https://iisalepisto.com iisa lepistö Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:38:41 +0000 https://iisalepisto.com en https://iisalepisto.com/Front-Page Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:59:57 +0000 iisa lepistö https://iisalepisto.com/Front-Page Iisa Lepistö&nbsp;(s.1994) on kiven parissa tekstin ja veiston keinoin työskentelevä taiteilija. Lepistö on valmistunut taiteen maisteriksi Taideyliopiston Kuvataideakatemiasta vuonna 2020. Hänen teoksiaan on yksityisten kokelmien lisäksi Kiasman ja Suomen Taideyhdistyksen kokoelmissa. Vuonna 2024 Lepistö palkittiin Raimo Utriaisen Säätiön nuorille veistäjille suunnatulla stipendillä. Iisa Lepistö is an artist (b.1994) working with stone, combining the methods of writing and sculpting. Lepistö has graduated with a master's degree in sculpture from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 2020. Alongside private collections, her works are part of the collections of Finnish Contemporary Art Museum Kiasma and Finnish Art Society. In 2024 Lepistö was awarded Raimo Utriainen Foundation's stipend for young sculptors. https://iisalepisto.com/So-This-Is-Where-I-Ran Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:38:41 +0000 iisa lepistö https://iisalepisto.com/So-This-Is-Where-I-Ran Joo tästä mä juoksin / Yeah So This Is Where I Ran (2025) Gallery Titanik, 2025 Materiaalit: Käsin kaiverrettu kierrätetty intialainen hiekkakivi, kotimainen graniitti (Ylämaan punainen) Materials: Hand carved, recycled Indian sandstone, Finnish granite (Highland Red) Carved text in the front: This is where my Mum looked at me &nbsp;- Yeah so this is where I ran and smelled. I ran on the back of the Snake River - and said, my love.&nbsp; Carved text on the sides: And I panted Carved text behind: Later I looked over the scene with a new eye <img width="3500" height="2147" width_o="3500" height_o="2147" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ddf16125963696d1afa6e62da2cad33234497460c0d41abbccf3f0dab7317e1f/8.jpg" data-mid="236922939" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ddf16125963696d1afa6e62da2cad33234497460c0d41abbccf3f0dab7317e1f/8.jpg" /><img width="3500" height="2333" width_o="3500" height_o="2333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c1b9cddb21a4ba3faafba9430fc9c5009fea1a4042d1f61466ef69de58bade53/7-2.jpg" data-mid="236922938" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c1b9cddb21a4ba3faafba9430fc9c5009fea1a4042d1f61466ef69de58bade53/7-2.jpg" /><img width="3500" height="5250" width_o="3500" height_o="5250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/978e67aad066623a0cc7e9e1ec297de62280c0a47b07a54ff35782db0dab37e8/13.jpg" data-mid="236922934" border="0" data-scale="87" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/978e67aad066623a0cc7e9e1ec297de62280c0a47b07a54ff35782db0dab37e8/13.jpg" /><img width="3500" height="2416" width_o="3500" height_o="2416" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fb0eb78450fbde11932efc1baf6b637f16436cb2381452cf5ccb031b134145ef/5.jpg" data-mid="236922937" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fb0eb78450fbde11932efc1baf6b637f16436cb2381452cf5ccb031b134145ef/5.jpg" /> All photos: Johanna Naukkarinen https://iisalepisto.com/Let-me-Look-at-You-Dream Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:17:27 +0000 iisa lepistö https://iisalepisto.com/Let-me-Look-at-You-Dream Anna mä katson sun unta / Let me look at your dream (2025) Yksityisnäyttely,&nbsp;Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki Materiaalit: Suomalainen graniitti (Ylämaan harmaa, Ylämaan punainen), kierrätetty marmori, petsattu koivuvaneri ja