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Pekka Kontio: Painottomuus / Weightlessness, 1966. © Photo: HAM Helsinki Art Museum / Hanna Kukorelli

Painottomuus / Weightlessness

Artist Pekka Kontio

Nordenskiöldinkatu 20, Laakso, Helsinki

Among the sculptures Pekka Kontio (1933-1976) made in the 1960s there are a number of powerfully expressive portraits. ‘Weightlessness’ has a considerably more lyrical and optimistic ambience than the artist’s earlier works. The work depicts two figures in a weightless space. Its horizontality and the unaffected handling of the figures’ limbs create a strong sense of movement. The work is cast in bronze and it was unveiled in 1966. It belongs to the City of Helsinki’s art collection, which is managed and curated by HAM.

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