Taxidermy Surfaces

2024, solo exhibition

HAM Gallery, Helsinki Art Museum (FI)


Time is the one thing that can’t be stopped. Like a sharp blade, it silently cuts through hard and soft, constantly advancing. Nothing is capable of jolting it even the slightest bit, but it changes everything.

Excerpt from Liu Cixin’s novel The Dark Forest (translated by Joel Martinsen)

The soundscape of the exhibition was created in collaboration with composer Tapio Viitasaari.


Artwork photos: Angel Gil
Installation photos: HAM/Sonja Hyytiäinen


Reflex bleeding, 2024, oil, acrylic, pearl pigment on linen, 100 x 120 x 5 cm

Reflex bleeding
2024
oil, acrylic, pearl pigment on linen
100 x 120 x 5 cm



Cyclone, 2024, acrylic, aluminium dust, marble dust on linen, 150 x 180 x 5 cm


Cyclone
2024
acrylic, aluminium dust, marble dust on linen
150 x 180 x 5 cm



Taxidermy scraps, 2024, oil, acrylic, aluminum powder, marble dust, pearl pigment on linen, 230 x 200 x 6 cm

Taxidermy scraps
2024
oil, acrylic, aluminum powder,
marble dust, pearl pigment on linen
230 x 200 x 6 cm



Electric circuit, 2024, acrylic, aluminum powder, marble dust, pearl pigment on linen, 100 x 120 x 5 cm

Electric circuit
2024
acrylic, aluminum powder,
marble dust, pearl pigment on linen
100 x 120 x 5 cm



Under the skin 1, 2024, oil, acrylic, linen, mineral resin, epoxy, 57 x 64 x 13 cm

Under the skin 1
2024
oil, acrylic, linen, mineral resin, epoxy
57 x 64 x 13 cm



Disguise, 2024, acrylic, marble dust, pearl pigment on linen, 100 x 120 x 5 cm

Disguise
2024
acrylic, marble dust, pearl pigment on linen
100 x 120 x 5 cm



Leftover, 2024, oil, acrylic, marble dust on linen, 35 x 43 x 3 cm

Leftover
2024
oil, acrylic, marble dust on linen
35 x 43 x 3 cm





Under the skin 2
2024
acrylic, aluminum powder,  pearl
pigment, linen, mineral resin, epoxy
63 x 64 x 12 cm



Compound eye, 2024, acrylic, aluminium dust, marble dust on linen, 100 x 120 x 5 cm

Compound eye
2024
acrylic, aluminium dust,
marble dust on linen,  
100 x 120 x 5 cm



Reptilian humanoid, 2024, oil, acrylic, iridescent pigment, gneiss powder, marble dust on linen, 180 x 150 x 5 cm

Reptilian humanoid
2024
oil, acrylic, iridescent pigment,
gneiss powder, marble dust on linen
180 x 150 x 5 cm



Add-on, 2024, acrylic, aluminium dust, pearl pigment on linen, 35 x 43 x 2 cm

Add-on
2024
acrylic, aluminium dust, pearl pigment on linen
35 x 43 x 2 cm



Blink, 2024, acrylic, aluminium dust, marble dust on linen, 35 x 43 x 3 cm

Blink
2024
acrylic, aluminium dust, marble dust on linen
35 x 43 x 3 cm





Tongue 1
2024
aluminum powder, mineral resin, epoxy
75 x 96 x 37 cm






Tongue 3
2024
aluminum powder, mineral resin, epoxy
79 x 58 x 61 cm




Tongue 2
2024
aluminum powder, mineral resin, epoxy
100 x 31 x 40 cm















Versot

2024

Series of reliefs in part
of the Versot group exhibition.

Lokal Gallery, Helsinki (FI)

Photos: Taru Happonen


Taxidermy surfaces 1, 2024, Mineral resin, iridescent pigment, acrylic, metal, 40 x 52 x 4 cm

Taxidermy surfaces 1
2024
Mineral resin, iridescent pigment, acrylic, metal
40 x 52 x 4 cm



 

Taxidermy surfaces 2, 2024, Mineral resin, iridescent pigment, acrylic, metal, 32 x 37 x 4 cm

Taxidermy surfaces 2
2024
Mineral resin, iridescent pigment, acrylic, metal
32 x 37 x 4 cm



Taxidermy surfaces 3, 2024, Mineral resin, iridescent pigment, acrylic, metal, 38 x 40 x 4 cm

Taxidermy surfaces 3
2024
Mineral resin, iridescent pigment, acrylic, metal
38 x 40 x 4 cm




Taxidermy surfaces 4, 2024, Mineral resin, iridescent pigment, acrylic, metal, 39 x 48 x 4 cm

Taxidermy surfaces 4
2024
Mineral resin, iridescent pigment, acrylic, metal
39 x 48 x 4 cm



© Taru Happonen 2025