Lost and Found

2025, baked bread,
ceramic molds,
storage shelves,photos, archival postcards

                                                        Lost and Found, detail, baked bread in the form of Mikhail Kalinin monument’s hand


The exhibition 'Lost and Found' explores the intersections of materiality and memory through a series of edible bread sculptures that trace the stories of dissected and lost monuments from Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, and Moldova. Using temporary material, bread to reflect on socio-political and cultural histories, the project aims to delve into instances of civil political action involving the subversion of political posture by stealing small parts of the monuments, such as fingers or hands. The missing parts of the monuments were recreated using photogrammetry and 3D scanning from old photographs and postcards, and ceramic moulds were created.

During the exhibition, visitors are invited to participate in a ceremonial act by consuming these reproduced, edible fragments, choosing to eat, share, or keep them like relics.

The exhibition took place at the Oksasenkatu 11 gallery in Helsinki from 5 December 2025 to 2 January 2026. The project supported by TAIKE, Otto A. Malm Foundation and Tranzit.org/iasi.

                                                                          Lost and Found, detail, baked bread in the form of Lenin monument’s nose





                             
               Lost and Found, exhibition view from Oksasenkatu 11 gallery, Helsinki 2025