Helsinki Contemporary is delighted to present Mitate 見立て, a joint exhibition by visual artist Tuomas A. Laitinen and Japanese ikebana master Kosen Ohtsubo. The exhibition brings together photographic works created collaboratively by the two artists and glass sculptures by Laitinen. The pair previously collaborated on Laitinen’s exhibition Siphon, which opened at Pioneer Works in New York in September.
Tuomas A. Laitinen is a contemporary artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans moving image, sound and glass. His work explores layered processes, drawing on both neuroscience and mythology. For many years, he has researched subjects such as octopus consciousness and these creatures’ remarkable capacity for adaptation. In this exhibition, glass sculptures from Laitinen’s series Proposal for an Octopus enter into dialogue with experimental floral arrangements by Kosen Ohtsubo (b.