mänty, vesivärit Press: https://www.hs.fi/taide/art-2000010967426.html Solo exhibition at the Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki Materials: Finnish granite (Highland Grey, Highland Red), recycled marble, stained birch plywood and oak, watercolors <img width="5500" height="3667" width_o="5500" height_o="3667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a2e885f7c0af2ecf6559b2667baa5d95d172bb5b28b4aac1a3f912f42590f64/Iisa_Lepiso_Anna_ma_katson_sun_unta_Galleria_Sculptor_kuva_Aukusti_Heinonen_HIRES.jpg" data-mid="224167453" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a2e885f7c0af2ecf6559b2667baa5d95d172bb5b28b4aac1a3f912f42590f64/Iisa_Lepiso_Anna_ma_katson_sun_unta_Galleria_Sculptor_kuva_Aukusti_Heinonen_HIRES.jpg" /> Photo: Aukusti Heinonen&nbsp; <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2746ab9d378d889d52794c01a303987314f261eadfe8bf647a13c6e4b5ee0010/Iisa_Lepiso_Palapeli_lattialla_ja_Paattelin_etta_olisi_parasta_nukahtaa_uudestaan_kuva_Aukusti_Heinonen_LORES.jpg" data-mid="224283880" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2746ab9d378d889d52794c01a303987314f261eadfe8bf647a13c6e4b5ee0010/Iisa_Lepiso_Palapeli_lattialla_ja_Paattelin_etta_olisi_parasta_nukahtaa_uudestaan_kuva_Aukusti_Heinonen_LORES.jpg" />Photo: Aukusti Heinonen&nbsp; <img width="5504" height="3669" width_o="5504" height_o="3669" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa0b3d4e4e4b6a28fd5bd1181d919273c95fd4bf5e7e4bc75c677404bbb0c4d1/1.jpg" data-mid="225646500" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa0b3d4e4e4b6a28fd5bd1181d919273c95fd4bf5e7e4bc75c677404bbb0c4d1/1.jpg" /> Photo: Rong-Ci Zhang <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0226c1816cfa2a8840294e6c3e57bd41687a8d08e4122d0a0a9b886a8219ab9b/9.jpg" data-mid="225646504" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0226c1816cfa2a8840294e6c3e57bd41687a8d08e4122d0a0a9b886a8219ab9b/9.jpg" />Photo: Rong-Ci Zhang <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d929386011a9325a2a606994d36265727073eff0d8bc36cd7ca6cba919ca28f/4-1.jpg" data-mid="225646508" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3d929386011a9325a2a606994d36265727073eff0d8bc36cd7ca6cba919ca28f/4-1.jpg" /> Photo: Rong-Ci Zhang https://iisalepisto.com/I-have-walked-like-a-human-but-often-stepped-like-a-horse Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:52:13 +0000 iisa lepistö https://iisalepisto.com/I-have-walked-like-a-human-but-often-stepped-like-a-horse I’ve walked like a human but often stepped like a horse (2024) Collaboration with Joonas Hyvönen at K17 Animation: Joonas HyvönenText and sculptures: Iisa LepistöMusic and recitation: Johannes Abelard Sculpture materials: Stained birch plywood and pine, recycled marble (Norwegian Rose), watercolors&nbsp; Watch the animation trailer here! &nbsp; <img width="4592" height="2584" width_o="4592" height_o="2584" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4189b47ce78cb40d4616a5704666634255ee496c3d654a2dbefc67e05a568d62/P1030239.JPG" data-mid="220212478" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4189b47ce78cb40d4616a5704666634255ee496c3d654a2dbefc67e05a568d62/P1030239.JPG" /> <img width="4592" height="3448" width_o="4592" height_o="3448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79d4fa92316d99a186879c8f8f7117d6181cde8639ed723c5ce19bdd6620a6b8/P1010363.JPG" data-mid="220273170" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/79d4fa92316d99a186879c8f8f7117d6181cde8639ed723c5ce19bdd6620a6b8/P1010363.JPG" /> <img