7. Meri Helmi Särkkä - Taidetehdas

Address

Läntinen Aleksanterinkatu 1
06100 Porvoo

Phone

0401787869

Genre

Drawing, Painting, Sculpture

Accessible for persons with reduced mobility

Information about the artist / the group

Meri Helmi Särkkä, formerly known as Mariam Haji, is a Bahraini multi-disciplinary artist based in Porvoo, Finland. Specializing in sculpture, video, and painting, she represented Bahrain at the Venice Biennale in 2013 after winning Bahrain's Dana Award in 2012. Her debut as "Meri Helmi Särkkä" in 2022 at Helsinki Cathedral marked her as Finland’s first Arab artist to exhibit large-scale paintings there. In 2024, she showcased her work at Bahrain National Museum and Suomenlinna Cathedral, a UNESCO site. Särkkä leads international artist talks, including at Finland's National Museum, Mathaf Museum in Qatar, and in China. Her work “Victory” is permanently displayed at Bahrain’s National Theatre.