Saastamoinen Foundation Collection exhibition at EMMA is renewed. The exhibition’s layout is transitioning, section by section, into a new exhibition titled Dialogues. The first installment opened to public on 2023 and the second in 2024. The third installment will be opened to public in October 2025.
Dialogues is built on the idea of a conversation between artworks. The exhibition concept continues the collaboration between Saastamoinen Foundation and EMMA, showcasing the diversity of one of Finland’s most prestigious collections of Finnish and international art.
Dialogues introduces a fresh approach to the Collection Exhibition of Saastamoinen Foundation. Its premise lies in pairs or groups of works engaging in free dialogue within the exhibition space. The layout encourages visitors to consider the works in relation to one another and create their own juxtapositions between the pieces. The exhibition is an open invitation to dialogue and discussion, where diverse interpretations can emerge. The curatorial team includes art experts from EMMA and Saastamoinen Foundation. The exhibition will be periodically updated by artwork groupings.
The first segment of the collection exhibition features works by the following artists: Henni Alftan, Rasheed Araeen, Jesse Darling, A K Dolven, Giorgio Griffa, Åsa Hellman, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Roni Horn, Emma Jääskeläinen, Lucy McKenzie, Olli Keränen, Christine Sun Kim, Lee Lozano, Leena Luostarinen, Sandra Mujinga, Rashaad Newsome, Berenice Olmedo, Sini Pelkki, Silja Rantanen, Maja Ruznic, Kain Tapper, Rose Wylie, and Haegue Yang.
The second installation of Dialogues includes works by artists Monira Al Qadiri, Ruth Asawa, Louise Bourgeois, Torsten Andersson, Lin Da, Ida Ekblad, Nan Goldin, Heidi Hahn, Samia Halaby, Barbara Kasten, Jonna Kina, Harriet Korman, Sinikka Kurkinen, Paulina Ołowska, Laura Owens, Pauno Pohjolainen, Aura Saarikoski, Dayanita Singh, Martine Syms, Eeva Tiisala, Kaari Upson, Camille Henrot and Marja Viitahuhta.
The Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection is one of the most significant collections of Finnish and international art. The foundation is a founding partner of EMMA and has been one of the museum’s longest-standing collaborators, with the collection deposited in EMMA’s holdings upon the museum’s establishment. Today, the collection comprises nearly 3,000 works.
The collection originated from a private art collection of a Kuopio-based industrialist family in the 1910s. The foundation was established in 1968 to advance society through science and art, supporting the collection’s growth, preservation, and presentation. The works are on permanent display at EMMA with evolving presentations. Additionally, pieces from the foundation’s collection are curated by EMMA and displayed in Espoo’s public spaces.
