Observer helsinki biennial review – Gunzi Holmström From the Dark into the Great Blue Yonder, 2025. Helsinki Biennial 8.6.–21.9.2025, Vallisaari Island. Photo HAM, Helsinki Biennial, Sonja

Gunzi Holmström, From the Dark into the Great Blue Yonder, 2025.

An outdoor sculpture by Gunzi Holmström shows a mushroom-shaped form with a dome-like cap painted with orange geometric patterns and four curved tentacle-like legs, installed on a grassy clearing among trees at the 2025 Helsinki Biennial on Vallisaari Island.

The third edition of the Helsinki Biennial is open through September 21, 2025, on Vallisaari Island, in Esplanade Park and at HAM Helsinki Art Museum.

Observer helsinki biennial review – Gunzi Holmström From the Dark into the Great Blue Yonder, 2025. Helsinki Biennial 8.6.–21.9.2025, Vallisaari Island. Photo HAM, Helsinki Biennial, Sonja