Hanna Kanto

Hanna Kanto 
Potentilla nivea 
2019  
mixed media 

Hanna Kanto, originally from Tornio, is an artist whose paintings highlight the fragility and sensitivity of northern nature. Beneath the dome lie endangered plants of the Arctic - are they sheltered there, or perhaps being sampled until they are drained dry? 

In 2019, the Arctic Arts Summit was held in Rovaniemi. In connection with the event, the Rovaniemi Art Museum organized Arctic // Street Art // Summit and invited five artists from the Nordic region to continue the series of Art Windows on Korundi’s Lapinkävijäntie-facing wall. The artists were Iliya Baidak (Murmansk, Russia), Anders Sunna (Jokkmokk, Sápmi), Vemund Thoe (Tromsø, Norway), Hanna Kanto (Helsinki, Finland), and Samuli Kontio (Rovaniemi, Finland). The artists of the North drew their inspiration from the surrounding nature and culture. The project was carried out in collaboration with the Norwegian curatorial collective Pikene på Broen.