Zombird, Small Ceramic Sculpture by Sakari Kannosto, Finland 2021

A glazed ceramic figure Zombird (Zombie Bird) by Finnish Sculptor and Ceramic artist Sakari Kannosto. The dramatic bird is anchored by the glaze that gives it a calming weight. The sculpture can be placed on a surface or alternatively hanged on the wall

As with much of Kannosto’s work, the piece reflects themes of adaptation, imagination, and the shifting relationship between humans, animals, and the environment.

The piece is relatively small and light. Please see the photo next to another sculpture also by Kannosto.

Sakari Kannosto (b. 1973) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki and has held numerous exhibitions in Finland and abroad. His works are represented in major public collections including the Finnish State Art Collection, EMMA, the Tampere Art Museum and Aalto University. In recent years his pieces have also been shown in New York and at international fairs such as TEFAF and Design Miami.

Kannosto has also created several public artworks in the Helsinki metropolitan area, including KIERTÄÄ / CIRCLE (2020) for Aalto University’s Töölö campus, Seitsenmeren Ihmeet (Wonders of the Seven Seas) 2019–2025 for the EMMA collection in Tapiola, Espoo, and Sirahvi Gate (2025) in Arabia, Helsinki, produced in collaboration with the Arabia Art Department Society.

He served as a visiting artist at the Arabia Art Department Society in 2019 and was selected as a full member in 2020. His hybrid ceramic animals have positioned him as one of the notable successors to the tradition of Finnish sculptural ceramics, most notably as a successor to Michael Schilkin (1900–1962).