Ken Matsubara

About the event

Ken Matsubara comes to Helsinki Contemporary in Helsinki. Ken Matsubara (b. 1949 in Tokyo) is a Japanese artist who primarily works with video art. Moon, no thought of reflection. Water, no thought of reflecting. is Matsubara’s first solo exhibition in Finland. At Helsinki Contemporary, visitors will be able to experience a new site-specific video installation by the artist, as well as works combining objects and moving image. Ken Matsubara’s work addresses memories and histories to which all canrelate, regardless of backgrounds. Matsubara is interested in how memory can extend beyond individual experience, resonating across generations and different cultures. His understated and meditative works reflect on time and the transience of being, as well as the invisible forces and collective memory invested in objects. Ken Matsubara has held solo exhibitions and participated in museum shows in Japan and internationally since the 1980s. His works are in major collections in Europe, USA, and Asia. His works are currently on view also in EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition In Search of the Present: On Rootlessness, on view until February 2027. Helsinki Contemporary 2.-25.10.2026 Wed-Fri 12.00-18.00 Sat-Sun 12.00-16.00 Free entry