width="4592" height="3448" width_o="4592" height_o="3448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44cfd5736c3c483e7ba70e5c3616b01bbc9ebc59f58c69e3e9f4e6e1dec8cb88/P1010396.JPG" data-mid="220273154" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/44cfd5736c3c483e7ba70e5c3616b01bbc9ebc59f58c69e3e9f4e6e1dec8cb88/P1010396.JPG" /> <img width="4592" height="3448" width_o="4592" height_o="3448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8780e74544b1c673c17cb7dc8d6c282b262243ee36a2fb6ca49103788b650446/P1010381.JPG" data-mid="220273222" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8780e74544b1c673c17cb7dc8d6c282b262243ee36a2fb6ca49103788b650446/P1010381.JPG" /> https://iisalepisto.com/Dexter-Utopia Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:56:31 +0000 iisa lepistö https://iisalepisto.com/Dexter-Utopia Dexter / Utopia (2024) Buttercup Button Candy Croup - yhteisnäyttely Sara Blossevillen kanssa, galleria Maa-Tila, Helsinki Materiaalit: Kierrätetty marmori, graniitti, vaneri, petsattu mänty, vesivärit Buttercup Button Candy Croup - duo exhibition with&nbsp;Sara Blosseville at Gallery Maa-tila, Helsinki Materials: Recycled marble and granite combined with steel, plywood, stained pine and watercolors <img width="4000" height="2553" width_o="4000" height_o="2553" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4b5cd25c4137f7fd82a775108d77de47ccd57d54232219ffd345316d29296e7/Isa_Laura_001.jpg" data-mid="220212885" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e4b5cd25c4137f7fd82a775108d77de47ccd57d54232219ffd345316d29296e7/Isa_Laura_001.jpg" /> <img width="1778" height="2667" width_o="1778" height_o="2667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9babeede8de94f97cecbf9e39a8f3a27f8afac0d8b146fbea93006353c9bb60c/Isa_Laura_047.jpg" data-mid="220212889" border="0" data-scale="45" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9babeede8de94f97cecbf9e39a8f3a27f8afac0d8b146fbea93006353c9bb60c/Isa_Laura_047.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="4604" height="6816" width_o="4604" height_o="6816" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e292bd4d51014de3f14811d6ab3d29ae1a08edf7d4a6b19517a2180a45dd7657/Isa_Laura_004.jpg" data-mid="220212894" border="0" data-scale="46" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e292bd4d51014de3f14811d6ab3d29ae1a08edf7d4a6b19517a2180a45dd7657/Isa_Laura_004.jpg" /> https://iisalepisto.com/Blink-blink-says-the-right-eye-when-I-slap-my-own-cheek Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:03:57 +0000 iisa lepistö https://iisalepisto.com/Blink-blink-says-the-right-eye-when-I-slap-my-own-cheek Blink Blink, sanoo oikea silmä lyödessäni itseäni naamaan / Blink blink, says the right eye once I slap my own cheek (2023) Yksityisnäyttely /&nbsp;Solo exhibition at the Light Harvesting Complex, Vantaa Materiaalit: Kierrätetty marmori, käsinpesty lampaanvilla, kierrätetyt kankaat Materials: Recycled marble, handwashed lambswool, recycled fabrics <img width="4272" height="2848" width_o="4272" height_o="2848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ae3686c3e9dbaccc833ad45a21732c32cfc46f9e7f1f18a3c433046e3bde309/IMG_5651-2.jpg" data-mid="220213174" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ae3686c3e9dbaccc833ad45a21732c32cfc46f9e7f1f18a3c433046e3bde309/IMG_5651-2.jpg" /> <img width="1882" height="1166" width_o="1882" height_o="1166" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/275b0f24a2451e69534b3665a017179c77daeec48b29f4bf9bd3da84ce56f75e/Nayttokuva-2023-9-15-kello-22.12.14.png" data-mid="220213177" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/275b0f24a2451e69534b3665a017179c77daeec48b29f4bf9bd3da84ce56f75e/Nayttokuva-2023-9-15-kello-22.12.14.png" /> Photos: Sara Blosseville