Paavo Kärki

BFA exhibition 2024, Endless Drop

About the artist

Paavo Kärki (b. 2001) is a visual artist based in Helsinki.

Instagram @paavo_karki

Exhibitions

Endless Drop

1–17 November 2024
Kuva/Tila

A large painting depicting a metallic fence and green trees behind it. — Paavo Kärki, Kun unelmat loppuvat kesken, 2024. Image: Petri Summanen

BFA Exhibition 2024

Paavo Kärki, from left to right: Galerie Anhava, Helsinki Contemporary, and Galerie Forsblom, 2024

About the artwork

The subject of this three-painting series is gallery entrances. The starting point for these works is the concepts of power and network, as well as their manifestation in the relationship between subject matter, authorship, and the exhibition context. Through the depiction of gallery entrances, the paintings explore the nature and conditions of painting, including its perspectives, or the lack thereof. The relationship to the subject is ambiguous. Despite their matter-of-fact disposition, the works do not communicate directly but rather suggest. This suggestion becomes self-evident through the act of painting.

Learn more about the BFA Exhibition 2024