FUSION

Mural by Katja Tukiainen and Sigga Björg Sigurðardóttir. White wall with black and pink figures. — Wall drawing by Katja Tukiainen and Sigga Björg Sigurðardóttir

Fusion – a small word with many meanings. An art collection, like the one belonging to The Nordic Watercolour Museum, is a form of fusion. Individual works are united into a greater whole, just as they are in conjunction with group exhibitions. Artwork is shown in new constellations, sometimes expected and sometimes surprising.

For this exhibition, the museum has invited artists, that are already represented in its collection, to make new site specific works. Eleven artists, using very different artistic language, interact and unite in new ways. The exhibition oscillates between small and large, sugary sweet and unpleasant. It proves that watercolour art does not have one expression – it has several.

Participating artists: Katja Tukiainen, Sigga Björg Sigurðardóttir, Petri Hytönen, Adam Saks, Julie Nord, Arto Korhonen, Jukka Korkeila, Lars Lerin, Michael Kvium, Elina Merenmies, Astrid Svangren

participating artists

Exhibition film produced by The Nordic Watercolour Museum in 2018. Interviews with the artists Petri Hytönen, Sigga Björg Sigurðardóttir, Katja Tukiainen and Adam Saks, as well as museum director Bera Nordal and Simone Frankel

Pictures from the exhibition

Works by Katja Tukiainen and Michael Kvium. Photo: Kalle Sanner

Art works by Petri Hytönen on the facade of the museum building. Photo: Kalle Sanner

Guide in front of a painting by Lars Lerin — Art work by Lars Lerin. Photo: Simone Frankel

Guide standing next to a painting by Julie Nord — Art work and wall paper by Julie Nord. Photo: Simone Frankel

Drawings and sculptures by Sigga Björg Sigurðardóttir on pink wall — Art works by Sigga Björg Sigurðardóttir. Photo: Kalle Sanner

Guide standing in front of large works by Adam Saks — Art works by Adam Saks. Photo: Simone Frankel