Peter Köhler: No Rest Beneath the Rose

Helsinki Contemporary opens the first solo exhibition in Finland by Swedish artist Peter Köhler. No Rest Beneath the Rose showcases the artist's ink and acrylic drawings, which draw inspiration from myth and fantasy. Köhler's work has been exhibited at Moderna Museet, Teckningsmuseet, and Galleri Magnus Karlsson, among others, and his pieces are held in private and public collections across Sweden, Europe, and the United States.

According to Köhler, his practice brings together contemporary sociology, folk tradition, and magical thinking. Through his distinctive visual language, he explores how archetypes, beliefs, and myths are present in our time - while simultaneously challenging our understanding of rational contemporary culture and linear time. In his works, opposing forces such as life and death, darkness and light, coexist, and the present, the past, the human world, and the magical underworld are in constant interaction.

Helsinki Contemporary, 22.5.-28.6.2026. Wed-Fri 12:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-16:00. Free admission.