Jarmo Mäkilä: Poika / A Boy

Rauma-born visual artist Jarmo Mäkilä (b. 1952) returns to his childhood memories in his first solo exhibition at the Rauma Art Museum. Strong memories in the suburbs of Rauma, boys’ games and many memorable events in the city of birth have long been recorded in the artist’s canvases and installations and will now make their first appearance where they were experienced. The exhibition celebrates Mäkilä’s 50-year career as an internationally renowned artist.

The main exhibition is on display downstairs at the Rauma Art Museum, which will become the kingdom of a boy who looks like Jarmo Mäkilä for the summer of 2024. From there, the story will continue and expand into satellite exhibitions in the Church Cellar of Rauma's medieval church ("Matrix Hardcore" 8.6.-28.7., Kirkkokatu 4), the lobby of the Prisma shopping centre ("The Rejected" 8.6.-28.7., Porintie 4) and the private Galleria Store ("Rauma Lace Week Pop Up Saint Sarah" 20-28.7., Hakunintie 8). Each of the smaller exhibitions also opens up a new perspective and era in Jarmo Mäkilä's art.