Joel Slotte on view in London

Joel Slotte will take part in Autopsy group exhibition at Seventeen Gallery in London, between 10 July – 14 August 2026. The show features Finnish artists and artist groups, as well as international names from the field of visual art, painting, sculpture, video and performance. The exhibition is curated by Joey Holder.

 

“The exhibition emerges at a moment when the relationship between evidence and belief has fundamentally collapsed. We live in a world where verifiable facts no longer determine what people accept as ‘true’, where competing realities circulate with equal authority, and where the mechanisms that once separated truth from fiction have dissolved into contested narratives. (…) Autopsy directly examines this moment by bringing together artists to consider not only the content of contemporary anomaly discourse, but also the mechanisms by which beliefs are constructed.”

Image: Joel Slotte, Still Life Painter Putting Together a Vanitas Motif, 2026, oil on canvas, framed, 73,5 x 68 cm. Photo: Jussi Tiainen

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Eklund, Hiltunen, Puranen, Rannikko, Takala and Tuori in Loviisa summer show

Eeva-Leena Eklund, Heli Hiltunen, Jorma Puranen, Vesa-Pekka Rannikko, Päivi Takala and Anna Tuori take part in Väreissä / Färgglad group exhibition at Almintalo in Loviisa. The exhibition runs from 12 June until 9 August 2026.

 

The exhibition was planned together by the artists, freely, spontaneously, organically: “Let’s bring friends, buddies, and friends of buddies…and have fun!” The name of the exhibition Väreissä reflects the visual joy that all of the artists recognise in their own work.

Image: Eeva-Leena Eklund, installation view

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Antti Laitinen featured in Oulu2026 public art programme

Antti Laitinen is one of the featured artists of Climate Clock, a public art experience and one of the highlights of Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture year. The commissioned artists created six permanent artworks across forests, rivers, coastlines, urban environments and cultural heritage sites near Oulu area. The series connects art, science and local knowledge to reflect on the changing rhythms of the natural world. Climate Clock opened for public 13 June 2026.


In the forests of Kiiminki, Laitinen presents Olet Tässä (You Are Here), a meditative work that plays with perspective and presence. Inspired by the symbol that locates us on a map, Laitinen created six circular openings within the forest, formed by twisting branches to frame the view of the landscape. Nearby, two lichen-covered spheres suspended from the trees turn in the wind, attuning the viewer to movement in nature. Through the use of lichen, which lives for hundreds of years, the spheres become like living instruments of time and a bioindicator of air quality.


Climate Clock was curated by Alice Sharp. The permanent artworks will remain as part of the legacy of Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture 2026 and become part of the collection of the Oulu Museum of Art.

 

Photo: Maija Toivanen / Oulu2026

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