Photo: Lizzy HyoLa Kim
On show at TakeMeHome-Gallery in Helsinki: The Presence of Vajra
Saturday, 31 October 2026 at TakeMeHome-Gallery, Helsinki
About this event
The exhibition The Presence of Vajra takes place on Saturday, 31 October 2026 at TakeMeHome-Gallery, Helsinki. You can go for free.
Lizzy’s paintings transform inherited symbols across cultural boundaries, creating contemplative spaces. Welcome to the opening.
Jeju Island based artist Lizzy HyoLa Kim develops a contemporary visual language at the intersection of Korean Buddhist heritage and Western art history.
Raised within a three-generation Buddhist temple family at Sanbangsan Bomunsa, founded by her grandfather and subsequently led by her father and younger brother, she approaches Buddhism not as inherited iconography alone, but as a living cultural and philosophical foundation for her practice.
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Leaving Jeju at thirteen, she continued her education in California and later studied art in New York.
Her experiences across the US, Korea, and European museums and art scenes shaped a practice in which Eastern symbolism enters into dialogue with the visual languages of Baroque and Rococo ornamentation.
At its center is the Vajra, the Buddhist symbol of indestructibility, clarity, and wisdom.
Reconstructed through ribbons, symmetry, decorative structures, and Western ornamental forms, the Vajra becomes both sacred object and contemporary metaphor: a recurring meditation on resilience, balance, and inner clarity.
Take Me Home-Gallery
7.-31.10.2026
Free entry
Event details
- Date
- Saturday, 31 October 2026
- Time
- 12:00 – 15:00 local time
- Venue
- TakeMeHome-Gallery
- Address
- Kauppiaankatu 8-10, 00160, Helsinki, Finland
- Price
- Free
- Category
- Exhibitions · Fine art
- Organiser
- TakeMeHome-Gallery
Venue & getting there
TakeMeHome-Gallery
Kauppiaankatu 8-10, 00160, Helsinki
Parking
3 car parks within walking distance, the closest 210 m away.
Hotels near TakeMeHome-Gallery
- Katajanokka Hotelli100 mCheck prices
- Hotel Katajanokka, Helsinki, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel120 mCheck prices
- Hellsten Hotel Apartments120 mCheck prices
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Your visit to TakeMeHome-Gallery
- Date
- Saturday, 31 October 2026
- Starts
- 12:00
- Parking
- 3 car parks within walking distance, the closest 210 m away
- Staying nearby
- 9 hotels within walking distance; the closest is Katajanokka Hotelli (100 m)
Good to know
When is the exhibition “The Presence of Vajra”?
The exhibition The Presence of Vajra takes place on Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 12:00 local time.
Where is the exhibition “The Presence of Vajra” held?
Venue: TakeMeHome-Gallery, Kauppiaankatu 8-10, 00160, Helsinki, Finland.
How much are tickets for the exhibition “The Presence of Vajra”?
Entry is free. Some free events still require registration, so check the organiser's page before you go.
Can I park near TakeMeHome-Gallery?
There are 3 car parks within walking distance; the nearest is 210 m away.
