Invitation for media: Press conference for Dafna Maimon's exhibition Symptoms on Thursday, 24 April

The press conference starts at 11:00. Before that, media representatives have the opportunity to explore the exhibition from 10:00. The exhibition will be open for preview until 13:00.

The artist will be present at the conference.

More information: Communications Officer Kiira Koskela, kiira.koskela@kiasma.fi, +358 50 4786 861

Arrival: The doors of the museum open at 10:00. The address is Mannerheiminaukio 2, 00100 Helsinki.

About the exhibition

In her artistic process, Dafna Maimon (b. 1982, Porvoo, Finland) explores how and to what effect bodily knowledge is ignored in today’s society. She thinks of our bodies as carrying the joys and sorrows of being human and manifesting them in a diverse range of symptoms. In her work, these symptoms are considered signs of bodily wisdom that, if listened to, can provide us with tools for living more meaningful lives.

The exhibition includes video installations, paintings on velvet, sculptures and drawings. Three video works follow fictional characters immersed in modern-day lifestyles whose bodies communicate different signs and symptoms. Maimon’s most recent video installation, Homebody, premieres at Kiasma. In addition, a live musical expanding on Homebody’s themes and characters will be staged at Kiasma Theatre in August 2025.

Artist's biography

Dafna Maimon’s work has been shown at institutions and art spaces such as Helsinki Biennial (Helsinki), Kunst-Werke (Berlin), PS1 Moma (New York), Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (Antwerp), Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art (Helsinki), Mahj Jewish Museum (Paris), Kim Center Contemporary Art (Riga), 1646 (Den Haag), BOAN1942, (Seoul), Center for Maine Contemporary Art (Rockland, Maine), and Gallery Wedding (Berlin). Maimon holds a BFA from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and an MFA from the Sandberg Institute Amsterdam. She lives and works in Berlin.

Dafna Maimon 
Symptoms 
25.4.–21.9.2025