Lukas Malte Hoffmann (b. Lüdinghausen, Germany) lives and works in Helsinki. He studied at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the latter. He received his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the Dutch Art Institute in 2020. He has a background in photography, and now primarily works with sculpture and installation.

His work is currently supported by The Finnish Cultural Foundation (Suomen Kulttuurirahasto)

Recent works:

Here Are A Few Things …
2026
Wood, cardboard, textile, steel, PVC, acrylic paint, gouache, curated selection of books from the Helsinki City Library (Helmet)
190 × 260 × 184 cm

The book spines feature quotes by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Kelsey Lu, Dean Spade, Ross Gay, and a vintage T-shirt.

In collaboration with:
Cultural Center Stoa and Itäkeskuksen kirjasto

Supported by:
Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
Taide- ja kulttuurivirasto (Kuvi)
Amos Andersons Fond
Kalevi Kuitusen säätiö

Cardboard sponsor:
Pankaboard Oy

Thanks to:
HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme, Kaarlo Niskanen, Aalto Studios, Jack Foisey, Niko Rissanen, Aino Laiho, Carolina Sandell, Julius Salo, Hikari Nishida.

Photos by Tuure Leppänen

Hjälpande Händer (Helping Hands)
2026
13 sculptures from oak, dimensions variable

Public art commission

A series of 13 different oak sculptures installed in the wooden handrails of the building’s three staircases. The sculptures take the form of stylized human hands in different postures encouraging interactions with the people living in and visiting the building.

Commissioner: Samfundet Folkhälsan
Produced by: Pro Artibus

Photos by Elis Hannikainen

“I walke many times into the pleasant fields of the Holy Scriptures, where I plucke up the goodlie-some herbes of sentences by pruning: chaw them by musing: and laie them up at length in the hie seate of memorie by gathering them together: that so having tasted their sweetness I may the less perceave the bitterness of this miserable life.”
2026
steel, patina
8 x 4 x 2 cm

Promises
2025
Exhibited at Sinne, Helsinki

Supported by:
Centret för konstfrämjande
Svenska Kulturfonden
Museiverket

Photos by Ahmed Alalousi, Pro Artibus