Jenni Rahkonen: A Rat’s Happiness

he pieces are made of materials salvaged and collected over a long stretch of time, often offering ideas that can either be explored or become the butt of jokes. Much of the artist’s work entails experimenting and mapping out opportunities. The act of making is self-perpetuating, forming a movement, sometimes limping along, sometimes soaring high.

Rahkonen’s work, which started from an inkling, is closely tied to observing the nature of the space and materials. Memories of bodily sensations help to empathise with emerging phenomena and to define what to focus on.

The aim is to move in a terrain that is only just forming, to create space for the undefined, to look closely, to use the senses to become one with the world.

Jenni Rahkonen is a Helsinki-based artist. She graduated from the University of the Arts Helsinki’s Academy of Fine Arts with an MA in Fine Arts in 2021. Rahkonen’s works have been on display at venues including Sinne (2023) and Galleria Huuto (2021) in Helsinki.