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Enoch Bergsten (b. 1979, Duluth, Minnesota) is a visual artist born in the United States who lives and works in Helsinki. He graduated from the Helsinki Free Art School in 2008.

Central to Bergsten’s artistic practice are the physical processes of drawing and painting, and their unpredictable outcomes. He works in a variety of ways with both traditional and unconventional materials, such as ink, pigment, varnish and oil. He approaches everyday materials experimentally and often allows the way the material spreads to determine the rhythm and progression of the work. His works oscillate between organic, abstract forms and recurring living motifs. The borrowed imagery is transformed into textural, material objects in which the conceptual content of the work emerges as a by-product of the active drawing process.

Bergsten has held numerous solo and group exhibitions in Finland and internationally. His works have been exhibited at venues including Forum Box, TM-Galleria and Galleria Huuto. His works are held in several notable collections, such as the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Fund collection at the Rovaniemi Art Museum, the Saastamoinen Foundation and the Finnish State Art Collection.

Stefan Bremer (b. 1953, Helsinki) is a Finnish photographic artist whose work combines a documentary perspective, strong visual expression and an interest in people and society. Bremer is particularly known for his works depicting Helsinki’s nightlife, youth culture and subcultures. His photographs capture urban spaces, people and the spirit of the times in a way where his documentary gaze gains a personal and poetic interpretation.

Over the decades, Bremer has also photographed theatre, music and the field of culture, and has produced numerous artistic photographic series. His works have been exhibited in Finland and internationally, and are held in several major collections. Bremer was awarded the State Prize for the Arts in 1988 and was appointed Artist Professor in 1999. In 2011, he received the City of Helsinki Culture Prize.

Pilvi Ojala (b. 1973, Helsinki) lives and works in Loppi. She graduated from the Department of Printmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts in 2001. In recent years, Ojala has been working on three-dimensional pieces constructed from paper and cardboard, combining painting with printmaking techniques. Her artistic practice is a form of research: she observes, notes, collects material, edits, references and brings her observations together. Ojala’s works do not usually depict real places, people or things directly, although they may contain elements derived from them. The works emerge as a visual play and an immersion in the moment of creation.

Ojala has held solo exhibitions since 2000 and has participated in group and joint exhibitions since 1996. Ojala’s works are held in several public collections, including the Amos Anderson Art Museum, the Helsinki Art Museum (HAM), art museums in Hämeenlinna and Jyväskylä, the Finnish State Art Collection and the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation Collection.

Pekka Pitkänen (b. 1950, Jyväskylä) is a Finnish sculptor whose art combines nature, mythology, animals and age-old traditions of sculpture. He is particularly renowned for his masterful command of bronze casting, which he has developed over decades of independent work and experimentation.

Pitkänen studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki and later worked as an apprentice and close friend of the renowned Finnish sculptor Kain Tapper. His distinctive works combine strong craftsmanship with an archaic and enigmatic style of expression, reflecting Finnish nature and the mythology of the Kalevala.

In addition to bronze, Pitkänen has worked with materials such as wood, leather, earth pigments and iron sand. His works are held in numerous collections in Finland and abroad. In 2025, he was invited to become an honorary member of the Finnish Sculptors’ Association, and he has been awarded an extraordinary artist’s pension by the Arts Promotion Centre in recognition of his significant life’s work in the arts.