Erkki Huilla

about

Erkki Huilla (FI, b. 2000) is a visual artist based in Helsinki, Finland. Across his artistic practice, Huilla combines documentary photography with staged images to create works that reflect on individual experiences within shared space. His works often address both personal and communal queer perspectives, as well as questions of performativity in society.

For Huilla, one of the driving forces of his practice is to reframe how we look at and interpret images, turning to unconventional methods of presenting his projects. In experimenting with new ways to produce images, his work has taken on a sculptural quality.

education

2025—2026 MFA, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2025, Universität der Künste, Berlin
2021—2024 BFA, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

selected works

your business could be here, 2026
i can’t believe she did that, 2026
toilette, 2026
corrugated steel, 2026
Homokarvia, 2025
can be adjusted to your liking, 2025
(are you ready boots?), start walking, 2024

exhibitions

2026 Nuoret 2026, group exhibition, Kunsthalle Helsinki, FI
2026 Kuvan Kevät 2026, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, FI
2026 Why are gay people late, group exhibition, Myllytori, Helsinki FI
2025 Kesäsade, group exhibition, Kunsthalle Helsinki, FI
2025 UdK Berlin Rundgang, group exhibition, UdK Berlin, DE
2024 BFA Exhibition 2024, Kuva/Tila, Helsinki, FI
2023 11000 UV, group exhibition, Kaiku galleria, Helsinki, FI
2023 Käännekohta, group exhibition, Galleria Valve, Oulu, FI
2023 Fabulous, group exhibition, Vapaan taiteen tila, Helsinki, FI
2023 In-//Between Now, group exhibition, Vapaan taiteen Tila, Helsinki, FI

art fairs

2026 Foto Tallinn 2026, Kai Art Center, Tallinn, EE

grants

2025 Uniarts Helsinki’s foundation, project grant
2024 Uniarts Helsinki’s foundation, project grant

contact information

erkkihuilla@gmail.com
instagram: @esim.erkki