At HOUSE of INK, we believe that dialogue and publishing are active forms of artistic research. As a small gallery with a 15-square-meter space, we host gatherings as intimate, slow-paced circles, with 15 seats. Over warm tea, we invite artists, researchers, and the community to gather, converse, and share experiences and perspectives. Welcome!

2026

30.7. klo 16–18 | Artist Talk: The Solitary Pine – From Observation to Existential Healing

From left to right: water color painter Petri Hytönen, photographic artist Päivi Marin, , and ink artist Pan Jianfeng. Join us for our very first Artist Talk at HOUSE of INK in Porvoo. We are thrilled to welcome guest artists photographic artist Päivi Marin, watercolor master Petri Hytönen, and contemporary ink artist Pan Jianfeng to explore the profound themes of the pine tree and loneliness. By listening to the artists’ stories, we will discover how loneliness is expressed

5 days ago

Artist Talk is coming soon: The Solitary Pine, From Observation to Existential Healing

Along with the current exhibition: Moving Roots, we will have our first artist talk. Artists from Finland, from different art mediums, will be invited. Initially, the framework was objective: to explore the pine as a method of learning from nature and how the immigrant artist builds relationships with the new environment in the new land. However, after deep conversations with the artist Pan Jianfeng, a profound pivot unveiled. For Pan, looking at a pine tree is not just an ou

Jul 16

The gallery was born from the dirty studio

HOUSE of INK opens its door at the 8th May, 2026. The space is located in the garden, which was Pan's dirty studio. We cleaned it up and transformed the space into an experimental gallery space. Instead of a white cube, all the materials are raw and imperfect. The sink used by the artist for the past ten years is impossible to clean.

Jul 12