Lana Haga: A Thousand Plateaus

MUU Helsinki Contemporary Art Centre is pleased to present A Thousand Plateaus, a solo exhibition by Finnish artist Lana Haga. The exhibition features new sculptures made of post-industrial plastic, reliefs made of cotton twine and oil paint as well as a textile and mirror installation, works that explore continuous transformation across material, process and conceptual systems. An audio work created in collaboration with the French sound artist Fayf Abad aims to activate the works in the exhibition and to create an immersive and contemplative space.

A Thousand Plateaus takes its title from the book by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, referencing the idea of rhizomes—structures that grow in multiple directions without a fixed centre, forming an interconnected system. This concept closely mirrors Haga’s artistic process, which moves fluidly across different media and materials, embracing openness, transformation and chance encounters.

Each work emerges within a system where materials, ideas, and techniques intersect organically. The rhizomatic nature of this process is not only present in how these works come into being but also in how they are visually perceived. The reference to plateaus in the title is twofold: it reflects the theoretical framework that underpins this exhibition and is physically embodied in the sculptural ridges and folds present in the works on display.

Fayf Abad’s sound work for A Thousand Plateaus creates a meditative listening space that echoes the exhibition’s themes of transformation and fluidity. Through gentle frequencies, slow textures, field recordings, and analogue/digital synthesis, sound becomes a material in motion—vibrating, shifting, and interacting with the objects, the space and the body.

Lana Haga's exhibition will be open on the Night of the Arts 14 August until 21:00.

The exhibition is also part of the Gallerial Week Finland 26-31 August 2025.