Ihmisen näköinen / Exhibition
1.6.-31.8.2026 Someron Kirkko
Kirkkotie 16, 31400 SOMERO, FINLAND
Exhibition opening 31.5.2026 KLO 15 Welcome!
Ihmisen näköinen (Human-looking) is a joint exhibition by two textile-based artists
Mikkola and Laitinen both approach humanity through textile materials in their works. Everyday materials found by chance or based on personal history speak to both artists. For both of them, the clothing used is the beginning of a story, a path to humanity.
The church as an exhibition venue creates a very different framework for presenting and viewing works than a traditional gallery space. Somero Church offers a calming space for silence and immersion in the artists' conceptual visual works that poetically reflect on the core issues of life.
Lapsuuden näyttämöt / Textile stories and fragments of time
1.-19.4.2026 Galleria Moletti Forssan Museo
Wahreninkatu 12-13, 30100 FORSSA, FINLAND
ARTIST MEETING 11.4.2026 KLO 14-16 Welcome!
The exhibition brings together over 30 years of Annukka Mikkola’s artistic work
As an artist, Mikkola is inspired by the juxtaposition of new and old, broken and whole. Through fragmentation, she seeks to express the depth and contradictions of human existence.
Small, seemingly ordinary memories can carry life’s most profound questions. When we pause to reflect on them, we may reach what moves us most deeply and discover the source of creative power.
Visual artist Juhana Blomstedt writes in his book Muodon arvo (1995): “For a human being, a connection to the origin of one’s own consciousness is essential.”
The stage of childhood lives on in art. It helps us understand ourselves, but also others — as well as the broader phenomena shaping the world around us.
Annukka Mikkola is a textile and visual artist as well as a designer. She has created interior textiles for several Finnish manufacturers, particularly rugs and ryijy tapestries. Her playful and adaptable mini textile concept, Reblok @myreblok, can be ordered directly from the artist. Custom-designed rugs, wall textiles, and “ryijy” tapestries tailored to specific spaces are also available upon request.