In HEINI AHO’s works the analytical meets the intuitive, and the material meets the immaterial. Aho’s method is based on observing the ordinary and the characteristics of the material, with a subtly light-hearted tone; a touch of humour, wonderment, joie de vivre, or surprise. In her works she combines elements of sculpture, installation and the moving image into works addressing issues of space and perceptions of the environment.

Heini Aho (b. 1979) lives and works in Turku. She graduated from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 2015. In 2016, Aho was awarded the main prize of the William Thuring Foundation. Her works are included in the collections of the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, the Saastamoinen Foundation, the HAM Helsinki Art Museum, and the State Art Collections, among others. In addition to her many solo exhibitions, she has created numerous public art works in Finland.

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With a critical yet gentle eye and soft brushstrokes, PÄIVI TAKALA observes and contemplates the human way of being with other living things. Her paintings poses a question: how can one portray both the human tendency to dominate and exploit natural beings, and the eternal longing to be touched by nature? The pale, faded palette of the paintings is a nod to the early Renaissance frescoes, to which Takala time after time returns.

Päivi Takala (b. 1970) lives and works in Helsinki. She studied painting at the Berlin University of the Arts 1994–1998 and art education at the University of Art and Design Helsinki 1990–1996. She has work in major Finnish and international collections, including the HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, and the Malmö Art Museum collections. In addition to her creative work, Takala has taught painting at the Academy of Fine Arts since 2014.

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Market Art Fair, Booth 4

Liljevalchs Konsthall
Djurgårdsvägen 60
115 21 Stockholm, Sweden

Thursday 15 May (Preview by invitation only)
Friday 16 May | 15-20
Saturday 17 May | 11-18
Sunday 18 May | 11-17

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