Helsinki

I drove to Helsinki with Leevi and Emma. Our main task was to buy a sailing jacket but we also visited Ateneum Art Museum. In addition to the exhibition of Italian art of magic realists there was the quite new portrait of President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö on display. The portrait is out of the ordinary: it is a collective artwork made up of a hundred smaller works created by as many artists. Among the creators are sculptors, printmakers and visual, photographic, video and performance artists, all of whom belong to the younger generation of artists who work or have worked in Finland. All artists were free to create their own segment of the portrait without knowing how the others would approach the task. Two photos as an extra.

Helsinki Pride week was visible in the cityscape.

+19°C, sunny