30.4.–30.5.2026. Using sea salt as a material and examining the Baltic Sea through an audiovisual lens, Saari's exhibition is a multi-sensory entity that combines photography, moving images and sound. The works have their origins in love and concern for the Baltic Sea, through time spent on its shores. 

“I became interested in salt as a material and as a prerequisite for all life. Currently, the salinity of the already brackish Baltic Sea is diluting further. When I look towards the future, it is shadowed by concern, as the Baltic Sea ecosystem is unwell.”

The timelapse technique used in the video work of Sanni Saari's exhibition reveals the slow crystallization process of salt. The moments captured in the photographs in the archipelago are parallel to the photographs taken experimentally in the studio. The project has developed in artist residencies at Aboa Vetus Ars Nova in Turku (2025, 2026) and at the Eckerö Post and Customs House in Åland (2025).

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Sanni Saari (b. 1990) is a visual artist born in Rauma and based in Tampere. She holds a Master of Arts in Photography from Aalto University (2022) and a Bachelor of Arts from Tampere University of Applied Sciences (2017). In her recent projects, Saari has explored the materiality of dust and salt, utilized the camera obscura in her video works, and examined experientiality in site-specific media installations. Her solo exhibitions have been seen currently at locations such as the Orimattila Art Museum (2025) and Art Centre Mältinranta (2026).

The exhibition has been supported by the Erkki Paasikivi Foundation. Postcards are available for purchase at the exhibition, with printing supported by Laine Print. The artist will donate the full proceeds from the card sales to the John Nurminen Foundation for the protection of the Baltic Sea.