https://taruhapponen.com Taru Happonen Wed, 27 May 2026 10:08:53 +0000 https://taruhapponen.com en https://taruhapponen.com/Vital-Debris-1 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:55:37 +0000 Taru Happonen https://taruhapponen.com/Vital-Debris-1 Vital Debris 2025Solo exhibition Porvoo Art Hall (FI) <img width="2500" height="1786" width_o="2500" height_o="1786" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db7f4844eaff20571ac5ea1614947f4a3897ec04fddcb914688a5feadf050dda/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-1.jpg" data-mid="245470710" border="0" data-scale="94" alt="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" data-caption="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/db7f4844eaff20571ac5ea1614947f4a3897ec04fddcb914688a5feadf050dda/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-1.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1786" width_o="2500" height_o="1786" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50fa7b863fdb23e33ff3603ff0cf200b22e97b2eeedc309b3e8e89eebe5b6e28/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-3.jpg" data-mid="245470712" border="0" data-scale="94" alt="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" data-caption="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50fa7b863fdb23e33ff3603ff0cf200b22e97b2eeedc309b3e8e89eebe5b6e28/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-3.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1786" width_o="2500" height_o="1786" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e5e622807798da9335a143ac1843146eb53118c9afb3708699b4e5e337953d4/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-2.jpg" data-mid="245470711" border="0" data-scale="94" alt="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" data-caption="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4e5e622807798da9335a143ac1843146eb53118c9afb3708699b4e5e337953d4/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-2.jpg" /> <img width="1786" height="2500" width_o="1786" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e1d4f6eb92217e5b2f1452f9646f18a2aaea251a9e823ac31d1f527a9ef7e76d/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-13.jpg" data-mid="245470716" border="0" data-scale="69" alt="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" data-caption="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e1d4f6eb92217e5b2f1452f9646f18a2aaea251a9e823ac31d1f527a9ef7e76d/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-13.jpg" /> <img width="1786" height="2500" width_o="1786" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a85e73b98aeac5eabd2b8116f708c3dae126a1eed68a10f88b23e2e91b4f157b/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-14.jpg" data-mid="245470718" border="0" data-scale="69" alt="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" data-caption="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a85e73b98aeac5eabd2b8116f708c3dae126a1eed68a10f88b23e2e91b4f157b/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-14.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1786" width_o="2500" height_o="1786" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3eaeb1fcbc4738c9e2fd175a74cb16b900a08435b55f0a1ae4f5c1af7747b1b8/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-4.jpg" data-mid="245470713" border="0" data-scale="94" alt="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" data-caption="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3eaeb1fcbc4738c9e2fd175a74cb16b900a08435b55f0a1ae4f5c1af7747b1b8/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-4.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1786" width_o="2500" height_o="1786" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ad50a49ac50b559f1117b93e1efe9a01225e295d140603a2b818bca70301e0d/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-5.jpg" data-mid="245470714" border="0" data-scale="94" alt="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" data-caption="Vital Debris, 2025, solo exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5ad50a49ac50b559f1117b93e1efe9a01225e295d140603a2b818bca70301e0d/taruhapponen_porvoo2025WEB-5.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1293" width_o="1200" height_o="1293" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd3581229120251854323e611305273f1e5662685b0c1f98d91208a6bb889a74/Taru-Happonen-20250601-013-012-2.jpg" data-mid="245470731" border="0" alt="Arranged Remains, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x110x5cm" data-caption="Arranged Remains, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x110x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd3581229120251854323e611305273f1e5662685b0c1f98d91208a6bb889a74/Taru-Happonen-20250601-013-012-2.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1438" width_o="1200" height_o="1438" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c9b9b79e0d0a8429a63378001c21d328957cec104233a0faefd4e2919d423ac/Taru-Happonen-20250816-002.jpg" data-mid="245470729" border="0" alt="Motherboard, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x100x5cm" data-caption="Motherboard, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x100x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5c9b9b79e0d0a8429a63378001c21d328957cec104233a0faefd4e2919d423ac/Taru-Happonen-20250816-002.jpg" /> <img width="1100" height="1307" width_o="1100" height_o="1307" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e0327a2cdb685299985cfa6b309afc551dd635bac93cc7e22d61869316f6a73f/Taru-Happonen-20250601-014.jpg" data-mid="245470708" border="0" alt="Six Pairs of Hollow Eyes, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x100x5cm" data-caption="Six Pairs of Hollow Eyes, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x100x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e0327a2cdb685299985cfa6b309afc551dd635bac93cc7e22d61869316f6a73f/Taru-Happonen-20250601-014.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1006" width_o="1200" height_o="1006" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4d229dcd9975e44584d607bab664b6258b6e7e38565798d7a46e260d5948863/Taru-Happonen-20250816-001.jpg" data-mid="245470719" border="0" alt="Archival Remain, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 100x120x5cm" data-caption="Archival Remain, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 100x120x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4d229dcd9975e44584d607bab664b6258b6e7e38565798d7a46e260d5948863/Taru-Happonen-20250816-001.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1308" width_o="1200" height_o="1308" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc4fae66b18aa183452e8c869523bbb62ffbfaac4da7aa21b73f1a9c848b9827/Taru-Happonen-20250816-010-2.jpg" data-mid="245470722" border="0" alt="Vital Debris, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x110x5cm" data-caption="Vital Debris, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x110x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fc4fae66b18aa183452e8c869523bbb62ffbfaac4da7aa21b73f1a9c848b9827/Taru-Happonen-20250816-010-2.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="716" width_o="1200" height_o="716" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00293ce37e1716127c7a6ec31fa9ecea044f7f524ba4cc6edc12b599b9470320/Taru-Happonen-20250601-011-2_diptyykki.jpg" data-mid="245470730" border="0" alt="Dextral and Sinistral (diptych), 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 54x43x3cm (x2)" data-caption="Dextral and Sinistral (diptych), 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 54x43x3cm (x2)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00293ce37e1716127c7a6ec31fa9ecea044f7f524ba4cc6edc12b599b9470320/Taru-Happonen-20250601-011-2_diptyykki.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="1259" width_o="1000" height_o="1259" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/337603bb29b94e134e7533f561be7cbdde6a2549df751a4f60b591470f58ca8e/Taru-Happonen-20250816-011.jpg" data-mid="245470724" border="0" alt="Mammary Array, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" data-caption="Mammary Array, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/337603bb29b94e134e7533f561be7cbdde6a2549df751a4f60b591470f58ca8e/Taru-Happonen-20250816-011.