Galleria Loisti
Vaasankatu 15, Helsinki
20.2.—1.3.2026
Tue-Fri 13–18, Sat & Sun 12–16
Featured Artists: Tomi Leppänen
All photos by Unto Rautio
Neon light icons fill the walls of the exhibition space. On the first wall is a generic image placeholder icon, reminiscent of a mountain landscape. On the opposite wall, staring at the landscape, is an anonymous profile picture icon.
On the surface, these simplified placeholder icons—familiar from digital user interfaces—are content-free. Made of basic geometric shapes, they are temporary visual representations of content that will be added later. At the same time, they carry a huge potential, occupying the space for something yet to be seen or specified.
At the gallery, the archetypal icons make a suggestion for an exhibition layout: Here is a portrait, here is a landscape. Stuck in a moment between an idea and the realization, the (PLACEHOLDER) exhibition simultaneously presents nothing and everything.
(PLACEHOLDER)
20.2.-1.3.2026
Galleria Loisti
Opening Hours: Tue-Fri 13–18, Sat & Sun 12–16
