Jarmo Mäkilä – I am a Multitude
Villa Gyllenberg, Helsinki
- 23.10.2024–2.3.2025
Jarmo Mäkilä’s recent works in dialogue with works from the Gyllenberg Foundation's collection.
The paintings of Jarmo Mäkilä (b. 1952) is one of the most significant painters of his generation and has had many selves, also as an artist. His realistic paintings are mental landscapes. They are metaphorical worlds that include all of his selves, from knee-high boy to the threshold of adulthood, plus alternative presents and futures, real and imagined. The central themes of the works, which evoke conflicting and strong emotions, are the development of the self and the importance of memories and the subconscious.
“Things are not what they seem,” says Jarmo Mäkilä. “A picture is not what you see, but what it awakens in you and what is behind it. A person lives, in a way, two lives: external and internal. One is hidden and the other is visible. I am trying to engage with my hidden life.”
Ane Gyllenberg too was interested in the development of the self and the effect of spirituality on a person. This interest is reflected in the art collection of the Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation, which includes numerous works depicting inner dialogue and spiritual exploration. Mäkilä feels that his reflections on the development of the self connect him with Ane Gyllenberg.
This exhibition presents Jarmo Mäkilä’s recent paintings, sculptures and an installation. Some of the works have been prepared especially for this exhibition and are being presented in dialogue with art in the Gyllenberg Collection. In addition to Mäkilä's works the exhibition will include works by i.e. Fanny Churberg, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Ernst Krohn, Väinö Kunnas and Tyko Sallinen.
The curator of the exhibition is Timo Valjakka and the exhibition architect is Päivi Kettunen.
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Villa Gyllenberg
Kuusisaarenpolku 11, 00340 Helsinki
09 481 333
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Villa Gyllenberg, Kuusisaarenpolku 11, 00340 Helsinki
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Admission fees
12/10/0 €
Payment methods
käteinen, yleisimmät pankki- ja luottorkortit, Smartum-ja Edenred -kulttuurisetelit / kontanter, de allmännaste bank- och creditkorten, Smartum- och Edenred -kultursedlar / cash, the most common bank and credit cards, Smartum and Edenred culture vouchers
Opening hours
Mon | Closed |
Tue | Closed |
Wed | 12:00-17:00 |
Thu | Closed |
Fri | Closed |
Sat | 12:00-17:00 |
Sun | 12:00-17:00 |
Museum closed:10.6-25.6.2024 (change of exhibition), 30.9-22.10.2024 (change of exhibition), 25.12.2024, 1.1.2025
Accessibility [the criteria]
- Accessible toilet
- Induction loop
- Restricted accessibility: Aula, galleria sekä kahvio ovat esteettömiä. Kotimuseo ei ole esteetön. / Aulan, galleriet och caféet är hinderfria. Hemmuseet är inte hinderfritt. / The entrance hall, the gallery and the café are easily accessible. The home museum is not accessible.
- Seating inside the exhibition
- Wheelchair on loan