Meri Toivanen (b. 1996, Finland) is an Antwerp-based painter who explores the borderlines of figuration and the symbolism of power dynamics throughout the painting process. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie is her first solo exhibition and the culmination of her five-month residency at MORPHO this Spring, which was organised with the support of the Finnish Cultural Foundation. In the exhibition, semi-monochromatic paintings and drawings depict figures entangled in close encounters like fights, standoffs, and gatherings around a game table. The works contain references to Finnish cinema and play with the shifts in meaning when these images are detached from their original material, place and context.

Regular opening hours: Thu–Fri, 1–7pm & Sat–Sun, 11am–6pm
Opening hours during Antwerp Art Weekend 29 May – 1 June 2025:
Thursday May 29, from 12:00-21:00 (Antwerp Art Weekend Opening)
Friday May 30, from 12:00-21:00 (Borger Nocturne)
Saturday May 31, from 12:00-18:00
Sunday June 1, from 12:00-18:00

Entrance through Kunsthal Extra City, Provinciestraat 112

Artists: Meri Toivanen