Snowball Effect 5 – Northern Gaze Explores Northern Life and Its Phenomena

The works in the exhibition address current issues, thematically ranging from the relationship between nature and humans to traditions, bullying, religion, and challenging childhoods. The world’s gaze has also turned northward: geopolitically, the significance of the Arctic region is continuously increasing.

The artists featured in the exhibition were selected through an open call held in 2024, which received a record-breaking 262 applications. The preselection and final artist choices were made by Snowball Effect curator Merja Briñón, along with the exhibition teams from the Aine and Kemi Art Museums.

With the support from the Finnish Heritage Agency.

Exhibition Artists:
Jaakko Autio, John Court, Juha Allan Ekholm & Jussi Valtakari, Johannes Heikkilä, Pekka Homanen, Maria Huhmarniemi, Rosa Kansala, Jonas Karén, Savu Korteniemi, Markku Laakso, Elina Länsman, Pia Männikkö, Mayumi Niiranen-Hisatomi, Milla-Kariina Oja, Tommi Pasanen, Harriina Räinä, Saku Soukka, Meri Toivanen ja Tommi Yläjoki

Snowball Effect 5 – Northern Gaze 22.8.-16.11.2025 Aine Art Museum Torikatu 2 95400 Tornio and Kemi Art Museum Marina Takalon katu 3 94100 Kemi