ABOUT
Hanna Heino is a contemporary artist whose poetic language holds the quiet memory and subtle rhythms of nature.
The foundation of Hanna’s practice is grounded in ceramics, emerging from a profound investigation of ancestral craft methodologies that she approaches with a renewed, contemporary perspective.
Having exhibited in prestigious international galleries across cities like Paris, Brussels, Milan, and New York, Hanna's work has garnered acclaim. In 2024, she was awarded the 5th Officine Saffi Award, receiving a special Casa Wabi Residency prize. Her pieces adorn distinguished private and public collections worldwide, including The Royal Mansour hotel in Casablanca, Cartier’s New York Mansion, and The Hotel Maria in Finland, a part of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.
With 15 years of diverse experience in the visual sector, ranging from interior design to residential development, Hanna founded her studio in 2019, dedicating herself to her artistic practice. Without formal training, she has mastered materials and techniques, forging her expressive identity as a ceramicist. Hanna currently resides and works in Turku, Finland.
My work begins where words fall away — shaping a presence from the unseen, something dreamy to hold. Held in stillness.
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In a world that moves fast, my sculptural work invites stillness.
Working primarily with clay and natural materials, I shape forms that hold a quiet presence — rich in texture, breath, and weight. Each sculpture emerges through slow, intuitive hand-building, grounded in the heritage of craftsmanship and guided by material honesty. Rather than offering explanations, these creations ask for a pause.
I explore the subtle space between fragility and permanence, softness and solidity. Surfaces often remain raw or gently textured, defined by asymmetry and nuance. Muted tones and thoughtful glazes speak in harmony, allowing the viewer to sense rather than understand. Through abstraction, I capture the fleeting — an essence, a reverie, or a sense of silence held within shape. Ancient architecture, sacred ruins, and botanical landscapes appear not as literal references, but as echoes distilled into presence.
Each work is one of a kind, shaped gradually over time. Some evolve as variations or continuations of earlier expressions, carrying layers of memory, emotion, and transformation. Together, they form a language of tension and tenderness — a dialogue among materials, gestures, and feelings; a silent conversation between the object and its beholder.
These sculptures do not seek to fill space, but to deepen it. They act as poetic anchors within interiors, collections, and environments that embrace subtle resonance — thresholds beyond the seen.