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="1259" width_o="1000" height_o="1259" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c71fb545c1bd2d7a072bf69167fa0e4d76a950c4940391c44fcc6d61c68a8da4/Taru-Happonen-20250816-015.jpg" data-mid="245470727" border="0" alt="Eyedra, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" data-caption="Eyedra, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c71fb545c1bd2d7a072bf69167fa0e4d76a950c4940391c44fcc6d61c68a8da4/Taru-Happonen-20250816-015.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="1267" width_o="1000" height_o="1267" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/115cd58483595fff19b959756317481add2d60c550576b4b5130f5cb417e8ec2/Taru-Happonen-20250816-013.jpg" data-mid="245470726" border="0" alt="Ocular Sheet, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" data-caption="Ocular Sheet, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/115cd58483595fff19b959756317481add2d60c550576b4b5130f5cb417e8ec2/Taru-Happonen-20250816-013.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="1262" width_o="1000" height_o="1262" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fab84616b2bdf90bc5f1841664b9812f735e05ef8e34f79a598c980a9fcc56f7/Taru-Happonen-20250816-012.jpg" data-mid="245470725" border="0" alt="Haptic Surface, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" data-caption="Haptic Surface, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fab84616b2bdf90bc5f1841664b9812f735e05ef8e34f79a598c980a9fcc56f7/Taru-Happonen-20250816-012.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1440" width_o="1200" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6cb12605bf2138b4dd98648c180130dcdf72aee92acd837bcc26e6c06c703681/Taru-Happonen-20250816-005-3.jpg" data-mid="245470728" border="0" alt="Dermal Spread, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 180x150x5cm" data-caption="Dermal Spread, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 180x150x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6cb12605bf2138b4dd98648c180130dcdf72aee92acd837bcc26e6c06c703681/Taru-Happonen-20250816-005-3.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1439" width_o="1200" height_o="1439" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b0537de3940f7288cfa65a2f0cc01ca61a3950d6e767595ee0129473bf8cfa23/Taru-Happonen-20250816-009.jpg" data-mid="245470723" border="0" alt="Synthetic Terrain, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 180x150x5cm" data-caption="Synthetic Terrain, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 180x150x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b0537de3940f7288cfa65a2f0cc01ca61a3950d6e767595ee0129473bf8cfa23/Taru-Happonen-20250816-009.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1429" width_o="1200" height_o="1429" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/58329a69b3f8455033109b45eec2b36b047ca6b40103bda9e710ab082eae3afe/Taru-Happonen-20250816-008-2.jpg" data-mid="245470721" border="0" alt="Trypophobia, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 180x150x5cm" data-caption="Trypophobia, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 180x150x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/58329a69b3f8455033109b45eec2b36b047ca6b40103bda9e710ab082eae3afe/Taru-Happonen-20250816-008-2.jpg" /> <img width="1900" height="2384" width_o="1900" height_o="2384" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f2c042c22e3206fac096d611fadbde25d42a3a63d8ab626fe9295773d9225227/Taru-Happonen-20250601-002-2.jpg" data-mid="245470698" border="0" alt="Gently Displaced Outer Layer, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" data-caption="Gently Displaced Outer Layer, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f2c042c22e3206fac096d611fadbde25d42a3a63d8ab626fe9295773d9225227/Taru-Happonen-20250601-002-2.jpg" /> <img width="1900" height="2388" width_o="1900" height_o="2388" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc854c1326c3e174639018fc637864a208a59eaa4be89dbcbfdb50826878ed8f/Taru-Happonen-20250601-003-2.jpg" data-mid="245470699" border="0" alt="Nasal Zone, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" data-caption="Nasal Zone, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bc854c1326c3e174639018fc637864a208a59eaa4be89dbcbfdb50826878ed8f/Taru-Happonen-20250601-003-2.jpg" /> <img width="1900" height="2385" width_o="1900" height_o="2385" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c98020e7e9f47b9f144c45359edb38b895fb4fa75cfe2e01ecd6f59c34a7bc2/Taru-Happonen-20250601-004-2.jpg" data-mid="245470700" border="0" alt="Paired Structures, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" data-caption="Paired Structures, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2c98020e7e9f47b9f144c45359edb38b895fb4fa75cfe2e01ecd6f59c34a7bc2/Taru-Happonen-20250601-004-2.jpg" /> <img width="1900" height="2385" width_o="1900" height_o="2385" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/74db6dc557e19412ebdff00684e18b75c7138f00891a9574f694b8e7bbcccce6/Taru-Happonen-20250601-001-2.jpg" data-mid="245470697" border="0" alt="No Response from Pupil, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" data-caption="No Response from Pupil, 2025, ink on paper, framed, 41x33x3cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/74db6dc557e19412ebdff00684e18b75c7138f00891a9574f694b8e7bbcccce6/Taru-Happonen-20250601-001-2.jpg" /> Exhibition text Taru Happonen paints like an archaeologist, examining satellite images, cells, motherboards, and skin surfaces from the perspective of another time. In the paintings, hardly anything human can be seen. She performs a dissection of an environment caught in a stage of slow collapse and mutation. As one can read daily in the news, we are living in an age of planet-wide destruction. At the same time, however, new biological, geological, and synthetic species emerge: plastic-eating bacteria and new types of stone formed from the fossil industry waste. The living, the non-living, and the artificial blend into one another, this era merging with the one to come. The world changes regardless of human feelings, moving toward a time beyond human existence. Sometimes change only becomes perceptible by shifting the scale of observation. This is the fundamental movement in the exhibition: zooming in and out of the human experience. Hole- and eye-like forms recur in the works at different scales, as do circuit-like diagrams resembling circuit boards. Similar structures also repeat in nature across scales. Tree leaves contain “eyes” at the microscopic level, as do cells. Networks of neurons resemble the traces on a computer motherboard, and both resemble satellite images of airports and cities. These structures optimise the transmission of signals and energy efficiency. Nervous systems with their synapses, transistors with their logic gates, and cities with their street networks demonstrate how the regularities of physics scale across levels. The works incorporate marble, stone, and aluminium powder, along with glue, paper, and wood. In the choice of materials, a similar kind of interweaving takes place as in the scales and temporal dimensions depicted in the works. Their colours and materials adapt to the concrete and aluminium of Porvoo Art Hall, just as a living species always adapts to its prevailing environment. The exhibition explores the layers of deep geological time and movements on scales beyond human experience, and as a whole it is at once tender and unsettling. Reaching towards the sculptural, the paintings evoke the way two-dimensional surfaces become three-dimensional forms by being wrapped or folded. When the surface of the beings is peeled away and unfolded, as happens in several of Happonen’s works, one returns to the two-dimensional plane. The end of painting on canvas has long been declared, and art education today emphasises expanded forms of visual art. Happonen demonstrates that painting executed on a rectangular canvas still holds power. Even if the works appear non-human, they remind us why humankind has gazed at painted surfaces for thousands of years: because for a moment they can transport us from the midst of the visible to where we cannot see. Text: Pontus Purokuru Artwork photos: Angel Gil Installation photos: Anna Niskanen https://taruhapponen.com/Taxidermy-Surfaces-1 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:12:36 +0000 Taru Happonen https://taruhapponen.com/Taxidermy-Surfaces-1 Taxidermy Surfaces 2024Solo exhibition HAM Gallery Helsinki Art Museum (FI) <img width="2000" height="1285" width_o="2000" height_o="1285" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31bb5d98bf3b80d1fab08751224f56a86314a523ddfcbb3ed10348911ed0ef85/INST_2024_Taru_Happonen-2.jpg" data-mid="245471435" border="0" data-scale="96" alt="Taxidermy Surfaces, 2024, solo exhibition, HAM Gallery, Helsinki Art Museum" data-caption="Taxidermy Surfaces, 2024, solo exhibition, HAM Gallery, Helsinki Art Museum" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/31bb5d98bf3b80d1fab08751224f56a86314a523ddfcbb3ed10348911ed0ef85/INST_2024_Taru_Happonen-2.