Elina Nissinen: hunajakuu / honey moon
15.–31.8.2025Vernissage 14.8. 18–20
taivas on täynnä täysikuisia hunajakuita /
the sky is full of moons made of honey
In August, Lou presents visual artist Elina Nissinen’s first solo exhibition, hunajakuu / honey moon. The show features an immersive installation that takes over the gallery space, created by Nissinen during a month-long residency in July.
Throughout the residency, Nissinen worked in dialogue with dramaturge Masi Tiitta and curator Remi Vesala. This exchange also extends to the exhibition’s multisensory dimension: as part of the work, visitors encounter a scent designed and made by Tiitta, inspired by the themes of the exhibition.
Elina Nissinen (b. 1991) is a visual artist based in Helsinki. Working primarily with varying sculptural materials, their practice is spatially oriented and often collaborative. Nissinen’s work raises questions on meaning-making, different modes of ambiguity and the affective. Addressing the connection between the material and the invisible worlds, their work explores the overlap of the queer with the matter(s) and manifestations of the transcendental and the mystical.
Nissinen holds an MFA in Fine Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts at the University of the Arts Helsinki (2024), and an MA in Arts from Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture (2018).