Anu Halmesmaa: The Formula of Immortality

Anu Halmesmaa’s exhibition The Formula of Immortality (working title) will open at WAM Kilta Gallery on 6 June 2025. The exhibition is part of the long-term Second Nature series, in which Halmesmaa explores the awareness of death and the difficulty of accepting it. Through her work, she seeks to bridge the gap between humanity and nature in the hope of understanding her own existence and transience.

In Halmesmaa’s pieces, corporeality and vegetation intertwine, reflecting the metamorphosis and interconnectedness of humans and nature. Her works on the cycle of life and nature form a cohesive whole, inviting viewers to contemplate their own relationship with life and death. The exhibition does not offer definitive answers but instead creates space for reflection and insight.

A key concept behind the WAM Kilta Gallery exhibition series is to invite a writer or author from outside the visual arts field to collaborate with the artist and create a text inspired by the exhibition’s theme and works. The exhibition text for The Formula of Immortality is written by Silvia Hosseini, a writer, teacher, and literary journalist.

The exhibition is curated by Jonni Saloluoma at the Turku City Art Museum. The exhibition is supported by the National Board of Antiquities.