A K Dolven, Elina Merenmies and Marko Vuokola take part in an extensive international group show The Subterranean, at Amos Rex, in Helsinki, Finland. The exhibition features 101 works by 62 artists, including names such as Louise Bourgeois, Gustave Doré, Magnus Enckell, Pipilotti Rist and Auguste Rodin. The oldest work in the show is from 17th century, while the newest ones were completed just for this exhibition.
The Subterranean explores how artists through the centuries have depicted the worlds beneath our feet. The works take the viewer into the caves and cavities of the earth’s crust, the mythological realms of death, the rabbit holes of literature and traces of the exploitation of the earth beneath our feet. The underground world is enigmatic, exciting, alluring, dangerous and mysterious. There is much more beneath the earth’s surface besides earth, minerals and roots.
The Subterranean opens 2 April and runs through 21 August 2022.
Image: Elina Merenmies, Fire of Love, 1995-2019, tempera and oil on canvas, 101 x 146 cm. Photo: Jussi Tiainen