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1313" width_o="2000" height_o="1313" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/01cd2532689347bef60e3875d3fba6ee690e93e11c03a40ecc4b6daddeccf13d/INST_2024_Taru_Happonen-17.jpg" data-mid="245471433" border="0" data-scale="96" alt="Taxidermy Surfaces, 2024, solo exhibition, HAM Gallery, Helsinki Art Museum" data-caption="Taxidermy Surfaces, 2024, solo exhibition, HAM Gallery, Helsinki Art Museum" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/01cd2532689347bef60e3875d3fba6ee690e93e11c03a40ecc4b6daddeccf13d/INST_2024_Taru_Happonen-17.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1752" width_o="1200" height_o="1752" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/57611e0b87986d4983cbbd6e61945c7f3d63529376f8acd28bbefb184ee77c55/INST_2024_Taru_Happonen-15.jpg" data-mid="245471436" border="0" data-scale="70" alt="Taxidermy Surfaces, 2024, solo exhibition, HAM Gallery, Helsinki Art Museum" data-caption="Taxidermy Surfaces, 2024, solo exhibition, HAM Gallery, Helsinki Art Museum" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/57611e0b87986d4983cbbd6e61945c7f3d63529376f8acd28bbefb184ee77c55/INST_2024_Taru_Happonen-15.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1254" width_o="2000" height_o="1254" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6dc3b5ec333a69c90ddad0932173c67bd34a814b061c6efcb7bb4cb20ead6c6b/INST_2024_Taru_Happonen-7.jpg" data-mid="245476485" border="0" data-scale="95" alt="Taxidermy Surfaces, 2024, solo exhibition, HAM Gallery, Helsinki Art Museum" data-caption="Taxidermy Surfaces, 2024, solo exhibition, HAM Gallery, Helsinki Art Museum" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6dc3b5ec333a69c90ddad0932173c67bd34a814b061c6efcb7bb4cb20ead6c6b/INST_2024_Taru_Happonen-7.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1284" width_o="2000" height_o="1284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61df21e2f39ebb647bbc4e037f5b858a95540730251559a8962e6df73909d44a/INST_2024_Taru_Happonen-6.jpg" data-mid="245471434" border="0" data-scale="95" alt="Taxidermy Surfaces, 2024, solo exhibition, HAM Gallery, Helsinki Art Museum" data-caption="Taxidermy Surfaces, 2024, solo exhibition, HAM Gallery, Helsinki Art Museum" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61df21e2f39ebb647bbc4e037f5b858a95540730251559a8962e6df73909d44a/INST_2024_Taru_Happonen-6.jpg" /> <img width="1400" height="1234" width_o="1400" height_o="1234" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/363fc9e5254deb1e8a71be7f8f3380fa60bc188c647fc3622184f71b6f87b796/Taru-Happonen-20241030-007-3.jpg" data-mid="245471413" border="0" alt="Taxidermy Scraps, 2024, oil, acrylic, aluminum powder, marble powder, pearl pigment on linen, 230x200x6cm" data-caption="Taxidermy Scraps, 2024, oil, acrylic, aluminum powder, marble powder, pearl pigment on linen, 230x200x6cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/363fc9e5254deb1e8a71be7f8f3380fa60bc188c647fc3622184f71b6f87b796/Taru-Happonen-20241030-007-3.jpg" /> <img width="1300" height="1558" width_o="1300" height_o="1558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69f9f87d117f656e64a8115ef0f6a05843dcab6f5cbc2276113c16f6c995ed31/Taru-Happonen-20241030-004.jpg" data-mid="245471414" border="0" alt="Cyclone, 2024, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 150x180x5cm" data-caption="Cyclone, 2024, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 150x180x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69f9f87d117f656e64a8115ef0f6a05843dcab6f5cbc2276113c16f6c995ed31/Taru-Happonen-20241030-004.jpg" /> <img width="1100" height="1350" width_o="1100" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d174b3a750b202a4143ec7eca2fc11dac8950f75b5497b15a46b4cc53b3512fd/Taru-Happonen-20241030-011.jpg" data-mid="245471417" border="0" alt="Add-on, 2024, acrylic, aluminium powder, pearl pigment on linen, 35x43x2cm" data-caption="Add-on, 2024, acrylic, aluminium powder, pearl pigment on linen, 35x43x2cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d174b3a750b202a4143ec7eca2fc11dac8950f75b5497b15a46b4cc53b3512fd/Taru-Happonen-20241030-011.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1443" width_o="1200" height_o="1443" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54f3716a9175a8832a94775a9fbf2d8b8db1b79055bdc7f97ea26401df5952aa/Taru-Happonen-20241030-012_2.jpg" data-mid="245471441" border="0" alt="Electric Circuit, 2024, acrylic, aluminum powder, marble powder, pearl pigment on linen, 100x120x5cm" data-caption="Electric Circuit, 2024, acrylic, aluminum powder, marble powder, pearl pigment on linen, 100x120x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/54f3716a9175a8832a94775a9fbf2d8b8db1b79055bdc7f97ea26401df5952aa/Taru-Happonen-20241030-012_2.jpg" /> <img width="1300" height="1466" width_o="1300" height_o="1466" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/873752ee05643022f7ae1515529552cdf49a3bcc725493f04b4b9fa00f3cbe1c/Taru-Happonen-20241030-003-2.jpg" data-mid="245471442" border="0" alt="Under the Skin 1, 2024, oil, acrylic, linen, mineral resin, epoxy, 57x64x13cm" data-caption="Under the Skin 1, 2024, oil, acrylic, linen, mineral resin, epoxy, 57x64x13cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/873752ee05643022f7ae1515529552cdf49a3bcc725493f04b4b9fa00f3cbe1c/Taru-Happonen-20241030-003-2.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1449" width_o="1200" height_o="1449" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e291d0eb9377f67dabca533534fea9fbcfe3d82e69ab397ff4a99149a46e53fd/Taru-Happonen-20241007-002-8.jpg" data-mid="245471415" border="0" alt="Compound Eye, 2024, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 100x120x5cm" data-caption="Compound Eye, 2024, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 100x120x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e291d0eb9377f67dabca533534fea9fbcfe3d82e69ab397ff4a99149a46e53fd/Taru-Happonen-20241007-002-8.jpg" /> <img width="1400" height="1177" width_o="1400" height_o="1177" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8fd9c3154c8296b436ef1de895bb15880afb01e3d7c55f18a12a287415a5fcee/Taru-Happonen-20241007-001-2.jpg" data-mid="245471418" border="0" alt="Reptilian Humanoid, 2024, oil, acrylic, iridescent pigment, gneiss powder, marble powder on linen, 180x150x5cm" data-caption="Reptilian Humanoid, 2024, oil, acrylic, iridescent pigment, gneiss powder, marble powder on linen, 180x150x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8fd9c3154c8296b436ef1de895bb15880afb01e3d7c55f18a12a287415a5fcee/Taru-Happonen-20241007-001-2.jpg" /> <img width="1300" height="1287" width_o="1300" height_o="1287" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a544a1f1f6dc78dd31444be714b8dffb128d80f4bd4ca62fd69992216d4ed4b/Taru-Happonen-20241030-001-2.jpg" data-mid="245471440" border="0" alt="Under the Skin 2, 2024, acrylic, aluminum powder, pearl pigment, linen, mineral resin, epoxy, 63x64x12cm" data-caption="Under the Skin 2, 2024, acrylic, aluminum powder, pearl pigment, linen, mineral resin, epoxy, 63x64x12cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a544a1f1f6dc78dd31444be714b8dffb128d80f4bd4ca62fd69992216d4ed4b/Taru-Happonen-20241030-001-2.