Participating in the natural pigments workshop during the 2025 EcoSenda residency “Affective Arrangements” in Korppoo. After the workshop, I tried making my own colors. I used some Perennial Sowthistle and lichen I gathered from fallen pine tree twigs. At first, the lichen produces a grey as dull as the day itself, so I named it "Korppoo Grey." Later, it turns into a light beige.
Korppoothko. Perennial Sowthistle and lichen on paper. 2025. Private collection, The Netherlands.
A glass jar with aluminum foil on top, labeled 'KORPPOON HARMAA' with a piece of masking tape. Next to it is a container with a green lid labeled PELTOVALVATT and a dried, lichen-like plant on a wooden surface. In the background, part of a blue container and other items are visible.
During the Konstrundan 2025. The AARK (Archipelago Art Residency in Korpo)
2019-2020 Seven Prisoners VR short film / documentary film project for Helsinki Biennial 2021 with Paweł Althamer. Executive producer. Commissioned by HAM/Helsinki Biennial 2021 in collaboration with Suomenlinna Prison
Group of people dressed in striped prisoner costumes participating in an outdoor event or film shoot, with a person filming and others sitting or standing nearby, set against a hillside and a blue sky with clouds.
A person in a striped outfit is kneeling and writing or drawing on a cave wall. The cave wall has various rock formations and some black paint markings or drawings, including a large face-like figure and other primitive art. creating artwork within the cave.
A lush forest scene with green moss-covered rocks, tall trees, and sunlight filtering through the canopy.
A camera on a tripod in a lush, green forest near a body of water, surrounded by trees and ferns.
An older man with gray hair, a beard, and blue eyes smiling while holding a large, white skull. He is wearing a black and white striped shirt and is sitting outdoors in a grassy area with dirt and green vegetation visible around him. Althamer Metsola
Group of people dressed as prisoners in striped outfits standing outdoors in a grassy area with trees and clouds in the sky.
An open wooden box containing a vintage saw, a tube of red paint, and a book titled 'enkä ollut vanki'. The box is on grass surrounded by leaves, with a red object partially visible at the bottom left corner.
Two men dressed in black and white striped prison outfits walking in a snowy forest, holding a small flashlight.
People rowing boats in a marina on a cloudy winter day, with snow on the ground and leafless trees in the background.
Two men dressed in traditional Middle Eastern attire shaking hands in a room with large windows. The view outside shows a snow-covered cityscape with buildings, water, and a church steeple in the distance.
A group of people watching a black-and-white video projected onto a wall. The scene on the screen features men in military uniforms with striped shirts and hats, talking to each other outdoors. Some of the viewers are recording the video with their phones.
Colorful mural with abstract shapes, a silhouette of a person running, and various symbols. The bottom left corner has the text 'SATU METSOLA 2021'.
Colorful abstract mural painting on a large outdoor wall with bright hues of pink, yellow, blue, green, and black, under a clear blue sky with surrounding buildings and an overpass in the background.
2022 Work/land. Construction site fence painting, project with Kalasatamasta Pasilaan raitiotiehanke + Avoin taidekoulu, Helsinki
A woman with long hair wearing a striped dress and sandals stands near a colorful mural on a concrete wall under a bridge, with a few other people in the background and a clear blue sky above. Satu Metsola
Close-up of a woman with reddish hair, blue eyes, and a striped shirt with white and dark blue stripes, standing in front of a colorful abstract mural with bright pink, purple, green, yellow, red, and white sections. Finnish artist Satu Metsola
Close-up of a colorful mural with abstract flower designs in yellow, pink, purple, red, and blue on a green background. The corner of a person wearing a striped shirt and sandals is visible on the right side.
A person riding a bicycle under an overpass with colorful graffiti art on the wall, and pink flowers in the foreground on a sunny day.
2024 ”Sporanta”. Wall painting commission, Sähkönsyöttöaseman taukotila, Kalasatama, Helsinki. Working group: Eliisa Isoniemi, Marja Liimatainen, Nagashila, Satu Metsola, Minna Pyykölä, Raita Salminen, Vaula Valpola.
A colorful mural painted on large wooden panels featuring ever-changing sky, clouds, and ground landscape with small black and white images of old trains and buildings embedded within the artwork.
Two women are working on a large, colorful mural. One woman with brown hair tied in a ponytail is wearing a black shirt and is bent over, painting near the bottom of the mural. The other woman with red hair in a bun, wearing glasses and a vibrant floral shirt, is leaning forward and pointing at the artwork. The mural depicts a sky with clouds and a reddish-brown landscape at the bottom.
Close-up of blue and beige paint smeared on a wooden surface, with blue paint drips visible.