Eetu Sihvonen + Elizabeth Tibbetts - Within the Well
New York
October 27 – December 9, 2023
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
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024
La Bibi, Palma, Spain (upcoming)
Plicnik Space Initiative, London, UK (upcoming)
2023
Escapism, Andrea Festa, Rome, Italy
Within the Well, Gaa Gallery, New York, NY, USA
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
Egg’s Lore, Light Harvesting Complex, Vantaa/Online, 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
A Trip to Cockaigne, Titanik, Turku, Finland
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
2016
WASD, Oksasenkatu 11, 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
AWARDS, RESIDENCIES, AND GRANTS
2024
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
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.