Eetu Sihvonen + Elizabeth Tibbetts | Within the Well
New York
October 27 – December 9, 2023
Eetu Sihvonen
Larval Tear (To Be Continued), 2023
Burnt pine wood, linseed oil, soy based resin, oil pastel
104 x 33 x 32 cm | 41 x 13 x 12 3/5 in
Eetu Sihvonen
Struggle Builds Character, 2023
Burnt pine wood, linseed oil, soy based resin, oil pastel
111 x 29 x 4 cm | 43 3/5 x 11 1/2 x 1 3/5 in
Eetu Sihvonen
Wheel of Fortune, 2023
Burnt pine wood, linseed oil, soy based resin, oil pastel
58 x 42 x 4 cm | 23 x 16 1/2 x 1 2/3 in
Eetu Sihvonen
Sick, Sad & Oozing, 2023
Burnt pine wood, linseed oil, soy based resin, oil pastel
137 x 77 x 10 cm | 54 x 30 1/3 x 4 in
Eetu Sihvonen
Gileyspeke II, 2023
Oak wood, beeswax, resin, oil pastel
25 x 18 x 3.5 cm | 10 x 7 x 1 2/5 in
Eetu Sihvonen
Gileyspeke I, 2023
Oak wood, beeswax, resin, oil pastel
25 x 18 x 3.5 cm | 10 x 7 x 1 2/5 in
Eetu Sihvonen
Red Sky in the Morn, 2023
Burnt Pine wood, linseed oil, 4K video - 04:45min
140 x 110 x 70 cm | 55 x 43 1/3 x 27 1/2 in
Within the Well, 2023, Gaa Gallery, New York
Eetu Sihvonen (b. 1994, Kotka, Finland) lives and works in Helsinki. They often work with tradition materials such as wood and metal, as well as 3D modeling and animation. Sihvonen merges these processes into installations and singular works, which are informed by traditional handicraft techniques, storytelling, and the world of role-playing games. Their works have been previously exhibited in the Community Centre, Paris, France; Holešovická Šachta, Prague, Czech Republic; Pitted Dates, Helsinki, Finland; and Ruis, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
BORN
1994, Kotka, Finland
Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
EDUCATION
2019
Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, BFA Sculpture, Helsinki, Finland
2018-19
Glasgow School of Art, Sculpture and Environmental Art, Glasgow, Scotland
2014-16
Aalto University, Graphic Design, Espoo, FInland
SELECTED SOLO + TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024
Gaa Projects, Cologne, Germany (upcoming)
Temnikova&Kasela, Tallinn, Estonia (upcoming)
Escapism, Andrea Festa, Rome, Italy
Solstice Festival, Ruka, Finland
2023
Within the Well, Gaa Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Egg’s Lore, Light Harvesting Complex, Vantaa/Online, Finland
2021
A Trip to Cockaigne, Titanik, Turku, Finland
2016
WASD, Oksasenkatu 11, Helsinki, Finland
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
La Bibi, Palma, Spain (upcoming)
0’s 74th Birthday Party, Plicnik Space Initiative, London, UK
Vessels, Cabin, Berlin, Germany
2023
this is not a toxic field, Pada Studios, Barreiro, Portugal
Moving to make meaning, Kyykky Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
Tiny Art Gallery, Ruis, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Blues of the Broken Gate, Holešovická Šachta, Prague, Czech Republic
their room washed with hot light, Kubaparis, Turku, Finland
This Nest for Us to Rest, Pitted Dates, Helsinki, Finland
2022
Kotka Art ‘22, Kotka, Finland
2021
Music for Plants, Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden, Helsinki, Finland
Gothic Pastoral, Soloshow platform, Online
Mystic May, The Community, Pantin, France
Kuvan Kevät, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland
Episode 7, Essenza Club/Dharma Initiatives, Online
2020
Bird Feeders, Pro Artibus, Online/Tammisaari, Finland
2019
BFA Exhibition, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland
Dimensions Tomorrow, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland
Summerbabes, Helsinki Winter Garden, Helsinki, Finland
Egg Hunt at the Club Guggenheim, Kaiku, Helsinki, Finland
2018
A Passing Permanence, Free Art Space, Helsinki, Finland
Rajallisia Tilaisuuksia, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland
2017
Animal and The Logic of Others, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland
We’ve been having these weird thoughts lately, Free Art Space, Helsinki, Finland
SELECTED PRESS + PUBLICATIONS
2023 Alexandre Stipanovich, “Critics’ Picks: Eetu Sihvonen and Elizabeth Tibbetts,” Artforum, November
AWARDS, RESIDENCIES, AND GRANTS
2024
La Bibi, Palma, Spain
Cité des Arts, Paris, France
2023
PADA Studios, Barreiro, Portugal
2022
Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2021
Arts Promotion Centre Finland
Finnish Cultural Foundation
Arts Promotion Centre Finland
Anita Snellman’s Foundation
2020
Arts Promotion Centre Finland
Academy of Fine Arts
2018
Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany
Alfred & Greta Runeberg’s Foundation
2017
Academy of Fine Arts
Gaa is pleased to present Lacrimal Lake House, Eetu Sihvonen’s first solo exhibition with the gallery.
Within the Well is a two-person exhibition featuring the work of Eetu Sihvonen and Elizabeth Tibbetts. These works will be on view through December 9, with an opening reception on Friday, October 27, from 6 - 8 pm at 4 Cortlandt Alley.