Marja Patrikainen & Tuukka Peltonen: Strange Dale

The exhibition brings together mixed-media sculptures and woodcuts. Marja Patrikainen’s sculptures explore an alternative experience of nature. Assembled from recycled materials, her animal figures seem like dreamlike visions from another reality, while hinting at the consequences of overconsumption. In Tuukka Peltonen’s woodcuts, human figures inhabit striking natural landscapes. 

Marja Patrikainen draws inspiration from dreams, the mythologies of different cultures, and pop culture. Her work is shaped by the aesthetics and material choices associated with Indigenous cultures and ITE art (Finnish contemporary folk art). She primarily uses materials that have been gifted, found, salvaged, or bought at flea markets. Her sculptures act as messengers from an imagined reality, addressing concerns about contemporary life.  

Tuukka Peltonen works in woodcut, with the possibilities of the “vanishing block” technique playing a particularly important role in his practice. He began making woodcuts more than 25 years ago while studying at Kankaanpää Art School. The human figure has been central to Peltonen’s work from the outset. It becomes a symbol in relation to the surrounding environment, as the figures’ inner worlds bring the past into the present. His imagery makes room for dreamers and outsiders alike. 

HAA Gallery 

23.10.-15.11.2026

Free entry

Open also on Viapori Kekri, Saturday, October 31, 12.00-18.00