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="1176" width_o="1000" height_o="1176" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b8926a24be06c602de6d6c8b7f615d63767f1b77695fcee6a7255574e948c5d/Taru-Happonen-20241030-010.jpg" data-mid="245471439" border="0" alt="Blink, 2024, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 35x43x3cm" data-caption="Blink, 2024, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 35x43x3cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7b8926a24be06c602de6d6c8b7f615d63767f1b77695fcee6a7255574e948c5d/Taru-Happonen-20241030-010.jpg" /> <img width="1100" height="1306" width_o="1100" height_o="1306" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/013017e0e25d04f3b4dacbd1b727fde7629b48dbfa9307c05517c4e1035b606e/Taru-Happonen-20241007-003-3.jpg" data-mid="245471410" border="0" alt="Reflex Bleeding, 2024, oil, acrylic, pearl pigment on linen, 100x120x5cm" data-caption="Reflex Bleeding, 2024, oil, acrylic, pearl pigment on linen, 100x120x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/013017e0e25d04f3b4dacbd1b727fde7629b48dbfa9307c05517c4e1035b606e/Taru-Happonen-20241007-003-3.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/72ad290fb9d57ac5dd7b8af1b98720342392c6c7581e4c44ee78a41b970007b1/Tongue-1-3.jpg" data-mid="245471421" border="0" alt="Tongue 1, 2024, aluminum powder, mineral resin, epoxy, 75x96x37cm" data-caption="Tongue 1, 2024, aluminum powder, mineral resin, epoxy, 75x96x37cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/72ad290fb9d57ac5dd7b8af1b98720342392c6c7581e4c44ee78a41b970007b1/Tongue-1-3.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cece401cd060dc80c5b235c705880bcf2c031deddd123f30b65d70f0366a23d8/Tongue-3-1.jpg" data-mid="245471428" border="0" alt="Tongue 3, 2024, aluminum powder, mineral resin, epoxy, 79x58x61cm" data-caption="Tongue 3, 2024, aluminum powder, mineral resin, epoxy, 79x58x61cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cece401cd060dc80c5b235c705880bcf2c031deddd123f30b65d70f0366a23d8/Tongue-3-1.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/027980d91f83c1d202c95ec252cd846cd6d9dba636f493e30f9f405a25dcce5e/Tongue-3-4.jpg" data-mid="245471431" border="0" alt="Tongue 3, 2024, detail" data-caption="Tongue 3, 2024, detail" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/027980d91f83c1d202c95ec252cd846cd6d9dba636f493e30f9f405a25dcce5e/Tongue-3-4.jpg" /> Exhibition text 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)Visual artist Taru Happonen explores a complex, ever-changing world from both a cosmic and microscopic perspective in her exhibition Taxidermy Surfaces. Blending sci-fi and real-world elements, she combines the peeled skins of creatures with recurring motifs such as eye shapes, plant cells and circuitry. The works featured in the exhibition employ a diverse array of materials such as pearlescent pigments, aluminium powder, oil paint, marble powder and mineral resin, mixing together materials traditionally associated either with painting or sculpture. Organic and synthetic elements are inextricably intertwined in both the material presence and content of Happonen’s art. The soundscape of the exhibition was created in collaboration with composer Tapio Viitasaari.Artwork photos: Angel Gil Installation photos: HAM/Sonja Hyytiäinen Text: HAM Helsinki Art Museum https://taruhapponen.com/Freshly-Painted Wed, 27 May 2026 10:08:53 +0000 Taru Happonen https://taruhapponen.com/Freshly-Painted Freshly Painted 2026Group exhibition Sara Hildén Art Museum Tampere (FI) Curated by Sarianne Soikkonen <img width="2000" height="1401" width_o="2000" height_o="1401" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7bcaa4cbdcfc18ddb5c1e51aacba8bc9f3dd2b04e0f5672d4bd267858092d489/12.5.26-interioorit_76.jpg" data-mid="248803461" border="0" data-scale="97" alt="Freshly Painted, group exhibition, Sara Hild&eacute;n Art Museum, 2026, installation view" data-caption="Freshly Painted, group exhibition, Sara Hildén Art Museum, 2026, installation view" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7bcaa4cbdcfc18ddb5c1e51aacba8bc9f3dd2b04e0f5672d4bd267858092d489/12.5.26-interioorit_76.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="1622" width_o="1500" height_o="1622" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ad4bb9a4a850b03313ffc6f059575d8fff1bfbba71a80e2616ce10df3e4921a/12.5.26-interioorit_79_Panorama.jpg" data-mid="248803458" border="0" data-scale="88" alt="Freshly Painted, group exhibition, Sara Hild&eacute;n Art Museum, 2026, installation view" data-caption="Freshly Painted, group exhibition, Sara Hildén Art Museum, 2026, installation view" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ad4bb9a4a850b03313ffc6f059575d8fff1bfbba71a80e2616ce10df3e4921a/12.5.26-interioorit_79_Panorama.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1266" width_o="1200" height_o="1266" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fb386e9e100b44b173d648a808ce5a153a2d5877da9a337f36f18ad6f0337cdf/12.5.26-interioorit_71.jpg" data-mid="248802293" border="0" data-scale="88" alt="Freshly Painted, group exhibition, Sara Hild&eacute;n Art Museum, 2026, installation view" data-caption="Freshly Painted, group exhibition, Sara Hildén Art Museum, 2026, installation view" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fb386e9e100b44b173d648a808ce5a153a2d5877da9a337f36f18ad6f0337cdf/12.5.26-interioorit_71.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1608" width_o="1200" height_o="1608" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/110321686c2d683b1fc3a4cafafe835bc8bf89492a9091031a17cf58d591e06e/12.5.26-interioorit_74_5.jpg" data-mid="248803508" border="0" data-scale="88" alt="Freshly Painted, group exhibition, Sara Hild&eacute;n Art Museum, 2026, installation view" data-caption="Freshly Painted, group exhibition, Sara Hildén Art Museum, 2026, installation view" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/110321686c2d683b1fc3a4cafafe835bc8bf89492a9091031a17cf58d591e06e/12.5.26-interioorit_74_5.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1321" width_o="2000" height_o="1321" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3fb6d291bfe473b2f7b89754cb6cb5b6fb6b9bb1efddc6b597f5dbf28d0377c8/12.5.26-interioorit_73.jpg" data-mid="248802292" border="0" data-scale="97" alt="Freshly Painted, group exhibition, Sara Hild&eacute;n Art Museum, 2026, installation view" data-caption="Freshly Painted, group exhibition, Sara Hildén Art Museum, 2026, installation view" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3fb6d291bfe473b2f7b89754cb6cb5b6fb6b9bb1efddc6b597f5dbf28d0377c8/12.5.26-interioorit_73.jpg" /> Works included <img width="1200" height="1293" width_o="1200" height_o="1293" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd3581229120251854323e611305273f1e5662685b0c1f98d91208a6bb889a74/Taru-Happonen-20250601-013-012-2.jpg" data-mid="248802255" border="0" alt="Arranged Remains, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x110x5cm" data-caption="Arranged Remains, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x110x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd3581229120251854323e611305273f1e5662685b0c1f98d91208a6bb889a74/Taru-Happonen-20250601-013-012-2.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1429" width_o="1200" height_o="1429" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/58329a69b3f8455033109b45eec2b36b047ca6b40103bda9e710ab082eae3afe/Taru-Happonen-20250816-008-2.jpg" data-mid="248802266" border="0" alt="Trypophobia, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 180x150x5cm" data-caption="Trypophobia, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 180x150x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/58329a69b3f8455033109b45eec2b36b047ca6b40103bda9e710ab082eae3afe/Taru-Happonen-20250816-008-2.