27 Sept 2025 – 11 Jan 2026

Man Yau describes her own work as follows:

I work with sculptures and installations, often imitating everyday objects and aesthetic symbols of power. Materials and the value-laden associations tied to them are central to my work. I exploit the emotions and meanings evoked by demanding materials such as clay, silk, metal and glass – for example, ceramics can refer to the culture I supposedly come from, silk to the commercialization of the exotic, and glass to fragility.

Based in Helsinki, Man Yau is one of the most compelling contemporary artists in Finland today. Through her art, Yau explores the feeling of being on display and under pressure, approaching it from the perspective of a woman and a BIPOC artist (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). Receiving the prestigious Young Artist of the Year award was, for her, both a surprise and a source of delight and fear.

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