ART PROJECT: HELENE20

Elli Maanpää’s contribution to the HELENE20 project was a portrait painted on a mirror, inspired by Helene Schjerfbeck. The art project was created in collaboration with Helsinki Hospital and Villa Gyllenberg.

A side view of Elli Maanpää’s mirror painting hanging on the gallery wall next to Helene Schjerfbeck, reflecting the surrounding exhibition environment.

 Installation view of Elli Maanpää’s work within the gallery space next to Helene Schjerfbeck. Photograph: HELENE20/ Helsinki Hospital

HELENE20
Art exhibition in Kulttuurihalli, Helsinki, Finland
15.–25.9.2020 
HELENE20 was a collaborative art project launched in 2020 by Helsinki Hospital and Villa Gyllenberg. The initiative supported six young artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. I was selected to create a new work inspired by Helene Schjerfbeck’s 1945 Self-portrait, Light and Shadow. My resulting painting - portrait of Schjerfbeck painted on an upcycled mirror - explored themes of resilience and presence. The project concluded with an exhibition and a charity auction at Hagelstam & Co to benefit the Cancer Foundation Finland.
Elli Maanpää’s mirror artwork on display at the HELENE20 exhibition. Photograph: HELENE20/ Helsinki Hospital
Elli Maanpää’s mirror artwork on display at the HELENE20 exhibition. Photograph: HELENE20/ Helsinki Hospital
Elli Maanpää’s mirror portrait on display at Kulttuurihalli during the HELENE20 exhibition at Helsinki Central Railway Station. Photograph: HELENE20/ Helsinki Hospital
Elli Maanpää’s mirror portrait on display at Kulttuurihalli during the HELENE20 exhibition at Helsinki Central Railway Station. Photograph: HELENE20/ Helsinki Hospital
Artist Elli Maanpää with her mirror portrait commissioned for the HELENE20 project. Photograph: HELENE20/ Helsinki Hospital
Artist Elli Maanpää with her mirror portrait commissioned for the HELENE20 project. Photograph: HELENE20/ Helsinki Hospital
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