are juxtaposed with Stone Age rock paintings to link the distant past with the galaxies of space. Size: 5000mm X 2695mm.
View from the balcony
View from the balcony of a historic building in Seurasaari, with glass birds on the railing (Oiva Toikka, 1972).
Size: 6000mm X 2695mm
View from the balcony of a historic building in Seurasaari, with glass birds on the railing (Oiva Toikka, 1972).
Size: 6000mm X 2695mm
Maija Mehiläinen [Maya the Bee]
Lamp (Ilmari Tapiovaara,1955)
towers above a skating rink in winter like a skyscraper.
Size: 3000mm X 2695mm.
Lamp (Ilmari Tapiovaara,1955)
towers above a skating rink in winter like a skyscraper.
Size: 3000mm X 2695mm.
View from a tent
(Sopu, 1930s) to a camping site in summer on top of a glass plant, Pinja (Oiva Toikka, 1960–1970). Size: 4182mm X 3355mm.
(Sopu, 1930s) to a camping site in summer on top of a glass plant, Pinja (Oiva Toikka, 1960–1970). Size: 4182mm X 3355mm.
The Lepotuoli 43 armchair
(Alvar Aalto, 1937) transforms into a waterfall that fills the Olympic Stadium swimming pool in a summery landscape. Size: 5000mm X 2610mm.