Meet the Artist: Tiina Laasonen

Tiina Laasonen, the artist of the exhibition I Know a Tree that Grew Up, will talk about her artworks and her work at the exhibition space Halli on Saturday, November 22, 2025, from 11:00 to 11:45 am. The meeting is free of charge. Welcome! The meeting is held in Finnish.

The exhibition deals with memories and memory. The artist explores the emotional bond that forms between trees and humans, as well as its relationship to a person’s self-image and personal history. The wood materials used in the works were donated through an open call donation campaign. The stories that the donors told about the trees they donated are also an essential part of the exhibition. They have served as inspiration for the form and themes of the works. You can find more info about the exhibition on Kunsthalle Seinäjoki's website.

The Meet the Artist event is organized as part of Kalevan Navetta’s MUU Christmas event.

Tiina Laasonen

Tiina Laasonen (b. 1968 Kauhava) lives and works in Seinäjoki. Laasonen graduated from Kankaanpää Art School as a sculptor in 1993. She has worked as an environmental artist and created several public works. Her works have been featured in numerous museum and gallery exhibitions in Finland and abroad, and her works belong to many museum and public collections. Laasonen has been awarded the Jaakkoo Cultural Award in 2019, the Ostrobothnia Art Council’s prize in 2017, and the Young Ostrobothnian Artist prize in 1997.

The artist’s work has been supported by the South Ostrobothnia Regional Fund, the Finnish Cultural Foundation and the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.