October 24.10–December 8.12 Fish

For five years my subject has been fish. Zander, perch and herring are scurrying around in my paintings, sometimes on wax paper, sometimes on a plate. Sometimes freely on the wall. What is it about these shiny little things that fascinates me?

The history of painting is full of fish still lifes, silver-finned fish on silver platters, fish juxtaposed with translucent onions or scrounging on the dirty counter of a market stall. Fish as a subject is loaded with meanings, often Christian ones, vanitas vibes and depictions of everyday life, but above all it often feels like it is full of the painter's pure joy. The pleasure of searching for light and sparkle. Still life painting is about learning your own gaze as a creator and viewer. The basic grain of painting. 

As an artist, I also find much more in the paintings, the dignity and strangeness of the fish, a gaze that studies the fish and sees all of us in it, lumps of flesh dragged into a foreign environment.

October 24, 2025 Niina Räty

Exhibition space

The AULA gallery, located in the school building, is primarily intended for showcasing the work of the school's art groups. We also offer exhibition space for the work of the school's teachers and artists from Töölö. There is no rent charged for the use of the exhibition space.

The exhibition space is located in the spacious lobby on the second floor of the school building, which provides access to the classrooms on the floor.

AULA The Gallery is open during the school's opening hours (sometimes also on weekends). You can inquire about current opening hours. from our gatekeepers.

More information

Training Manager Juha Okko, +045 859 11 93 XNUMX, juha.okko@helao.fi