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1439" width_o="1200" height_o="1439" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b0537de3940f7288cfa65a2f0cc01ca61a3950d6e767595ee0129473bf8cfa23/Taru-Happonen-20250816-009.jpg" data-mid="248802265" border="0" alt="Synthetic Terrain, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 180x150x5cm" data-caption="Synthetic Terrain, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 180x150x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b0537de3940f7288cfa65a2f0cc01ca61a3950d6e767595ee0129473bf8cfa23/Taru-Happonen-20250816-009.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="716" width_o="1200" height_o="716" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00293ce37e1716127c7a6ec31fa9ecea044f7f524ba4cc6edc12b599b9470320/Taru-Happonen-20250601-011-2_diptyykki.jpg" data-mid="248802262" border="0" alt="Dextral and Sinistral (diptych), 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 54x43x3cm (x2)" data-caption="Dextral and Sinistral (diptych), 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 54x43x3cm (x2)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00293ce37e1716127c7a6ec31fa9ecea044f7f524ba4cc6edc12b599b9470320/Taru-Happonen-20250601-011-2_diptyykki.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1438" width_o="1200" height_o="1438" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c9b9b79e0d0a8429a63378001c21d328957cec104233a0faefd4e2919d423ac/Taru-Happonen-20250816-002.jpg" data-mid="248802263" border="0" alt="Motherboard, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x100x5cm" data-caption="Motherboard, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x100x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5c9b9b79e0d0a8429a63378001c21d328957cec104233a0faefd4e2919d423ac/Taru-Happonen-20250816-002.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1440" width_o="1200" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6cb12605bf2138b4dd98648c180130dcdf72aee92acd837bcc26e6c06c703681/Taru-Happonen-20250816-005-3.jpg" data-mid="248802264" border="0" alt="Dermal Spread, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 180x150x5cm" data-caption="Dermal Spread, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 180x150x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6cb12605bf2138b4dd98648c180130dcdf72aee92acd837bcc26e6c06c703681/Taru-Happonen-20250816-005-3.jpg" /> Exhibition info The group exhibition Freshly Painted features visual artists who primarily live and work in Finland and whose main medium is painting. Marika Mäkelä, a painter and one of the artists represented in the Sara Hildén Foundation’s collection, suggested the name and concept of the Freshly Painted exhibition. Throughout her career, she has emphasised the significant support she has received from her female colleagues. Mäkelä participated in the pioneering Rakastettu kuva (Image of a Loved One) exhibition at Pyynikinlinna in Tampere in 1986. This was one of the first exhibitions in Finland to showcase exclusively female-created art. All of the participants were professional artists in their thirties who had successfully established themselves in the male-dominated art world. Now, forty years later, we take a look at contemporary painting: what is being created, and how has the profession of an artist changed? In the Freshly Painted exhibition, all invited participants are represented by their own work and a selection of pieces they have proposed. The exhibition features several newly painted works that have not been seen before and these have been arranged into hanging collections based on their thematic content. Exhibition artists:&nbsp;Emma Ainala, Milla Aska, Siiri Haarla, Taru Happonen, Karoliina Hellberg, Kaisa Huotari, Juliana Hyrri, Annamaari Hyttinen, Eveliina Hämäläinen, Essi Kuokkanen, Raana Lehtinen, Eeva Lietonen, Emma Luukkala, Iisa Maaranen, Elin Odentia, Melina Paakkonen, Sirkku Rosi, Kerttu Saali, Johanna Saikkonen, Riikka Sormunen, Astrid Strömberg, and Ebba Svensson Installation photos: Jussi Koivunen Artwork photos: Angel Gil Text: Sara Hildén Art Museum https://taruhapponen.com/A-Dream-in-Four-Colours Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:13:03 +0000 Taru Happonen https://taruhapponen.com/A-Dream-in-Four-Colours A Dream in Four Colours 2026–2027Kiasma collection exhibition Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma&nbsp; Helsinki (FI) Curated by&nbsp;Satu Oksanen, Saara Hacklin, and Saara Karhunen <img width="2000" height="793" width_o="2000" height_o="793" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3dbd9fbb8a58e51f327e558be9c4ed6168a3848a0eece97de0410e030eb243c8/4_Uni_Happonen_Kivi_01.jpg" data-mid="246220228" border="0" alt="A Dream in Four Colours, 2026-2027, Kiasma Collection Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki (FI), Artworks: Taru Happonen (on right), Jussi Kivi (on left) " data-caption="A Dream in Four Colours, 2026-2027, Kiasma Collection Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki (FI), Artworks: Taru Happonen (on right), Jussi Kivi (on left) " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3dbd9fbb8a58e51f327e558be9c4ed6168a3848a0eece97de0410e030eb243c8/4_Uni_Happonen_Kivi_01.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1581" width_o="2000" height_o="1581" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ce2278fceecb123151f18fc2fc8bad079a08109325c28e8b64481c0e08168c3/panoraama-07.jpg" data-mid="246220300" border="0" alt="A Dream in Four Colours, 2026-2027, Kiasma Collection Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki (FI), Artworks: Taru Happonen" data-caption="A Dream in Four Colours, 2026-2027, Kiasma Collection Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki (FI), Artworks: Taru Happonen" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4ce2278fceecb123151f18fc2fc8bad079a08109325c28e8b64481c0e08168c3/panoraama-07.jpg" /> <img width="1517" height="2000" width_o="1517" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26ec6bd2a7ddea598e5760386d7eddcb5ad8bfbccca74fa55d1dd4c6d0b9d534/_PM_0663.jpg" data-mid="246219294" border="0" data-scale="79" alt="A Dream in Four Colours, 2026-2027, Kiasma Collection Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki (FI), Artwork: Taru Happonen" data-caption="A Dream in Four Colours, 2026-2027, Kiasma Collection Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki (FI), Artwork: Taru Happonen" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26ec6bd2a7ddea598e5760386d7eddcb5ad8bfbccca74fa55d1dd4c6d0b9d534/_PM_0663.jpg" /> Works included <img width="1400" height="1234" width_o="1400" height_o="1234" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/363fc9e5254deb1e8a71be7f8f3380fa60bc188c647fc3622184f71b6f87b796/Taru-Happonen-20241030-007-3.jpg" data-mid="245467966" border="0" alt="Taxidermy Scraps, 2024, oil, acrylic, aluminum powder, marble powder, pearl pigment on linen, 230x200x6cm" data-caption="Taxidermy Scraps, 2024, oil, acrylic, aluminum powder, marble powder, pearl pigment on linen, 230x200x6cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/363fc9e5254deb1e8a71be7f8f3380fa60bc188c647fc3622184f71b6f87b796/Taru-Happonen-20241030-007-3.jpg" /> <img width="1300" height="1558" width_o="1300" height_o="1558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69f9f87d117f656e64a8115ef0f6a05843dcab6f5cbc2276113c16f6c995ed31/Taru-Happonen-20241030-004.jpg" data-mid="245467967" border="0" alt="Cyclone, 2024, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 150x180x5cm" data-caption="Cyclone, 2024, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 150x180x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69f9f87d117f656e64a8115ef0f6a05843dcab6f5cbc2276113c16f6c995ed31/Taru-Happonen-20241030-004.jpg" /> Exhibition info A Dream in Four Colours presents curated selections from the Finnish National Gallery’s collection of approximately 43,000 works. This exhibition departs from a single unifying theme, instead inviting visitors to approach art intuitively, without seeking to explain or define it. Meanings shift and shimmer, evoking