https://iisalepisto.com/The-Round-Time-of-Sculpting-Between-Everything-That-Appears-Linear-in Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:06:33 +0000 iisa lepistö https://iisalepisto.com/The-Round-Time-of-Sculpting-Between-Everything-That-Appears-Linear-in Veiston pyöreä aika, kaiken lineaarisena näyttäytyvän keskellä / The Round Time of Sculpting, Between Everything That Appears Linear in Life&nbsp;(2022-2023) Yhteisnäyttely / Group exhibition Nuoret2023, Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki Press:&nbsp;https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000009572254.html Materiaalit: Kierrätetty marmori, kierrätetty graniitti (Kemnay, Skotlanti), mehiläisvaha, petsattu mänty Materials: Recycled marble, recycled granite (Kemnay, Scotland), beeswax, stained pine&nbsp; <img width="3500" height="2333" width_o="3500" height_o="2333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0751eab199361cc9c85d54359b7eb1b4464ff737d3b334e3c7074c8629b63d49/Nuoret-2023_Hippolyte-14.jpg" data-mid="220213227" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0751eab199361cc9c85d54359b7eb1b4464ff737d3b334e3c7074c8629b63d49/Nuoret-2023_Hippolyte-14.jpg" /> <img width="3500" height="2333" width_o="3500" height_o="2333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69c6805af4005572b599c9d07b3c513286e61705598ce852421a998a6c7a831e/Nuoret-2023_Hippolyte-23.jpg" data-mid="220213230" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69c6805af4005572b599c9d07b3c513286e61705598ce852421a998a6c7a831e/Nuoret-2023_Hippolyte-23.jpg" /> <img width="3500" height="2333" width_o="3500" height_o="2333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35c34583cdf8fdf1df6b424fa9eefba314348a75e341e5d6990ee8ee8e8c0fb2/Nuoret-2023_Hippolyte-9.jpg" data-mid="220213232" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35c34583cdf8fdf1df6b424fa9eefba314348a75e341e5d6990ee8ee8e8c0fb2/Nuoret-2023_Hippolyte-9.jpg" />Photos: Milla Talassalo&nbsp;(paintings on the gallery walls by Timo Andersson) https://iisalepisto.com/Bite-to-Enter-Lick-to-Vanish Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:11:42 +0000 iisa lepistö https://iisalepisto.com/Bite-to-Enter-Lick-to-Vanish Bite to enter, lick to vanish (2023) Their Room Washed With Hot Light- yhteisnäyttely yksittyisasunnossa, Turku&nbsp; Materiaalit: Punainen hiekkakivi yhdistettynä käsinpuhdistettuun lampaanvillaan Media: https://kubaparis.com/submission/320258 Their Room Washed With Hot Light, a group exhibition in a private home, Turku Materials: Red sandstone combined with hand washed lambswool <img width="5472" height="3648" width_o="5472" height_o="3648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d938147bebe80ae1f41531e308db88c32d48b7030052bbb3e5e09a0bd2b8a3e7/trwwhl_9_b.JPG" data-mid="220213293" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d938147bebe80ae1f41531e308db88c32d48b7030052bbb3e5e09a0bd2b8a3e7/trwwhl_9_b.JPG" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bfa0ef701d80f31d4f9d9bba54a7159f56f6e016c3367473d5156539d3512c0e/DSCF4999.jpg" data-mid="220213358" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bfa0ef701d80f31d4f9d9bba54a7159f56f6e016c3367473d5156539d3512c0e/DSCF4999.jpg" /> Photos: Mariliis Rebane&nbsp; https://iisalepisto.com/In-the-Old-World-I-Wanted-Other-Things-as-Well Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:15:55 +0000 iisa lepistö https://iisalepisto.com/In-the-Old-World-I-Wanted-Other-Things-as-Well Entisessä maailmassa halusin myös paljon muuta / In the Old World I Wanted Other Things as Well (2020) Kuvataideakatemian lopputyönäyttely, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki Materiaalit: