Inner Geometries

In the unique spaces of the Crypt Gallery in London, international artists present a wide range of artistic positions. Minttu Polso, who is taking part in the Art.Salon artist program, is also showing two works: Connection, a painting about the changing nature of human proximity in a technologized world, and Swan, a work on the border between painting and sculpture. They illustrate two directions in her approach: she composes simple geometric shapes such as circles, lines and triangles into abstract representations of feelings and thoughts or into figures. Polso's artworks are a demonstration of the expressiveness and diversity of simplicity. The exhibition ARTEXPERTISE ON TOUR is open on April 18 from 4 to 6 pm and from April 19 to 21 from 11 am to 3 pm. Over Easter, visitors can experience a special show taking place in the crypt of St Pancras Parish Church in London. Since 2002, the place where the remains of 557 people still lie has served as an innovative exhibition space for the Crypt Gallery.

Minttu Polso is a Finnish painter and sculptor who lives and works in Nurmijärvi. The concept of her artistic work is based on her scientific background as a cancer researcher: analogous to simple molecules, which make up complex structures and even living beings in unimaginable numbers, she uses geometric shapes to create worlds of feeling and thought that are almost impossible to grasp with words. Characteristic of her work is the almost perfect, but deliberately hand-crafted execution – a quality that creates a special closeness between the artwork and the viewer and differs fundamentally from the effect of computer-generated images.