Passage

Year: 2024

Place: Pieksämäki railway station, Finland

Material: Aluminiun and anodization

Size: H 1800 x W 700 x D 2300 mm


The silhouettes of the human figures in the sculpture "Passage" capture the transience of childhood and the inevitable passage of time. The outlines and shapes of the work depict the transformation from child to adult. The work is located in Pieksämäki station square, from where people travel daily  towards new adventures or challenges.  


Satu-Minna Suorajärvi




Satu-Minna Suorajärvi




Trombone

Year: 2023

Place: Transferred to Tuusula in 2024 when Regiments Park is ready, Finland

Material: Stainless steel

Size: H 3000 x W 2500 x D 6000 mm


The Trombone is a site-specific sculpture and the artistic idea behind the sculpture is inspired by soundwaves and trombone-like shape. The sculpture will find its home in Tusby Regiment Park, where the surrounding nature and history merge. The sculpture connects the present with the past through its historical link to the regiment's area. Jean Sibelius's home, Ainola, is located nearby, and in Sibelius's "Finlandia," the trombone's strong sound can be heard.


Satu-Minna Suorajärvi



Satu-Minna Suorajärvo

 

Hiisi  

Year: 2022

Place: Lohja City, Finland 

Material: Stainless steel

Size: H 1800 x W 2800 x D 1000 mm


The Hiisi sculpture draws its inspiration from old Finnish folk tales. Hiisi was once regarded as a place of worship or a spiritual entity. In the Hiisi sculpture, a human face elongates and takes on fish-like characteristics. When observed from the side, the sculpture resembles an archipelago, while from the back, it resembles a fish, and from the front, it resembles a human face or skull.

Lasercut steel sculpture



Satu-Minna Suorajärvi
Lasercut steel sculpture



Skydiving 

Year: 2021

Place: Växjö City Hall and Central Station, Atrium, Sweden

Material: Laser cut plywood, stainless steel and electric rotation motor winches

Size: 3 x H 7000 x W 1500 x D 1500 mm


The Skydiving sculptures are rotating through the air within the Växjö City Hall and Central Station. Marble seeds boldly descend from their mother tree, forming spiral patterns as they fall. Their initial leap is a courageous dive into the unknown. Inside the atrium, three spiral sculptures crafted from laser-cut birch plywood are present. Each sculpture slowly rotates by electric motors, and they can be raised or lowered using electric winches for maintenance purposes.

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Moiré (Public sculpture proposal) 

Year: 2020

Place: Kangas, Jyväskylä, Finland

Material: Stainless Steel

Size: H 1400 x W 1000 x D 5000 mm


Satu-Minna Suorajärvi

 


Dew 

Year: 2018

Place: Satahospital, Pori, Finland 

Material: Stainless steel

Size: H 3500 x W 3000 x D 3000 mm


The Dew sculpture is located in front of the H-building of Pori Satahospital where medical autopsies are performed and  deceased are given to their relatives. The Dew sculpture honors grief of relatives. The artwork mimics moods of Japanese haiku presenting emotions of loss through the imagery of nature:

Like sleep to sleep  

I was born into the world  

and the mind is so light: 

like morning dew 

I will one day disappear.



Musô Soseki 14th century

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Parkour 2017

Year: 2017

Place: Vuores, Tampere, Finland

Material: Aluminum

Size: Varies H 200 x W 250 x D 150 mm 


The Parkour sculptures are located outdoors in the Vuores area of Tampere, Finland. The concept behind the sculptures is inspired by parkour training, where individuals utilize their environment for movement, viewing obstacles as challenges to overcome. Parkour highlights both our physical and mental limits while offering new ways to transcend them. Seven Parkour sculptures were created by 3D modeling human silhouettes, with the models printed using bioplastic PLA and cast in aluminum.



 



Matrix  (Public sculpture proposal) 

Year: 2016

Place: Värnämö Sjukhus, Sweden

Material: Stainless Steel

Size: H 2000 x W 1200 x D 1200 mm 


Satu-Minna Suorajärvi

 



How do Leaves Breathe? 

Year: 2013

Material: Stainless steel

Size: H 1400 x W 1600 x D 810 mm

Place: Naantali, Finland