About

Solid professionalism includes both a knowledge of traditions and their transgression, which for Elina Merenmies means the freedom to work and makes her a unique contemporary artist. Her paintings in oil and tempera and her ink and crayon drawings on hand-made paper are executed in a refined way, in a hand that is both precise and liberated at the same time.

A rich and layered array of meanings, emotions and recurring motifs come together at the core of Merenmies's works. The artist's extensive oeuvre is a unique and mystical universe in which fascinating figures dive into the depths …