Primeval Forest – In the footsteps of Pentti Linkola

The exhibition, created in cooperation with the photographer and curator Taneli Eskola offers a glimpse into the ancient forests and endangered habitats of Great Häme, which were significant landscapes and excursion sites for the eco-philosopher and fisherman Pentti Linkola (1932–2020).

Eskola has curated a dialogue between Linkola’s texts, his own recent landscape photographs and the works by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865–1931), Eero Järnefelt (1863–1937), Pekka Halonen (1865–1933) and Fanny Churberg (1845–1892).The common denominator in these works is the artists’ exploration of the feeling for nature and the experience of place, as well as their ideas about the sacred nature of forests and trees at different points in time.

The exhibition texts are based on Anneli Jussila’s new book, which examines forests from a cultural-ecological perspective whilst deepening the reader’s understanding of Linkola's relationship with nature.