ineffable experiences that resist explanation and linger beyond words. The exhibition brings together many works that have not been on display at Kiasma for many years. In total, works by 49 artists are included. Exhibition artists:&nbsp;Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Uzair Amjad, Riikka Anttonen, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Milla Aska, Dara Birnbaum, Dineo Seshee Bopape (Raisibe), Louise Bourgeois, Taru Happonen, Pakui Hardware, Åke Hellman, Ingela Ihrman, Appu Jasu, Alice Kaira, Antero Kare, Shoji Kato, Marjaana Kella, Minjee Hwang Kim, Jussi Kivi, Ville Laurinkoski, Iisa Lepistö, Leena Luostarinen, Olli Lyytikäinen, Kaari Martikainen, Elina Merenmies, Henry Moore, Pasi Myllymäki &amp; Risto Laakkonen, Marika Mäkelä, Bruce Nauman, Minh Ngọc Nguyễn, Frans Nybacka, Nam June Paik, Laila Pullinen, Sepideh Rahaa, Heli Rekula, Jani Ruscica, Oskari Ruuska, Hermanni Saarinen, Cindy Sherman, Marianna Simnett, Päivi Sirén, Frank Stella, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mari Sunna, Jenna Sutela, Jenni Toikka, Osmo Valtonen, and Annu VertanenInstallation photos: Finnish National Gallery / Petri Virtanen &amp; Pirje Mykkänen Artwork photos: Angel Gil Text: Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma https://taruhapponen.com/Beyond-Matter Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:13:49 +0000 Taru Happonen https://taruhapponen.com/Beyond-Matter Beyond Matter 2025Group exhibitionGaa Gallery New York (US) <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7760e12aaf5732fb1ecc9ad2712fd1ea7da765f55d1e46febf500e6a047816e5/251121_GaaGallery_BeyondMatter_02.jpg" data-mid="245469750" border="0" data-scale="96" alt="Beyond Matter, 2025, group exhibition, Gaa Gallery, New York (US)" data-caption="Beyond Matter, 2025, group exhibition, Gaa Gallery, New York (US)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7760e12aaf5732fb1ecc9ad2712fd1ea7da765f55d1e46febf500e6a047816e5/251121_GaaGallery_BeyondMatter_02.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/527115fe546709202b96a89fb39a1d92c96b6dd72f0c19e2d27f52167cb6c51f/251121_GaaGallery_BeyondMatter_010.jpg" data-mid="245469751" border="0" data-scale="96" alt="Beyond Matter, 2025, group exhibition, Gaa Gallery, New York (US)" data-caption="Beyond Matter, 2025, group exhibition, Gaa Gallery, New York (US)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/527115fe546709202b96a89fb39a1d92c96b6dd72f0c19e2d27f52167cb6c51f/251121_GaaGallery_BeyondMatter_010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e33d8a6034929a1e4398df93be765225773cef676f49c4eb0b440f00a60faae7/251121_GaaGallery_BeyondMatter_013.jpg" data-mid="245469752" border="0" data-scale="96" alt="Beyond Matter, 2025, group exhibition, Gaa Gallery, New York (US)" data-caption="Beyond Matter, 2025, group exhibition, Gaa Gallery, New York (US)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e33d8a6034929a1e4398df93be765225773cef676f49c4eb0b440f00a60faae7/251121_GaaGallery_BeyondMatter_013.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/413f2085a3a32ac7bf0f9e189f34561c19b422c670632cabc4cb56086b0ba776/251121_GaaGallery_BeyondMatter_014.jpg" data-mid="245469753" border="0" data-scale="96" alt="Beyond Matter, 2025, group exhibition, Gaa Gallery, New York (US)" data-caption="Beyond Matter, 2025, group exhibition, Gaa Gallery, New York (US)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/413f2085a3a32ac7bf0f9e189f34561c19b422c670632cabc4cb56086b0ba776/251121_GaaGallery_BeyondMatter_014.jpg" /> Works included <img width="1200" height="1429" width_o="1200" height_o="1429" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f00472556f1bc298e1b5a7c51570bcc3ef2a2f591bfbbc1c389d952d0a387d40/Taru-Happonen-20250601-009.jpg" data-mid="245470210" border="0" alt="Synthetic Dermis, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder,&nbsp;marble powder, pearlescent pigment on linen, 43x35x3 cm" data-caption="Synthetic Dermis, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder,&nbsp;marble powder, pearlescent pigment on linen, 43x35x3 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f00472556f1bc298e1b5a7c51570bcc3ef2a2f591bfbbc1c389d952d0a387d40/Taru-Happonen-20250601-009.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1429" width_o="1200" height_o="1429" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/58329a69b3f8455033109b45eec2b36b047ca6b40103bda9e710ab082eae3afe/Taru-Happonen-20250816-008-2.jpg" data-mid="245470200" border="0" alt="Trypophobia, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 180x150x5cm" data-caption="Trypophobia, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder on linen, 180x150x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/58329a69b3f8455033109b45eec2b36b047ca6b40103bda9e710ab082eae3afe/Taru-Happonen-20250816-008-2.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="716" width_o="1200" height_o="716" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00293ce37e1716127c7a6ec31fa9ecea044f7f524ba4cc6edc12b599b9470320/Taru-Happonen-20250601-011-2_diptyykki.jpg" data-mid="245469699" border="0" alt="Dextral and Sinistral, Diptych, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 54x43x3cm (x2)" data-caption="Dextral and Sinistral, Diptych, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 54x43x3cm (x2)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00293ce37e1716127c7a6ec31fa9ecea044f7f524ba4cc6edc12b599b9470320/Taru-Happonen-20250601-011-2_diptyykki.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1438" width_o="1200" height_o="1438" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c9b9b79e0d0a8429a63378001c21d328957cec104233a0faefd4e2919d423ac/Taru-Happonen-20250816-002.jpg" data-mid="245470227" border="0" alt="Motherboard, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x100x5cm" data-caption="Motherboard, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x100x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5c9b9b79e0d0a8429a63378001c21d328957cec104233a0faefd4e2919d423ac/Taru-Happonen-20250816-002.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1432" width_o="1200" height_o="1432" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d104e2d40a882f84b2240ecb78586616bbf2a1c50aa40bc7c5fdc0104f59ab2d/Taru-Happonen-20250601-008-007.jpg" data-mid="245476260" border="0" alt="Post-mortem, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pearlescent pigment on linen, 43x35x3 cm" data-caption="Post-mortem, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pearlescent pigment on linen, 43x35x3 cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d104e2d40a882f84b2240ecb78586616bbf2a1c50aa40bc7c5fdc0104f59ab2d/Taru-Happonen-20250601-008-007.jpg" /> Exhibition info Gaa is delighted to present Beyond Matter, a group exhibition of Finnish artists centered around the themes of nature and mysticism, exploring the intersection of material transformation, natural phenomena, and the unseen spiritual dimensions embedded in physical form. Here the boundaries between the material and immaterial dissolve. Including the work of Taru Happonen,&nbsp;Johanna Härkönen,&nbsp;Emma Jääskeläinen,&nbsp;Eeva Lietonen,&nbsp;Frans Nybacka,&nbsp;Kerttu Saali,&nbsp;Teemu Salonen, and&nbsp;Eetu Sihvonen, Beyond Matter seeks to reveal nature as both presence and process — a space where matter carries memory and spirit. Within the Kalevala (the Finnish national myth) the element of the sampo bears a trivalent meaning. A pillar to the cosmos, an ascending anchor of heaven’s vault; a wellspring from which boundless creations flow; or perhaps, most widely-recounted, a mill crafted by Ilmarinen, the god of air and sky, its three sides alchemizing salt, grain, and wealth from particles of nothingness. Bestowing prosperity to any in its possession, legend states this amorphous object was stolen from its mountainous stronghold, only to be broken and lost to the sea. Its remnants washed ashore, interspersed in the soil, scattered and fecund, yielding to the natural lushness of the land’s forests and fields. Coveted, imbued with mystical faculties, the sampo was so powerful that even when broken, its shards still provided, reaped and sowed. Sought by all, within all, but never found — a metaphor for desire’s impetus: generative of output, evasive of definition, and ultimately, beyond matter. These remnants of the sampo, their shapeshifting form and abundance so integral to Finnish mythology, find themselves here within the artistic medium. On Kerttu Saali’s canvases, color catapults as an energetic field, exalting the otherworldly within earthen phenomena. At other times the palette emerges as subdued hues, as within&nbsp;Eeva Lietonen’s paintings that rest on the brink of figuration and abstraction, wavering allusions to the domestic and the divine.