Ville Laaksonen

Henna Aho

Through her art, Henna Aho navigates aspects of expanded painting – from the traditional weaving techniques of Finnish peasants to the philosophy of new materialism and Vibrant Matter by Jane Bennett. Aho sees the painting as an endless mycelium, which connects her own Barbie girl narrative to the art history of new realism and to playful artistic processes. This vague matrix is the framework through which the artist traces her place in the chaos and heals the traumas due to existing in it.

Aho graduated from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 2022 and has also studied at the University of Arts and Design Helsinki. She has exhibited in several group and solo exhibitions, the latest in Mänttä Art Festival (2022), Forum Box (2022) and Turku Art Hall (2022). Aho´s work is represented in the collections of HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Turku City, Turku University of Applied Sciences and the Finnish National Gallery.

 

Location

Southwest Finland

Born

1977

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Featured artwork

HA0406A (from the series By the Old Field)Henna Aho, HA0406A (from the series By the Old Field), painting strips (oil on linen), shoe, string, nail, concrete, ceramics, tape roll, comb, pencil, wooden object, wall paint on cotton, 220 cm x 200 cm x 15 cm ,2022. Photo: Timo Nieminen.

HA0503 (from the series By The Old Field)Henna Aho, HA0503 (from the series By The Old Field), textile sculpture, wood objects, foam, electronic cables, 100 cm x 60 cm x 40 cm ,2022. Photo: Ville Laaksonen.

HA0421Henna Aho, HA0421, painting strips (acrylic and oil on linen), shoe, string, nail, concrete, foam, wall paint on cotton, 220 cm x 215 cm x 6 cm ,2022. Photo: Ville Laaksonen.

HA0511 (from the series By The Old Field)Henna Aho, HA0511 (from the series By The Old Field), string, foam, leotard strip, acrylic paint, applied painting mass on canvas, 81 cm x 64 cm x 7 cm ,2022. Photo: Ville Laaksonen.

Installation view from Mänttä Art FestivalHenna Aho, Installation view from Mänttä Art Festival, Installation view, 10000 cm x 10000 cm x 10000 cm ,2022. Photo: Ville Laaksonen.

Doublewide Polish LinenHenna Aho, Doublewide Polish Linen, ainting fabric strips, hand-woven fabrics, different strings, nails, oil pastel, acryl, applied painting mass, one baking peel, tape measure, rubber foam, 220 cm x 140 cm x 10 cm ,2022. Photo: Henna Aho.

Outlet CanvasHenna Aho, Outlet Canvas, cut painting fabric, different strings, lots of nails, applied painting mass, one shoe, concrete, foam, 70 cm x 60 cm x 8 cm ,2022. Photo: Henna Aho.

Artistˋ s RagHenna Aho, Artistˋ s Rag, Hand-woven fabric, plywood, applied painting mass, oil paint, gesso, pencil, binding equipment, acrylic paint pen, strings, nails, 60 cm x 50 cm x 4 cm ,2022. Photo: Henna Aho.

Small Cotton OrangeHenna Aho, Small Cotton Orange, Hand-woven fabric, plywood, applied painting mass, oil paint, nails, 60 cm x 50 cm x 2 cm ,2022. Photo: Henna Aho.

Cotton Duck 2Henna Aho, Cotton Duck 2, oil on cotton duck -fabric, applied painting mass, pigmented acrylat, nails, wooden frame, 60 cm x 50 cm x 8 cm ,2021. Photo: Henna Aho.

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