Photo: Angel Gil / Galerie Forsblom
On show at Galerie Forsblom in Helsinki: Emma Hartman: Closer
On now · until Sun, 22 Nov 2026 at Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
About this event
The exhibition Emma Hartman: Closer is on now at Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki and runs until Sunday, 22 November 2026. There's no charge to get in.
Swedish artist Emma Hartman paints soft, evocative inner landscapes, bathed in intense, luminous hues.
Swedish artist Emma Hartman paints soft, evocative inner landscapes, bathed in intense, luminous hues. Translucent layers of oil paint resemble watercolour, converging and overlapping to suggest gently rolling terrain.
Her abstract works create harmonious, familiar-seeming spaces of refuge that envelop the viewer in a reassuring embrace. Her landscapes emerge from associations and from a dialogue between inner and outer worlds, with colour asserting itself as both subject and sensation.
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For Hartman, colour is always at the heart of her process. She can never anticipate the final result; instead, the colours themselves drive the work forward. She begins by experimenting with a new combination of hues, guided by an inner image and an intuitive sense of how the colours feel as they come together.
Colour gives the work its meaning, from its beginning to its end. One colour leads to another, carrying with it an emotional charge, a memory, or an association. Ultimately, colour takes shape as landscape.
Emma Hartman (b. 1974) graduated from the Umeå Academy of Fine Arts in 2005. She has held numerous solo and group exhibitions in Sweden, including at Norrtälje Konsthall and Bonniers Konsthall. Her work is held in collections including those of the Norrköping Art Museum and Örebro County Museum.
Galerie Forsblom
23.10.-22.11.2026
Tue-Fri 11.00–18.00
Sat-Sun 12.00–16.00
Free entry
Event details
- Date
- Friday 23 October – Sunday 22 November 2026
- Time
- 11:00 local time
- Venue
- Galerie Forsblom
- Address
- Yrjönkatu 22, 00120, Helsinki, Finland
- Price
- Free
- Category
- Exhibitions · Fine art
- Organiser
- Galerie Forsblom
Venue & getting there
Galerie Forsblom
Yrjönkatu 22, 00120, Helsinki
How to get to Galerie Forsblom
- RautatieasemaTrain380 m
5 min walk - Metro RautatientoriMetro / subway390 m
5 min walk - Kamppi metro stationMetro / subway490 m
6 min walk
Parking
4 car parks within walking distance, the closest 40 m away.
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Your visit to Galerie Forsblom
- Date
- Friday 23 October – Sunday 22 November 2026
- Starts
- 11:00
- Getting there
- Rautatieasema (train), 380 m – about 5 min on foot
- Parking
- 4 car parks within walking distance, the closest 40 m away
- Staying nearby
- 9 hotels within walking distance; the closest is Hotel St. George (50 m)
Good to know
When is the exhibition “Emma Hartman: Closer”?
The exhibition Emma Hartman: Closer is on now and runs until Sunday, 22 November 2026.
Where is the exhibition “Emma Hartman: Closer” held?
Venue: Galerie Forsblom, Yrjönkatu 22, 00120, Helsinki, Finland.
How much are tickets for the exhibition “Emma Hartman: Closer”?
Entry is free. Some free events still require registration, so check the organiser's page before you go.
How do I get to Galerie Forsblom by public transport?
The closest stop is Rautatieasema (train), 380 m from Galerie Forsblom – roughly 5 minutes on foot.
Can I park near Galerie Forsblom?
There are 4 car parks within walking distance; the nearest is 40 m away.
