WAM Kilta Gallery: Jussi Haro : Street Hawk

Jussi Haro’s exhibition Street Hawk continues the exhibition series of WAM Kilta Galleria. 

The works of Turku resident Jussi Haro (b. 1985) are characterised by social commentary and activism.

The works of Turku resident Jussi Haro (b. 1985) are characterised by social commentary and activism. The works are multifaceted, veiling serious topics in light humour and popular culture references. Through his works, Haro visualises and questions aspects of the use of public spaces that we ignore or take for granted, such as the way the use of spaces is controlled or restricted via exclusive urban planning and the way we unconsciously accept it.

The work of Haro is informed by the long-term collection processes of different materials, through which he wants to record the public space as part of his artistic work. The materials for his works include items found on streets, including concrete and car window glass. The exhibition includes Haro’s works from the last few years as well as brand new pieces. 

Jussi Haro is a member of the Association of Finnish Sculptors and Turku Artists’ Association. In addition to private collections, his his works are in the art collections of Turku Art Museum and Turku City Art Collection. 

Exhibition texts by poet Hanna Storm
The guiding idea of the exhibition series is to invite a writer or an author from outside the field of visual arts as a work partner for each artist. The partner will write a text as part of the exhibition based on the theme and works of the exhibition.  

The exhibition text for Jussi Haro’s exhibition is written by the poet, performance artist and doctor of literature Hanna Storm (b. 1985) from Turku. Through her art, Storm examines experiences of outsiderness and loneliness. Themes important to her include spoken language, mixing different linguistic registers, minimalism, typographic tools as well as taking into account the physicality and holistic artistic nature of works of poetry. Storm has published three collections: Kutsun itseni kylään (Inviting myself over) (Aviador 2018), Kanootin säilyttämisestä talven yli (About storing a canoe through winter) (Aviador 2020) and Silittäisinkö häntä vähän(Should I caress them a little) (Aviador 2023).

The exhibition is curated by Jonni Saloluoma, Exhibitions Curator, WAM Turku City Art Museum. The exhibition is supported by The Finnish Heritage Agency.

Artist meeting 16.3. at 15:00

WAM Kilta Galleria workshop

• Visual arts club for year 2–6 students on Wednesdays 26/2–2/4 at 15:00–16:30
• Visual arts course for adults and young people on Thursdays 27/2–3/4 at 17:00–19:00
• Open visual arts workshops 22–23 March, 5–6 April, 12–13 April, Sat/Sun at 12:00–15:00 
• Street art course for young people and adults: Mural painting on Art House Turku’s Art Wall with Jussi Haro on 10–11 May Sat/Sun at 12:00–15:00

For additional information and registrations for clubs and courses, go to wam.fi/en. There are no pre-registrations for the open visual art workshops.

WAM Kilta Galleria, Art House (Nunnankatu 4, Turku)
Open Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00. Admission to the gallery is free. The gallery is accessible. 

Additional exhibition information and artist interview requests
Jonni Saloluoma, Exhibition Curator 
tel. +358 40 861 1637, jonni.saloluoma@turku.fi
WAM Turku City Art Museum, City of Turku Cultural Services

While WAM Turku City Art Museum’s museum building is going through renovation, the Turku City Art Museum’s exhibition activities are located in Kilta Gallery at Art House Turku. The gallery has a series of five exhibitions, and five visual artists operating in the Turku region have been invited as artists. The exhibition activities will move back to the renovated WAM museum building in the autumn of 2026.