Anna-Kaisa HaanahoLeena Hyttinen

Anna-Kaiso Haanaho

Is an internationally oriented ceramic artist who works with both traditional and experimental techniques in his studio in Hämeenlinna and in artist residencies abroad. Haanaho works intuitively and experimentally, playing with the possibilities of clay, and his great source of inspiration is often material-based experimentation. In his works, he often describes different traces, ways of leaving traces and processes of change.

Haanaho has participated in several exhibitions in Finland and abroad since 2014. His works have been exhibited in e.g. In Celle Castle in Germany in 2022, in Galateea Contemporary Art gallery in Bucharest in 2021 and in Japan at Iwami Ginzan’s UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2020. Haanaho’s works can be found in the Finnish State Art Collection, the collection of the Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, the collection of the Brita Maria Renlund Memorial Fund, and private collections in Finland and abroad. Haanaho is an invited artist in the Michelangelo Foundation’s Homo Faber online gallery published in 2020, which presents the top names in design and artistic craftsmanship from around Europe.

Leena Hyttinen

Is a glass and ceramic artist from Tampere. His artistic work is largely based on observing both the environment and the inner world. In his previous works, he has especially dealt with the landscape and its observation as a viewer-experiencer and tried to reflect the momentary nature of observation and continuous movement. Observation and introspection are constantly present in his work. Recently, he has explored various contacts and networks in his works, both as a concept and in the structures of the works, and played with different combinations of materials. Hyttinen’s work has been exhibited in e.g. In Tampere Galleria Rajatila, in Helsinki HAA Galleria and in Oulu Galleria 5. He has also participated as an invited artist in the Cluster Crafts online community,

The exhibition and work have been supported by the Häme art committee of the Art Promotion Center and the Häme fund of the Finnish Cultural Fund.