Johanna Lumme

Visual artist, Author & Illustrator

Equilibrium 2026

Paintings
Ritual, 55x40x10 cm, oil on linen, wood, tarch, beewax, 2026 - Ritual, 55x40x10 cm, oil on linen, wood, tarch, beewax, 2026

Ritual, 55x40x10 cm, oil on linen, wood, tarch, beewax, 2026

Heart of the Forest / Siimes, 120x100, oil on cotton, 2026, Private collection - Heart of the Forest / Siimes, 120x100, oil on cotton, 2026, Private co

Heart of the Forest / Siimes, 120x100, oil on cotton, 2026, Private co

Pyytajat_Johanna_Lumme_120x100_(SININEN)_1000px - Seekers / Pyytajät, 120x100 cm, Oil and charcoal on linen, 2026

Seekers / Pyytajät, 120x100 cm, Oil and charcoal on linen, 2026

Equilibrium_nayttely_teokset_2_korj - Sculpture in front: Unfolding  80x30x40 cm, wood, tarch, lacker, beewax, 2026

Sculpture in front: Unfolding 80x30x40 cm, wood, tarch, lacker, beewax, 2026

Kompassi_1500px - Compass/Kompassi,  34x45x6 cm, oil and charcoal on linen, wood, tarch, beewax,, 2026

Compass/Kompassi, 34x45x6 cm, oil and charcoal on linen, wood, tarch, beewax,, 2026

Ancestral walk, 120x150 cm, oil on linen, 2026 - Ancestral walk, 120x150 cm, oil on linen, 2026

Ancestral walk, 120x150 cm, oil on linen, 2026

rise - Rise / Nousu  20x30 cm, oil and charcoal on cotton, 2026

Rise / Nousu 20x30 cm, oil and charcoal on cotton, 2026

taman_maan_lapse_1500px - Children of this land/ Tämän maan lapset, 80x100 cm, oil on linen, 2026

Children of this land/ Tämän maan lapset, 80x100 cm, oil on linen, 2026

vuorovesi_1500px - Waiting for the tides to change / Vuoroveden tarkkailijat, 20x16 cm, oil on linen, 2026

Waiting for the tides to change / Vuoroveden tarkkailijat, 20x16 cm, oil on linen, 2026

tama_matka_1500px - This travel / Tämä matka,, 180x120 cm, oil and charcoal on linen, 2026

This travel / Tämä matka,, 180x120 cm, oil and charcoal on linen, 2026

Hautoja_1500px - Brooming / Hautoja, 40x30 cm, oil on linen, 2026, Private collection

Brooming / Hautoja, 40x30 cm, oil on linen, 2026, Private collection

Equilibrium, 200x280cm, Oil and charcoal on linen, 2026 - Equilibrium, 200x280cm, Oil and charcoal on linen, 2026

Equilibrium, 200x280cm, Oil and charcoal on linen, 2026

Jokihelmisimpukkainenraukkaus_1500px - Rivershell kind of Love /Jokihelmisimpukkainen raukkaus,  cm, oil and charcoal on linen, 2026

Rivershell kind of Love /Jokihelmisimpukkainen raukkaus, cm, oil and charcoal on linen, 2026

Equilibrium_nayttely_teokset_1_korj - Exhibition view of Equilibrium at galleria Huuto, Helsinki, Finland, 2026

Exhibition view of Equilibrium at galleria Huuto, Helsinki, Finland, 2026

Equilibrium 2026

I notice changes, flights across the bay, others leave traces on this land. The rhythm changes and inklings start to guide my thoughts. I think about everything that has been taken from this place, and what is given back to it.

In my sleep, I am trying to find my way back. I keep these memories in the maps of my body. I travel through the deep shadows of marshlands, winding along riverbeds, hollowed by the weight of glaciers, through mountains, towards the birthplace. The same paths have guided this journey before. I search for omens and directions in these lines, where eternity and the present moment rest. Memories of the past and glimmers of the future grow around me like a web. I twist, knot and divide into different directions. I let my roots dig deeper, becoming part of this union.

The truth slowly dawns on me. I recognize this land; with the demanding gaze at its gates. Here, nothing exists without another; the only order is found within this cyclical swirl. I make a deal with the landscape. There is no need to return home, because it always travels with me.

The Equilibrium exhibition explores cyclicality and balance, transitions and transformations. In the presence of nature, I recognize my participation in the annual cycle. The landscape becomes an extension of the body, where the self intertwines with the pulsating circulatory system. Here I am a part of something, I am connected, I am present. When something ends, something new begins, and I become intertwined with this ancient web.