Finland born visual artist SOPHIA EHRNROOTH has documented young Scandinavian football players since 2013. She has exhibited the first part of this series in Helsinki in 2015. In 2021 she held the Field of Dreams -installation at Bolt Arena, in Helsinki consisting of thousands of footballs arranged on the field.
FIELD OF DREAMS 2021
INSTALLATION
“No prior experience with art or football is necessary.”
With her installation, Sophia Ehrnrooth wishes to raise discussion about the importance of empowering young people to chase their dreams. Who is allowed to dream, who is permitted to play, and who is accepted as a team member? How can dreams be kept alive? How can they be refreshed and stay relevant?
PHOTOGRAPHS
“One day, no matter what, I will also be a Champion, like Messi, Ronaldo, Drogba, Zlatan…”
SHORT MOVIE
“Poem to a Football Field”
2021
SHORT MOVIE
“Dream of Championship”
2017
PAST EXHIBITIONS
29.3.2022
Nordic Nights
Finnish Short Films at Nordic Nights
Canada
11.11.-7.12.2021
Solo Exhibition
Foundation for the Nordic School of Arts
Finland
7.10.-7.11.2021
Soulscapes of the Soul
Group Exhibition
Glasshouse Helsinki
Finland
2021
Sophia Ehrnrooth: Dream of Championship
PARVS Publishing
24.8.2021
Field of Dreams -installation
Bolt Arena
Helsinki, Finland
21.-23.3.2021
IPER – Festival delle Periferie
Rome, Italy
1.9.2020
Official Short Film Selections
Bucharest Film Awards
4.5.2019
MAAM
Museum of the Other and the Elsewhere
Rome, Italy
2.5.2019
MACRO Asilo
Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome
Rome, Italy
27.6.-30.6.2018
Shimadai Gallery
Kyoto, Japan
13.6.2018
PechaKucha Night Oslo
Oslo, Norway
4.5.-3.6.2018
Taidehalli Art Hall
Porvoo, Finland
11.4.2018
PechaKucha Night
Helsinki Design Week
Helsinki, Finland
23.-26.3.2018
Spazio Cerere
Group Exhibition
Rome, Italy
29.1.-4.2.2018
DocPoint
Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
Helsinki, Finland
28.11.–3.12.2017
Rome Independent Film Festival RIFF
at Casa del Cinema di Villa Borghese
Rome, Italy
7.2.–21.3.2016
Solo Exhibition
Historical Museum of Boznia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
28.4.–17.5.2015
Solo Exhibition
Lasipalatsi Exhibition Space
Helsinki, Finland
CONTACT
playartfinland@gmail.com
MEDIA
Töölön jalkapallostadionista Unelmien kenttä -taideinstallaatio (STT 9.8.2021)
Taidepiste: Room to grow – the impact of hobbies for young people (UniArts 7.6.2021)
Efter nio: Unelmia (Yle Teema 19.4.2021)
Sophia Ehrnrooth: Dream of Championship (PARVS Kustannus 2021)
2020 Bucharest Film Awards Official Selection Short Films
Sophia Ehrnrooth interview on Bassoradio (26.5.2019)
När hjärtat bankar för fotbollen (Östnyland 7.5.2018)
Sophia Ehrnrooths vardag är kreativ (HBL 22.11.2017)
Drömmen om mästerskapet (Svenska YLE 28.4.2015)
Sophia Ehrnrooth om fotoutställningen “Drömmen om mästerskapet” (YLE Arenan 28.4.2015)