From left to right
Inverno verão (wintersummer)
39,5 x 26,5 x 1 cm
Pigment print on silk, silks toned with plant and rock pigments, Portuguese plants and sea shells, birch
2026

Twin flame
60 x 42,5 x 1 cm
Pigment print on silk, silks toned with plant and rock pigments, Portuguese plants, birch
2026

Primavera
38,5 x 33,5 x 1 cm
Pigment print on silk, silks toned with plant and rock pigments, Portuguese plants, birch
2026

Installation views of the exhibition

From left to right
Petrichor
71 x 47 x 1 cm
Pigment print on silk, silks toned with plant and rock pigments, Portuguese plants, birch
2026

Tulivuoren juurella / At the foot of a volcano
38,5 x 28,5 x 1 cm
Pigment print on silk, silks toned with plant and rock pigments, Portuguese plants, birch
2026

Rosa rocha coração
34 x 40 x 2 cm
Pigment print on silk, Portuguese sea shells, birch
2024

Maastatullut ja veteensyntynyt / Earthed and waterborne
48 x 30 x 1 cm
Pigment print on silk, silks toned with plant and rock pigments, Portuguese sea shells, birch
2026

Vesireitit (eng. Waterways), 2026

The multidisciplinary exhibition Vesireitit (eng. Waterways) brings together artists who explore human relationships with the landscape of Eastern Finland. The exhibition delves into the mythical, ideological, and emotional dimensions associated with waterways: purity and clarity, the wistful magic of bright summer nights and the constant transformation of life.

The participating artists view the landscape from different perspectives. Some address their personal relationship with the waters of eastern Finland, while others consider political questions of ownership and belonging related to place. The exhibition also reflects on how the landscape has been depicted in different art forms and how these traditions still influence the ways landscapes are perceived today.

The featured artists are Teo Ala-Ruona, Liisa-Irmelen Liwata, Anna Mustonen, Anne Naukkarinen, Mikki Noroila, Emilia Pennanen, Sirkku Rosi, and Suvi Tuominen. The exhibition also includes paintings by Pekka Halonen, Sinikka Kurkinen, Elias Muukka, and Maria Wiik, as well as objects from the collections of the Museums of Lappeenranta.

Suvi Tuominen’s performance takes place in the exhibition during the opening reception on 20 February at 18:30 and on 10 April at 16:30.

Vesireitit has been curated by Riikka Thitz and it is produced in collaboration with i dolci and Lappeenranta Art Museum.

An essay on the network of interaction relationships within the landscape made visible by Elias Muukka’s painting Rantamaisema.

The Vesireitit project began in 2025 with a series of site-responsive artworks:

String Quartet, an interdisciplinary work by choreographer and visual artist Anne Naukkarinen and composer Leevi Räsänen that premiered in Ruokolahti in August 2025.

Lilluminen, a two-part work consisting of a live performance and a video work by choreographer Anna Mustonen that premiered at ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival in Kuopio in September 2025.

Audio play Etiological Hydro Disruption Report (EHDR) by performance artist Teo Ala-Ruona that premiered at ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival in Kuopio in September 2025.

Vesireitit
21.2.–10.5.2026 in Lappeenranta Art Museum
Kristiinankatu 8-10, 53900 Lappeenranta, Finland
Visiting hours Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00
The exhibition is supported by the Finnish Heritage Agency and Viipuri-säätiö.

Exhibition photography: Tuure Leppänen