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Artist interview with Juhana Moisander
EMMA's Curator Laura Kokkonen interviewed artist Juhana Moisander, whose artwork premieres at EMMA. His new work Ethology of a Man examines models of human group behaviour that repeat themselves from one historical era to another. The video installation has been created in cooperation with a contact improvisation group. It depicts dynamics of power and the rise and fall of leaders. -
How was the sculpture at the Tapiola metro station made?
The monumental white sculpture standing on the platform of Tapiola metro station forms part of a multi-genre piece by Kim Simonsson Emma Leaves a Trace. The new inroad in public art work is the new emblem of EMMA and the Tapiola neighbourhood. Find out more on the background of the artwork. -
Artwork at the Tapiola metro station: Emma leaves a trace
The monumental white sculpture standing on the platform of Tapiola metro station forms part of a multi-genre piece by Kim Simonsson Emma Leaves a Trace. In addition to the sculpture, the piece includes colourful handprints spread around the subway station, as well as a series of digital animations. -
Solo exhibitions of Rut Bryk and Tapio Wirkkala simultaneously on display abroad
The works of the artist couple are being prepared at EMMA for the international solo exhibitions. Rut Bryk’s ceramic art is taken on an extensive touring exhibition to Japan, while Wirkkala’s glass art is on display at the Murano Glass Museum in Venice. EMMA presents a new documentary on Rut Bryk as well as Maaria Wirkkala’s new work "Mosaics of the Mind". -
In Aporie – first monograph on Alicja Kwade's works available at EMMA Shop
In Aporie is the first monograph on Alicja Kwade covering a wide range of her intriguing works. Kwade has never been never afraid to ponder complicated scientific and mathematical questions in her objects, sculptures, and installations, such as probability calculation, astronomical wormholes, the endless universe, and parallel realities. -
Jonna Kina’s artwork deconstructs cinema with the shower scene in Hitchcock’s Psycho
Shot on 35 mm film, the five-minute work is a documentary portrait of two Foley artists recreating sound effects for the famous shower scene in Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960). The work investigates how sounds are produced for cinematic purposes and what happens when the conventions of film are deconstructed.
