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Kaija Poijula

Kaija Poijula
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Helsingin taiteilijaseuraSuoraan taiteilijaltaGalleria Sculptor

Basic information

b. 1963, Pudasjärvi
Visual Artist
Residence: Helsinki

Contact information

Email: kaija.poijula@gmail.com

Artist's Statement

I work with a variety of materials and the scale of my works range from life-size installations to miniatures. My work discusses the themes of life and death, rites of passage, joy and sorrow; the human condition and rituals in our everyday lives. Morning dew, maiden snow, mist - quiet and beautiful moments that we notice only just when they are gone. Loneliness, shadows, the invisible world and macabre humour, all come into play in my art work.

“It is a dreamlike thing, hinting of some other reality besides the one we see with our eyes.”

Show biography
Solo Exhibitions:
2024, "Kekri", Galleria A2, Helsinki
2022 Galleria A2, Helsinki
2022 Taidekamari, Pudasjärvi

Group Exhibitions:
Synnöve Dickhoff, Helena Kaikkonen, Ulla Pohjola, Kaija Poijula:
22.11.-11.12.2024, Galleria Saskia, Tampere
2019 Galleria Vanha Kappalaisentalo, Porvoo
2018 Tampere-Talo, Tarto, Estonia

 

Joint Exhibitions:
2024 PAIN, The exhibition from
the collections of the Oulu Art Museum
2022 Galleria Duetto, Helsinki
2022 Taidesalonki Talvio, Hartola
2022 Voipaala Art Centre, Sääksmäki
2021 PudArt2021, Taidekamari, Pudasjärvi
2019 Oulu Art Museum
2019 Gallery Vanha Kappalaisentalo, Porvoo
2018  Tampere-House, Tartu, Estonia

Works from the artist

Name of the work: Kekri
Kekri
Name of the work: Täältä tuonne / From Here to There
Täältä tuonne / From Here to There
Name of the work: Perkeleen humppa / Devil`s Dance
Perkeleen humppa / Devil`s Dance
Name of the work: Trampoliini / Tarmpoline
Trampoliini / Tarmpoline
Name of the work: Pelin henki / The Name of the Game
Pelin henki / The Name of the Game
Name of the work: Lohtu / Solace
Lohtu / Solace
Name of the work: Unen sieppaaja / Dream Catcher
Unen sieppaaja / Dream Catcher
Name of the work: Puutarhuri / The Gardener
Puutarhuri / The Gardener
Name of the work: Unessa kulkija / Walking an a Dream
Unessa kulkija / Walking an a Dream
Name of the work: Kaivo
Kaivo
Name of the work: Algebra
Algebra
Name of the work: Sempre Fideles
Sempre Fideles
Name of the work: Pirulainen / Dragonfly
Pirulainen / Dragonfly
Name of the work: Aikamatkaaja
Aikamatkaaja
Name of the work: Sleeping Beauties 2
Sleeping Beauties 2
Name of the work: Ten Thousand Dandelions
Ten Thousand Dandelions
Name of the work: Enkelikeinut / Angels`s Swings
Enkelikeinut / Angels`s Swings
Name of the work: World Tree
World Tree
Name of the work: Highway
Highway
Name of the work: Sadetutkielma/Rainstudy
Sadetutkielma/Rainstudy
Name of the work: Tekstiiliteos alttarin yläpuolella
Tekstiiliteos alttarin yläpuolella
Name of the work: Antependium, yksityiskohta
Antependium, yksityiskohta
Name of the work: Venesaattue / Cortege
Venesaattue / Cortege
Name of the work: Mantis Religiosa
Mantis Religiosa
Name of the work: Pyhiinvaeltaja / Pilgrimage
Pyhiinvaeltaja / Pilgrimage
Name of the work: Miserere
Miserere
Name of the work: Jos luulee / Suspicious
Jos luulee / Suspicious
Name of the work: Snakes & Ladders
Snakes & Ladders
Name of the work: Fortuna
Fortuna
Name of the work: Muuri / Wall
Muuri / Wall
Name of the work: Plenty of Time
Plenty of Time
Name of the work: Memento
Memento
Name of the work: Loitsu / Magic Verse
Loitsu / Magic Verse
Name of the work: The Other Side of the Glory
The Other Side of the Glory

Bio

In her works, Visual Artist Kaija Poijula strives to depict the sense of being an outsider, loneliness and the invisible world of shadows, without becoming too melancholic. Poijula quotes the poet Pentti Saarikoski (1937 – 1983): “I am not interested in the world and its places. I am interested in places and their worlds.” In her works Poijula uses such materials as, for example, animal skulls, plants as well as worn, rusty, abandoned and partly burnt objects. The memories entangled with the objects blend together with the fragile and heavy materials and become works, which create dreamlike, an almost scary-tale atmosphere. Kaija Poijula lives and works in Helsinki. Poijula graduated as Master of Arts from the School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 1995. She studied as a scholarship holder in the Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm and in the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. From 2003 to 2007 she lived and worked in Ireland. Poijula has had several solo exhibitions and she has taken part in numerous group exhibitions in Finland and abroad. She has designed ecclesiastical textiles as well as works for private and public spaces in Finland and abroad. In 2006 she finished a commissioned artwork for the Bethlehem Cultural Centre in Palestine. Her works have been on display nationally, for instance, in the Mänttä Art Festival (2014) and the Purnu Art Festival (2015). Poijula’s works are part of the Finnish State Art Collection. She is a member of the Association of Finnish Sculptors.
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