2.-6.5. Hannah Roach & Marija Šumarac: Architecture of the Mind

Hannah Roach & Marija Šumarac: Architecture of the Mind

Opening Night: Saturday 2nd May 2026

Free Entry, all Welcome from 18:00

Open: Sunday 3rd May - Wednesday 6th May 2026

Open: 12:00 – 18:00

Architecture of the Mind is a meditation on the psychological and emotional landscapes we inhabit. Through interactive sculpture, detailed drawings, and multimedia installations, this exhibition explores the intricate relationship between people and the spaces they occupy - both physically and mentally. Inspired by the concept of architecture as a metaphor for the mind, the works in this exhibition reflect the complex, often fragmented nature of human thought, memory, and perception. Featuring stairways, passageways, and disorienting structures, the exhibition creates environments that challenge navigation and invite introspection.

These spaces, though abstract, embody the cyclical processes of thought, emotional states, and the shifting nature of memory.

At the heart of this exhibition is an investigation into domestic architecture - the places we call home, and how they carry emotional weight through personal histories. The work reflects how familiar spaces can shift in meaning depending on one’s mental and emotional state, offering both comfort and tension.

Creating immersive experiences that offer an opportunity for reflection on how we shape and are shaped by the spaces around us.

A huge thanks to everyone who supported this project

Technical Sound Design: Josh Adam Bell

Exhibition Production & Installation Support: Cam Plummer

Graphic Design: Danilo Sovilj

Special Thanks: Atom Toys (equipment support)

About the Artists

Hannah Roach

Visual Artist

Originally from Manchester, UK, Hannah Roach is a visual artist based in Espoo, Finland. She holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art Sculpture, specializing in interactive, architecturally focused sculpture, drawing, and multimedia installations.

Hannah’s work explores the relationship between people and the spaces they inhabit, examining how environments shape human experience and how we psychologically occupy them. Working across sculpture and drawing, she investigates themes of memory, escapism, and constructed mental landscapes, using architecture as both subject and metaphor. Her work often incorporates repetition, circulation, and spatial disorientation,

embodied in stairways, passageways, and structures that resist clear navigation. These elements symbolize cycles of thought, emotional states, and fragmented memories. Domestic architecture plays a central role, reflecting how spaces hold emotional weight and influence perception based on mental states. Blending intuitive exploration with controlled construction, Hannah’s process bridges spontaneous mark-making and intricate, detailed compositions. Whether in drawings or sculptures, she creates environments that engage directly with scale, material, and the viewer’s body, encouraging reflection on their own perceptions of space, memory, and place.

Marija Šumarac

Sound Design

Marija Šumarac is a Finland-based sound designer, composer, and trombonist. She holds a Master’s degree in Recording and Sound Design, combining music and electrical engineering from the University of Arts in Belgrade, as well as a degree in Sound in New Media from Aalto University, Finland. Her work spans sound design for film, radio (Electronic Studio Radio Belgrade 3), theater, television, and video games. As a composer, she creates acoustic, electroacoustic, and jazz works, while also performing extensively as a trombonist. Currently, her focus lies in game sound design, where she explores the nuances, vibrancy, and movement of sound and musical elements, integrating them into interactive projects through dramaturgical and conceptual frameworks. She has presented her work internationally at venues, festivals and events such as Prague Quadrennial 2019, Ars Electronica Linz, European Science Open Forum (ESOF) Trieste, Speculum Artium and UCLA ArtSci Center Los Angeles.