&nbsp;Frans Nybacka&nbsp;transforms mundane likeness into worlds unmanifested, existing only at imagination’s edge. A familiar landscape belies an ominous, yet ethereal atmosphere. Substances of earth and of man — sanded wood, pulverized metal, powdered marble and glass — become dystopically surreal; these are&nbsp;Taru Happonen’s configurations on linen that yield a codified, pliant corporeality. Materiality becomes a vibrant conduit for the intangible, rather than a foundation or container. Beyond Matter unfolds as both invocation and inquiry — a contemplation of how the physical might hold the metaphysical and how nature offers a mirror for the unseen. Symbols are built to be shattered — a promise of another realm, a promise disintegrating upon attainment. In its wake, from the invisible fragments, something ineffable and unassuming emerges, returning&nbsp; anew, again and again. Beyond Matter is organized in collaboration with The Finnish Cultural Institute in New York and the Consulate General of Finland in New York through their partnership with the New Art Dealers Alliance. This collaboration is made possible with additional funding from Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, Finlandia Foundation National, and The Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland. Exhibition artists: Taru Happonen, Johanna Härkönen, Emma Jääskeläinen, Eeva Lietonen, Frans Nybacka, Kerttu Saali, Teemu Salonen, and&nbsp;Eetu SihvonenText: Sabrina Tamar Installation photos: Matthew Sherman Artwork photos: Angel Gil https://taruhapponen.com/Once-we-see-it Tue, 22 Jul 2025 04:29:24 +0000 Taru Happonen https://taruhapponen.com/Once-we-see-it Once We See It 2025Group exhibition Gallery Bässen Raasepori (FI) Curated by Inna Schwanck and Polina Joffe <img width="1499" height="1000" width_o="1499" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3853b84b18b2dcaeda1c9face1952c5e0f3006a0c07e0ffef9d2e1ae100cf29/6.jpg" data-mid="236119102" border="0" data-scale="94" alt="Exhibition view, Once we see it, A group exhibition including works by Taru Happonen, Riikka Anttonen, Ida Koitila, and Eetu Sihvonen" data-caption="Exhibition view, Once we see it, A group exhibition including works by Taru Happonen, Riikka Anttonen, Ida Koitila, and Eetu Sihvonen" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3853b84b18b2dcaeda1c9face1952c5e0f3006a0c07e0ffef9d2e1ae100cf29/6.jpg" /> <img width="1499" height="1000" width_o="1499" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9a27161697069f5016c292ce71aa5853d3b46c64e829ab0ab464b9411b327d1/3.jpg" data-mid="236119093" border="0" data-scale="94" alt="Exhibition view, Once we see it, A group exhibition including works by Taru Happonen, Riikka Anttonen, Ida Koitila, and Eetu Sihvonen" data-caption="Exhibition view, Once we see it, A group exhibition including works by Taru Happonen, Riikka Anttonen, Ida Koitila, and Eetu Sihvonen" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9a27161697069f5016c292ce71aa5853d3b46c64e829ab0ab464b9411b327d1/3.jpg" /> <img width="1499" height="1000" width_o="1499" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/951871ae6c62fea04b0b295df8673737a93206c14fd850678d4f1c6a367ba55d/5.jpg" data-mid="236119098" border="0" data-scale="94" alt="Exhibition view, Once we see it, A group exhibition including works by Taru Happonen, Riikka Anttonen, Ida Koitila, and Eetu Sihvonen" data-caption="Exhibition view, Once we see it, A group exhibition including works by Taru Happonen, Riikka Anttonen, Ida Koitila, and Eetu Sihvonen" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/951871ae6c62fea04b0b295df8673737a93206c14fd850678d4f1c6a367ba55d/5.jpg" /> <img width="1499" height="1000" width_o="1499" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8521859f5ab5dbc67bde1d56cbef707565b2f8005921584b09c88654ff0d21be/1.jpg" data-mid="236119087" border="0" data-scale="94" alt="Exhibition view, Once we see it, A group exhibition including works by Taru Happonen, Riikka Anttonen, Ida Koitila, and Eetu Sihvonen" data-caption="Exhibition view, Once we see it, A group exhibition including works by Taru Happonen, Riikka Anttonen, Ida Koitila, and Eetu Sihvonen" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8521859f5ab5dbc67bde1d56cbef707565b2f8005921584b09c88654ff0d21be/1.jpg" /> Works included <img width="1200" height="1293" width_o="1200" height_o="1293" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd3581229120251854323e611305273f1e5662685b0c1f98d91208a6bb889a74/Taru-Happonen-20250601-013-012-2.jpg" data-mid="238524443" border="0" alt="Arranged Remains, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x110x5cm" data-caption="Arranged Remains, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x110x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd3581229120251854323e611305273f1e5662685b0c1f98d91208a6bb889a74/Taru-Happonen-20250601-013-012-2.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="716" width_o="1200" height_o="716" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00293ce37e1716127c7a6ec31fa9ecea044f7f524ba4cc6edc12b599b9470320/Taru-Happonen-20250601-011-2_diptyykki.jpg" data-mid="238524454" border="0" alt="Dextral and Sinistral, Diptych, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 54x43x3cm (x2)" data-caption="Dextral and Sinistral, Diptych, 2025, acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 54x43x3cm (x2)" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00293ce37e1716127c7a6ec31fa9ecea044f7f524ba4cc6edc12b599b9470320/Taru-Happonen-20250601-011-2_diptyykki.jpg" /> <img width="1100" height="1307" width_o="1100" height_o="1307" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e0327a2cdb685299985cfa6b309afc551dd635bac93cc7e22d61869316f6a73f/Taru-Happonen-20250601-014.jpg" data-mid="236121158" border="0" alt="Six pairs of hollow eyes, 2025, Acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x100x5cm" data-caption="Six pairs of hollow eyes, 2025, Acrylic, aluminium powder, marble powder, pigment on linen, 120x100x5cm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e0327a2cdb685299985cfa6b309afc551dd635bac93cc7e22d61869316f6a73f/Taru-Happonen-20250601-014.jpg" /> Exhibition info The summer 2025 exhibition at Gallery Bässen brings together a group of artists who explore material, texture and form, balancing structure and fluidity, rawness and precision. Through surprising and at times uncanny approaches to familiar elements, the works create a powerful dialogue between the organic and the constructed, lightness and weight, presence and absence. Each of the four artists – Riikka Anttonen, Taru Happonen, Ida Koitila and Eetu Sihvonen – brings a distinct approach to materiality, yet in the roughness of the space, the elements in each work begin to move through and toward each other. What feels heavy begins to float; the immaterial takes shape. The line between real and imagined, fantasy and history, begins to blur, opening up new ways to explore and inhabit space. The exhibition engages with and against the gallery space and the surrounding nature that’s constantly trying to creep in through the windows and cracks in the ceiling. It reflects on our human impulse to control nature, confine the flowing, contain the ephemeral, through a lens that is playful, but tinged with melancholy. Exhibition artists: Taru Happonen, Riikka Anttonen, Ida Koitila, and Eetu Sihvonen. Installation photos: Ahmed Alalousi Artwork photos: Angel Gil Text:&nbsp;Inna Schwanck and Polina Joffe https://taruhapponen.com/Homepage Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:41:29 +0000 Taru Happonen https://taruhapponen.com/Homepage <img width="1200" height="1266" width_o="1200" height_o="1266" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fb386e9e100b44b173d648a808ce5a153a2d5877da9a337f36f18ad6f0337cdf/12.5.26-interioorit_71.jpg" data-mid="248808184" border="0" data-scale="97" alt="Installation view, Freshly Painted, group exhibition, Sara Hild&eacute;n Art Museum, 2026, Artwork: Arranged Remains" data-caption="Installation view, Freshly Painted, group exhibition, Sara Hildén Art Museum, 2026, Artwork: Arranged Remains" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fb386e9e100b44b173d648a808ce5a153a2d5877da9a337f36f18ad6f0337cdf/12.5.26-interioorit_71.jpg" /> Ongoing/Upcoming 27.2.2026–10.01.2027: A Dream in Four Colours Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Artgroup exhibition, Helsinki, FI14.5.