Olli Salo: Pakokaasu / Exhaust, 2008. © Photo: HAM Helsinki Art Museum / Yehia Eweis Pakokaasu / Exhaust Artist Olli Salo , Helsinki The sculpture by Olli Salo (b. 1967) embodies a fascinating contrast between the subject matter and the medium: Salo has expressed a light, nearly ethereal motif in heavy stone. The surface of the massive stone object is sculpted in a way that brings it to life. The piece is mounted in the parking lot of Stoa, the Cultural Centre of Eastern Helsinki, on a base made of granite cube stones. The work belongs to the City of Helsinki’s art collection, which is managed and curated by HAM. Other stone sculptures by Olli Salo in Helsinki include a set of three pieces at Pukinmäki comprehensive school entitled Three Moments in the Life of Chewing Gum and the Pipe and Propeller pieces in Ilveskorpi park in Vuosaari. Read more.. At map