Marmori, lasitettu keramiikka, hiekka, kierrätetyt laatat, kierrätetty kangas, teräs, mehiläisvaha MFA graduation exhibition of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki Materials: Marble, glazed ceramics, sand, recycled tiles, recycled fabric, steel, beeswax&nbsp; <img width="5000" height="3754" width_o="5000" height_o="3754" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0737bda6e82408c7e5d16f4ec619c7abc9ca73a605065759f324b88d39a95f9c/tm29_o.JPG" data-mid="220215298" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0737bda6e82408c7e5d16f4ec619c7abc9ca73a605065759f324b88d39a95f9c/tm29_o.JPG" /> <img width="5000" height="3754" width_o="5000" height_o="3754" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd70411fff22d6b83e5cb1473ca0302d986b135030c065c12a3d90ee5f65d186/P1020834_o.JPG" data-mid="220215299" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cd70411fff22d6b83e5cb1473ca0302d986b135030c065c12a3d90ee5f65d186/P1020834_o.JPG" /> https://iisalepisto.com/Tekstit-Writing Tue, 31 Aug 2021 15:51:57 +0000 iisa lepistö https://iisalepisto.com/Tekstit-Writing Tekstit / Writing 2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Paluu, Tiede &amp; Edistys- lehden taiteilijaesittely (1/2025) 2024 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Graniitti cowboy, Tuli &amp; Savu (2/2024) 2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Kieli graniittia vasten, Nuori Voima (2/2023) 2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Odotus, matto, Uumen Art&nbsp; 2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Veitsi veitsi, sanon hahmottaakseni mistä veisto alkaa,&nbsp; Mustekala&nbsp; 2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Accessibility is not static -&nbsp;an interview of the artist and activist Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen for No Niin Magazine, issue 12&nbsp; 2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Ghost (Like Air Like Dust) ,&nbsp;ASTRA (1/2022)&nbsp; <img width="4592" height="3448" width_o="4592" height_o="3448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/029279d70d71a31650507403fef651532aa808e1566036768ed7a924c2b652d7/P1010122.JPG" data-mid="215264536" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/029279d70d71a31650507403fef651532aa808e1566036768ed7a924c2b652d7/P1010122.JPG" /> Graniitti cowboy, Tuli &amp; Savu 2/2024 <img width="4592" height="3448" width_o="4592" height_o="3448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4dab8e5783bb65a4fcd2a4161b33cafc1e1993944f0ea688e422b3699800418/P1000932.JPG" data-mid="182518050" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4dab8e5783bb65a4fcd2a4161b33cafc1e1993944f0ea688e422b3699800418/P1000932.JPG" /> Kieli graniittia vasten, Nuori Voima 2/2023 <img width="4592" height="3448" width_o="4592" height_o="3448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f11e5b1f041c6de854c8ba18b7bd5e48c11bf4f8e04ba13b22979a7703e21512/P1000103.JPG" data-mid="137538704" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f11e5b1f041c6de854c8ba18b7bd5e48c11bf4f8e04ba13b22979a7703e21512/P1000103.JPG" /> The Ghost, ASTRA 1/2022 (Illustrations by Hanna Valle) <img width="4592" height="3448" width_o="4592" height_o="3448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a7e462e3ae340f3f5e5c158efb44db25498e52ecbc2552d2c5c23b71e22a90f2/P1000934.JPG" data-mid="182518029" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a7e462e3ae340f3f5e5c158efb44db25498e52ecbc2552d2c5c23b71e22a90f2/P1000934.JPG" /> Accessibility is Not Static: A Conversation With Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen, NO NIIN Volume 02: Long Before Justice (2022, 2023)