Viewing Room

Saturday, 10 May 2025

Mikko Rikala

Mikko Rikala

Farewell Transmission (2), 2025
Pigment print, mirror
75 x 58 cm

Mikko Rikala’s works represent research into spatiality and tem­porality, emerging from both phil­osophical as well as scientific, nature-related thoughts. Throughout his career, he has focused on different conceptual ways of visualizing the passage of time and the cycles of nature. Employing minimal aesthetics, he contemplates the intricate interconnectedness of existence, exploring humanity’s relationship with the natural world and the essential role of memory in shaping identity.

In his Farewell Transmission works, the works explore the transformation and disappearance of stylistic movements, through the aesthetics of the Baroque. Mirror fragments emerging behind the horizontal and vertical cuts reflect the present moment through the lens of a historical era.