3.10.2026–3.1.2027
Visit valo – Visit the light
As the season is growing darker, the Roundhouse is diving into the exhilarating world of light art. The Salo Art Museum’s first exhibition centred on light art invites you to wonder and be charmed by the possibilities created by light as you stand next to the works created using a variety of techniques. Visit valo exhibits the diversity of Finnish light art and light as an art material and medium.
The exhibition Visit valo (Visit the Light) displays a wide scale of Finnish light art as works from current artists and as memories from days gone by in the form of loans from other collections. Consisting of the works of a total of 11 artists and work groups, the exhibition showcases a diversity of methods for light to provide a means of expression for the visual arts. The works of pioneers in light art, such as Eino Ruutsalo, Maija Lavonen and Helena Hietanen, contribute a temporal perspective to the whole.
The light in the exhibition is not confined to the museum halls alone, as the works are spread out also in the indoor and outdoor spaces of the Roundhouse. Light artist Jere Suontausta’s Peilipöllö II greets museum visitors directly at the main entrance, and you can immerse yourself in the video installation of the artist pair Anna Alanko and Antton Nuotio in the art museum’s café. Artist Janne Parviainen’s light paintings take over the museum’s row of windows, the city’s light boxes and the old van that has appeared in the museum’s courtyard.
The exhibition will display works from the following artists: Anna Alanko & Antton Nuotio, Petri Eskelinen, Helena Hietanen, Matti Kalkamo, Maija Lavonen, Pauliina Mäkelä, Janne Parviainen, Taneli Rautiainen, Eino Ruutsalo, Jere Suontausta and Kirsti Taiviola.
3.10.2026–3.1.2027
Sauli Suomela: Layers / Kerrokset
The Gallery Sidetrack’s autumn exhibition features works by designer and visual artist Sauli Suomela that draw inspiration from colours and the characteristics of glass. As visitors move among the artworks, the atmosphere of the space changes constantly due to the transparent surfaces of the works, the blending of colours, and reflections from the surroundings. The Layers / Kerrokset exhibition illustrates the connection between light and materiality in a fascinating way while also acting as a side story to the light art exhibition on display in the art museum’s main halls.
Sauli Suomela (born in 1969) is a Helsinki-based designer and artist. Suomela works in the intersecting area of fine art painting, glass and installation art and design and planning, and he has a degree in design from the University of Art and Design Helsinki (currently called the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture) from 1998. Suomela has participated in numerous exhibitions both in Finland and abroad, and his works are included in the collections of the State Art Commission, the Finnish Glass Museum and Helsinki University Hospital (HUS). Suomela works as the Design Director in his own design office Pentagon Design, and he has been awarded many prestigious recognitions in the field of design, such as the title Designer of the year in 2010 (shared with Arni Aromaa), and the State Prize for Design in 2012.
Events during the exhibition:
A meet and greet with artist Sauli Suomela will be arranged at the art museum on 11 October from 2 to 3pm. The event is included in the museum admission fee.
© Sauli Suomela: After Rain, 2024.