The difference between a human and a bird
15.10.2025
Cement Eclipses
15.10.2025
Kaija Hinkula
Location → Tuira
The colorful surfaces of the carnival lamppost bring playfulness and surprise to the urban space.
Kaija Hinkula combines painterly and sculptural dimensions with a lamppost – extending the painting into public outdoor space.
She creates the work by using a decommissioned lamppost and attaching reimagined traffic sign blanks to it. The artwork combines urban construction and the aesthetics of urban culture. The work will be donated to the Oulu Art Museum and its planned life cycle is several years.
Image: Kati Leinonen
Accessibility
Accessibility for people with reduced mobility: The work is on the path leading to the Pyykkösenpuiston leikkipaikka. The work can be seen from a distance. The route leading to the work is asphalt, and has a slight up/downhill slope. The nearest parking lots are located next to the playground along Koskitie and in front of Cafe Rantsu, Koskitie 58. The nearest bench is directly next to the work.
Accessibility through the senses: The work can be experienced by sight.
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Artist:
Kaija Hinkula
Kaija Hinkula is a visual artist living in Oulu who works with sculptural paintings and site-specific installations. Hinkula graduated with a master’s degree in fine arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in 2021. She has held solo exhibitions, among others, in Pragovka in Prague, HAM gallery in Helsinki Art Museum, Forum Box and Oulu Art Museum. Her works have been exhibited in group exhibitions both in Finland and abroad. In 2025, she was a resident scholar at the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in New York, supported by the Academy of Fine Arts and the Saastamoinen Foundation.
