Fog
Corinna Helenelund: Fog
16.10.2026-31.1.2027
Fog
Fog is a space that is never far away,
that creeps up behind you and blows damp air on the back of your neck.
Fog is a heavy weariness, a dense emptiness,
it is daynights and nightdays, it is loose threads and fragments.
When the fog rolls in, it’s best to lie down and close your eyes, there’s no creativity in the thickest fog.
But in moments of stillness, a sense of wonder may begin to stir: where did the world slip away to, and the thoughts, and time?
Corinna Helenelund’s new solo exhibition, Dimman (Fog), will open at the Porvoo Art Hall on 17th October 2026. It explores feelings and questions relating to fog, both as a sensory phenomenon and a state of mind. The exhibition features a new textile sculpture series that Helenelund has been working on during 2025 and 2026. In connection with the exhibition, a short film by Jyri Hakala about Corinna Helenelund and the creative work process behind the art works is also displayed.
During the exhibition, Porvoo Art Hall’s Corner will become an open workshop where visitors can take part in community art related to the exhibition’s themes. Also in October, Children’s Art Hall will be back, this time based on the themes of Helenelund’s exhibition.
About the artist
Corinna Helenelund is an artist who grew up in Porvoo and is now based in Helsinki. She works primarily with sculpture and installation using textile materials. A starting point for her work is the intersection between the inner and outer worlds: how inner feelings and moods influence our experience of the world around us, and, conversely, how our surroundings affect our well-being. Working with her hands, and letting her hands think, is an important part of her creative work process.
Helenelund studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki. Her work has been shown in solo and duo exhibitions at venues including Sinne, the HAM Gallery and Sculptor in Helsinki, the Finnish Institute in Stockholm and das weisse haus in Vienna, as well as in group exhibitions at venues including the Oulu Art Museum, Milieu in Bern, WAM in Turku, Kunstverein Göttingen, Norrköping Art Museum, EKKM in Tallinn and The Community in Paris.
Exhibition has received funding from the Finnish Heritage Agency and the artist’s work has been supported by Svenska Kulturfonden.