InCollection is a series of annual commissioned works and exhibitions jointly produced by the Saastamoinen Foundation and EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art.

Pierre Huyghe: Chimeras, 7.6.–22.10.2023. InCollection. © Paula Virta / EMMA.

A unique commission series expands the Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection with works commissioned from pioneering artists. The concept offers the artists an opportunity to conceive and realise an impactful, curated exhibition specifically designed for EMMA’s space. Each artist visits the museum well in advance to familiarise themselves with the space and its surroundings. One of the most important motivations behind this form of collaboration for both EMMA and the Foundation is the opportunity to engage in a profound dialogue with the artist and to enable the presentation of their works in the best possible way.

Antti Laitinen

The artist featured in the new InCollection exhibition opening in Autumn 2025 is Antti Laitinen. Born in 1975, Laitinen is known for his works and installations that combine photography, video, and performance. With an international career, his exhibitions have been shown across the Nordic countries, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the United States, and China. In 2013, he represented Finland at the 55th Venice Art Biennale.

The exhibition is on view 24th of September 2025 to 23rd August 2026.

Antti Laitinen. © Ari Karttunen/EMMA.

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Tschabalala Self - Around the Way

Tschabalala Self was the seventh artist featured in the InCollection series of commissioned exhibitions produced in collaboration between the Saastamoinen Foundation and EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition, titled Around the Way, took as its starting point the painting Anthurium (Flamingo Flower), commissioned for the Foundation’s collection. The artist’s mixed-media paintings and sculptures created narrative installations within EMMA’s exhibition spaces, evoking the life and atmosphere of the streets of Harlem, New York.

The exhibition was on view at EMMA for one year, until May 4, 2025.

Photo: Paula Virta / EMMA

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Previous exhibitions

Kuva: Antti Laitinen. © Ari Karttunen/EMMA.

Upcoming exhibition
Antti Laitinen

The artist of the new InCollection exhibition, opening in autumn 2025, is Antti Laitinen. Laitinen (b. 1975) is known for his works and installations that combine photography, video, and performance. The internationally acclaimed artist’s exhibitions have been seen in the Nordic countries, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the United States, and China. In 2013, he represented Finland at the 55th Venice Art Biennale.

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Moving image

Moving image is one of the focus areas of the Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection strategy. Works of moving image are presented at EMMA as part of the Saastamoinen Foundation Collection Exhibition, as well as in a room designed specifically for showcasing media art. In 2025, this space will feature two new media art acquisitions by the foundation: Dolle (2023) by Italian artist Diego Marcon, and The Genealogy of Violence (2023) by French-Algerian artist Mohamed Bourouissa. Rasheed Araeen’s work Untitled (New Way) (2009) will be on view as part of the Dialogues collection exhibition (pictured).

Rashaad Newsome, Untitled (New Way), 2009. Video still.

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Dialogues

The concept of the Saastamoinen Foundation Collection exhibition at EMMA is evolving. The first part of the Dialogues exhibition opened to the public in 2023 and the second part in 2024. Dialogues is based on dialogue between artworks and is curated mainly from the Foundation’s recent acquisitions. The exhibition concept continues the collaboration between the Saastamoinen Foundation and EMMA, showcasing the diversity of one of Finland’s most significant art collections.

In the foreground: Rasheed Araeen, Chaar Pellay, 1968-2017. In the background: Leena Luostarinen, Nefertiti in the Garden of Fragrances, 1998. © Paula Virta / EMMA

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