2025-2026 / ongoing /
I had the pleasure of creating a mini version of my ‘Gardener / Puutarhuri’ exhibition for the Oulu Art Museum’s mini art display cabinets, designed for children in daycare. Miniature art cabinets are artworks designed for daycare centers and services for the elderly, which can be borrowed from the Oulu Art Museum. They are unique commissioned works by artists connected to the museum’s area of responsibility.
“Kaija Hinkula’s Puutarhuri (Gardener) miniature art cabinet is a kind of tribute to daydreaming, observation, and its simplification – as well as to the care of houseplants. The miniature art cabinet introduces the viewer to the dimensions of non-representational art in an engaging and interactive way.
The artwork consists of sculptural painted pieces, which are combined with objects used in plant care, such as watering balls, watering spikes, or a piece of garden hose. Also included is a video artwork, which can be viewed via a QR code on the daycare center’s media devices.”
Read more on Oulu Art Museum`s site ( in Finnish ) :
https://ouluntaidemuseo.fi/palvelu/puutarhuri
