Evi Rinkinen

Welcome to celebrate the first exhibition of the year with us on Thursday 9 January 2025 from 5pm to 7pm!

Evi Rinkinen’s exhibition Hex Upon Thee explores the unity of illustration and craft. Themes of melancholy, superstition and escapism are central in the exhibition’s embroidery works and aquarelles. Rinkinen, who is specialized in editorial illustration, works mainly digitally. However, while preparing her solo exhibition she has had the chance to immerse herself in slow working methods.

The illustrator’s love for light, organic shapes and playfulness can be seen regardless of the medium. The subtle shades and lively lines invite to take a closer look, and the sweet softness often has a fascinating flip side. The materiality of the works in the exhibition offers the illustrator as well as a gallery visitor, a welcome respite in a fast-paced world.

Bio

Evi Rinkinen (b. 1994 in Jyväskylä) is a Helsinki-based illustrator, designer and a visual artist. Her background is in textile and apparel design, from which she has gradually moved into illustration and visual art. Her clients include e.g. Helsingin Sanomat Monthly Magazine, Finnish Design Shop, Ylioppilaslehti, Psykologi, Anna, Libero and Maailman kuvalehti. 

Rinkinen finds inspiration in surface, material and texture, and loves working in different mediums from textile and pattern design to ceramics, using both digital and traditional methods. She is inspired by the magic in the mundane as well as fantasy, and in her work she often creates worlds that exist in between these themes.

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