–30.8.2026: Freshly PaintedSara Hildén Art Museum group exhibition, Tampere, FI 02.08.–29.08.2027: tm•galleria, solo exhibition, Helsinki, FI https://taruhapponen.com/Info Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:41:29 +0000 Taru Happonen https://taruhapponen.com/Info <img width="1000" height="1526" width_o="1000" height_o="1526" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0dd6803f6abe333dfe1387ebd85846bf7f09f06530b6f5f4e5b0a407efc8b8ca/DSCF4052-kopio-2.jpg" data-mid="241263411" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0dd6803f6abe333dfe1387ebd85846bf7f09f06530b6f5f4e5b0a407efc8b8ca/DSCF4052-kopio-2.jpg" /> Bio Taru Happonen (b. 1989) is a Helsinki-based visual artist working with painting, drawing, and sculpture. Influenced by the natural sciences and science fiction, her work explores structures that appear at different scales in nature, from the microscopic to the cosmic. The world seems to be dissected layer by layer, while three-dimensional forms are unfolded into flat surfaces. She uses a wide range of materials, intertwining organic and synthetic elements. Wonder is central to her work, but it is often accompanied by a subtle sense of unease. She graduated with an MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts at Uniarts Helsinki in 2023. Her work is held in the collections of Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, HAM Helsinki Art Museum, the State Art Deposit Collection, the Tiftö Foundation, and the HUS Art Collection. CV Taru Happonenb. 1989, Lahti, FinlandLives and works in Helsinki Education 2023, Master of Fine Arts, Painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki (FI) 2016, Bachelor of Arts, Graphic design, Aalto University, Helsinki (FI) Solo exhibitions 2027, tm•galleria, Helsinki (FI) upcoming 2025, Vital Debris, Porvoo Art Hall, Porvoo (FI)2025, Taxidermy Surfaces, Poriginal Gallery, Pori Art Museum, Pori (FI)2024, Taxidermy Surfaces, Helsinki Art Museum, HAM Gallery, Helsinki (FI) 2024, Cosmic Zoom, Gallery Mältinranta, Tampere (FI) 2022, Cosmic Zoom, Forum Box, Helsinki (FI) 2020, Other-than-human, Gallery Huuto, Helsinki (FI) 2019, Organism, Gallery Uusi Kipinä, Lahti (FI) 2018, Organism, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki (FI) 2017, She, Kosminen Art Space, Helsinki (FI) Selected group and joint exhibitions 2026, Freshly Painted, Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere&nbsp;(FI) 2026, A Dream in Four Colours, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki (FI) 2026,&nbsp;Statutum est Hominibus Mori,&nbsp;Forum Box members’ exhibition,&nbsp;Harju Morgue, Helsinki (FI) 2025, Beyond Matter, Gaa Gallery, New York (US)2025, Once We See It, Gallery Bässen, Raasepori (FI)2025, Small Seams Open Too, duo exhibition with Aino Lintunen, Vallilan Panimo, Helsinki (FI)2024, Versot, Lokal Gallery, Helsinki (FI) 2023, Solar Noon, Taattisten tila, Merimasku (FI) 2022, Supermarket Art Fair, tm•galleria, Stockholm (SE) 2022, Synthesis, Saatchi Gallery, curated by Delphian Gallery, London (UK) 2021, Ebb and Flow, Galleria Kuva/Tila, Helsinki (FI) 2021, Kuvan kevät – MFA Degree Show, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki (FI) 2019, Andrew Colbert, Taru Happonen &amp; Santeri Lehto, tm•galleria, Helsinki (FI) 2019, Freedom to Roam, Kruunuvuori forest, Helsinki (FI) 2017, Finnish Art Agency: The Superwood Festival, Hotel Rantapuisto, Helsinki (FI) Works in collections Kiasma Museum of Contemporary ArtHAM Helsinki Art MuseumTiftö Foundation Finnish State Art Deposit CollectionHUS Art CollectionFinnish Art Society – Art Lottery Residencies 2021, Ars Bioarctica, Finnish Bioart Society, residency program, Kilpisjärvi (FI) 2019, The Finnish Institute at Athens. residency program, Athens (GR) Memberships and positions of trust Forum Box, board member (2024–)Finnish Painters’ Union, member (2019–) Grants and recognitions 2025, Kone Foundation, working grant2025, Tiftö Foundation, travel grant (FI) 2024, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Central Fund, working grant2023, Academy of Fine Arts, MFA thesis stipend (FI) 2023, &nbsp;Paulo Foundation, grant (FI) 2022, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa Regional Fund, working grant2022, &nbsp;Frame Finland, travel grant (FI) 2022, &nbsp;Oskar Öflunds Stiftelse, grant (FI) 2022, 2020, 2019, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, working grants Press and media Helsingin Sanomat, 23.7.2026, Naistaiteilijuuden muotokuva on loistava mutta turhan tuttu, review by Sini Mononen The Unibrow Magazine, 2/26, Resistance to Acceleration, text by Charles Moore HBL, 11.3.2026, Snyggt och smart urval på Kiasmas nya samlingsutställning, review by&nbsp;Helen Korpak Trickster Magazine, 21.9.2025, Taru Happonen: "Life, In Some Form, Might Always Go On", interview by Anne VetikSatakunnan Kansa, 5.5.25, Näyttelyä riivaa ovela kauhuelokuvallinen kierre, review by Tuuli Penttinen-Lampisuo Suomen Kuvalehti, 47/2024, Taxidermy Surfaces, exhibition of the week Radio Helsinki, 13.11.2024, Interview about Taxidermy Surfaces exhibition Niin &amp; Näin, Philosophical magazine No. 118 autumn 3/2023, the artist of the issue HBL, 27.11.2022, “Konstrecension: I gränslandet mellan det naturliga och syntetiska”, review by Camilla Granbacka Edit Media, 25.11.2022, “Kosmisesta mittakaavasta ja taiteen tekemisestä viettinä”, interview by Sanna Lipponen Helsingin Sanomat, 18.11.2022, “Viikonlopun näyttelyissä katsotaan perhosen siiven kuvioita ja elämää koiran-pennun kanssa”, recommendation, text by Sanna Lipponen Finnish Painters, 14.4.2022, “Finnish Painters: An Ongoing Correspondence”, article by Mike Pinnington HBL, 10.12.2021, “Förändringarnas tid vid Konstuniversitetet”, review by Helen Korpak Uniarts, 2.12.2021, “Kuva/Tila -gallerian avajaisnäyttely Ebb and flow houkuttelee katsomaan maailmaa toisin”, interview by Susanna Bono https://taruhapponen.com/Contact-1 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 14:58:26 +0000 Taru Happonen https://taruhapponen.com/Contact-1 taru@taruhapponen.com ︎ Instagram https://taruhapponen.com/Links Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:58:39 +0000 Taru Happonen https://taruhapponen.com/Links ︎ Review of Freshly Painted in Helsingin Sanomat, 23 Jul 2026,&nbsp;(FI) ︎ Review of A Dream in Four Colours in HBL, 11 Mar 2026, (SV) ︎ Interview in Trickster Magazine, 21 Sep 2025,&nbsp;(EN) ︎ O Fluxo feature on Vital Debris, 3 Oct 2025,&nbsp;(EN) ︎ Review of Taxidermy Surfaces in Satakunnan Kansa, 5 May 2025, (FI) ︎ Interview about Taxidermy Surfaces exhibition on Radio Helsinki, 13 Nov 2024, (FI) ︎ Taxidermy Surfaces, Suomen Kuvalehti, 21 Nov 2024, (FI) ︎ Interview about Solar Noon group exhibition, TUO TUO, Jul 2023, (EN) ︎ Interview on Edit Media, 25 Nov 2022, (FI) ︎ Review of Cosmic Zoom in HBL, 27 Nov 2022, (SV) ︎ Synthesis, Saatchi Gallery, curated by Delphian Gallery, 2022 (EN) ︎ Feature on Kuba Paris, 2021, (EN) ︎ Interview about Ebb and Flow exhibition at Gallery Kuva/Tila, 2 Dec 2021, (FI) ︎ Review of Ebb and Flow in HBL, 10 Dec 2021, (SV)