c. 1499-1510 1, 2026
Archival pigment print
121 x 102 cm

His Adaptations series explores his fascination with reinterpreting artworks from art history that have either influenced him or shaped how we as a culture think about art. He analyzes the paintings by creating sketches that deconstruct each work based on its lines of perspective and counterpoints. His adaptation of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi brings together cosmic structure and quiet meditation, using concentric rings of color that recall celestial spheres and cyclical cosmologies that when balanced together form a triangular alliance between the heart, head, and the soul.

137 x 112 cm

From a quiet pier beneath the deepening night sky, Mikko Sinervo begins his cosmic reflection by counting stars, contemplating black holes, distant planets, and the lingering question Do the Stars Look the Same on the Other Side of the World? This series unfolds as a poetic meditation on the universe, where scientific imagery, from NASA photographs to astronomical diagrams, is transformed through imagination into new cosmic landscapes. His camera becomes a device of wonder and his studio an improvised observatory, as he gathers research and light to build an unfinished map of the cosmos, underscoring photography’s power not merely to record what is, but to envision what might be. These works propose visions rather than certainties and explore how distant celestial phenomena can be re-imagined through artistic interpretation.

Unknown vintage graphic art print, insect pins, brass wire

80 x 65 x 8 cm

Self-Titled Adaptation of Nymphéas (1926), 2017
Archival pigment print
194 x 155 cm

His Adaptations series explores his fascination with reinterpreting artworks from art history that have either influenced him or shaped how we as a culture think about art. He analyzes the paintings by creating sketches that deconstruct each work based on its lines of perspective and counterpoints. His adaptation of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi brings together cosmic structure and quiet meditation, using concentric rings of color that recall celestial spheres and cyclical cosmologies that when balanced together form a triangular alliance between the heart, head, and the soul.

Dancer, 2024

archival pigment print, framed

70 x 48,5 cm

From the beginning of her career, Niina Vatanen has challenged and explored the notion of time as a mystery, unraveling the intricate workings of time’s passage. This topic is deeply rooted in the Nordic consciousness, where the changing seasons reveal both the harshness and softness of nature in the region. The Big Bang Theory (Dancer & Solar Eclipse) reflects the artist’s ongoing fascination with objects in orbit while evoking Aristotle’s theories on the movement of celestial bodies around the Earth within crystalline spheres. This work places female characters at the center of the universe, inviting the viewer to reflect on the broader relationship between humanity and the natural world.

56 x 46 cm

By experimenting with different photographic techniques, Sinervo seeks to provide possible answers to questions about how the universe is structured, and how its structure can be perceived by humans. Referencing James Turrell and Olafur Eliassen, he pays particular attention to the subjective aspect of memory. As with the series Do the Stars Look the Same on the Other Side of the World? (since 2011), Sinervo's enquiry is steered by the challenge of developing methods to capture, fix, and rearrange the visual perception of light, thereby formulating various "scientific viewpoints." At the same time, he has an aesthetic interest in revealing "the subtle beauty" that lies "within expanding space." Sinervo's work incorporates visual and textual material that has emerged historically within the field of astronomy.

glass, gold leaf, brass, oak

167 x 40 x 40 cm

A laboratory glass turned upside down, covered with gold flakes on the top, protects a small globe, which stood on the artist's shelf for over 30 years. This work alludes to the sky, the stars, the cosmos, and the place of our beautiful little planet Earth in the universe, with which the artist has been greatly fascinated since his early years. Jyrki Parantainen always seeks to further his conceptual approaches and working methods. His artistic practice combines the photographic medium with other genres of art, engendering crossover formats that include both two- and three-dimensional elements.

Gravity Experiments and Cyclic Phenomena, 2024

sublimation print on fabric

342 x 175 cm

The series Time Atlas is based upon Vatanen’s 2019 book of the same title. Vatanen’s archive that she has utilized for the series was slowly built up over decades and is incredibly personal, beginning with her own memorabilia. This body of work sees the artist posing questions about our perception of time, the convolution of history, personal experiences, the temporality of existence. Thus, the raw material from her archive comes from old encyclopedias that touch on topics that relate to time and its measurement: math, religion, science, and philosophy. While the series is Vatanen’s own visual recollection, she doesn’t impose her recollections onto the viewer, but merely guides them; much like a compass without degrees. She also uses Time Atlas to pose questions about the nature of art, photography, and authority, using her artworks to blur these lines – the various sources used to create one composite image invites the viewer to ponder upon who is the creator of the final work. The new images yield unseen and inventive connections between different fields.