The Girl Who Turned into a Rosebush Start date09.02.2024End date29.09.2024 A fresh dialogue between older and newer works in the Helsinki art collection highlights many topical themes, from gender to embodiment. Refreshing juxtapositions and delving into the details of the works open up possibilities for new interpretations. Emma Helle: The Girl Who Turned into a Rosebush, 2018 (detail). © HAM / Hanna Kukorelli The Girl Who Turned into a Rosebush reflects on practices of seeing and presenting. The exhibition is structured around five themes: Habitus, Gaze, The Intimate, Body, and Still Life & Landscape, based on a pick of works from the Leonard and Katarina Bäcksbacka Collection, which forms the core of HAM’s art collections. In addition to the Bäcksbacka Collection the exhibition features contemporary art from HAM collection and a few private loans. The close reading of the works draws attention to the often seemingly irrelevant details of the images. The exhibition builds on the connections between these details, between recent and older works in different media. The juxtapositions expose the works to new ways of looking at them. The different pairs of counterparts and opposites open up possibilities for new interpretations. The meanings once created by the viewer may also change during the exhibition, when some of the delicate paper-based works will be exchanged in May. Featured artists: Louise Bourgeois, Yngve Bäck, Jules Cavaillès, Shia Conlon, Erik Creutziger, Saara Ekström, Magnus Enckell, Hilda Maria Flodin, Emma Helle, Emma Jääskeläinen, Sylvester Kivelä, Ervin Latimer, William Lönnberg, Heikki Marila, Mauno Markkula, Ana Mendieta, Olli Miettinen, Tina Modotti, Dennis Oppenheim, Tero Puha, Valle Rosenberg, Jalmari Ruokokoski, Noora Sandgren, Vidha Saumya, Sigrid Schauman, Elga Sesemann, Joel Slotte, Ellen Thesleff, Salla Tykkä, Hanna Weselius, Hannah Wilke. The exhibition is curated by Asta Kihlman, PhD. The exhibition is supported by the Finnish Heritage Agency. The exhibition also engages in a dialogue on collecting art with the Bambi Forever! exhibition in the adjacent halls. Bambi Forever! opens 8 March 2024. Featured artworks Elga Sesemann: Self Portrait, 1945. Photo: HAM / Hanna Kukorelli. Joel Slotte: A long day in the garden, 2018. Photo: HAM / Hanna Kukorelli. Saara Ekström: Carnation, 1997. Photo: HAM / Marja Pursiainen. Read-headed Girl, 1914. Photo: HAM / Kirsi Halkola Guided tours for groups Deepen your art experience with a guided tour! The tours can be tailored to suit your group. Prices and more information Prices 2024Guided tours Tue–Sat €90. Guided tours on Sundays €180.Guided tour prices do not include the admission fee. TimesGuided tours at the museum Tue 10-17 (tours end no later than 17), Wed-Sun 11.30–18.30 (tours end no later than 18.30). Duration45 min Group sizeMaximum 25 persons/guide. If your group is larger than this, you will need two guides. LanguagesFinnish, Swedish and English. CancellationsIf you are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation no later than seven days before the scheduled date (by phone or e-mail). If you cancel later than this or fail to show up for a reserved workshop, the workshop is charged at a rate of €90. Contact informationhamvaraukset@hamhelsinki.fi or tel. +358 (0)9 310 87003 Mon–Thu from 9 am to 12 pm and from 1 to 3 pm. Book here Publication at HAM shop Delve into the exhibition with a book by curator Asta Kihlman. You can find HAM shop at the museum, as well as online. Webshop Installation views Photos: HAM/Sonja Hyytiäinen
