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28 Dec 2020

NESTORI SYRJÄLÄ: TRYING TO SAVE WHAT CAN BE SAVED

HIAP alumni Nestori Syrjälä has been a resident artist through HIAP’s residency exchange program on several occasions over the years….

21 Dec 2020

EFFROSYNI KONTOGEORGOU: SOFT CORALS AND STRONG FORTRESSES

Between September and November, Effrosyni Kontogeorgou spent her time on the island of Suomenlinna walking around the fortress, observing details…

10 Dec 2020

ELIS HANNIKAINEN: THE TRANSIENT COMFORT OF TIREDNESS AND ENDORPHINS

Berlin and Helsinki based artist Elis Hannikainen was a HIAP resident artist between September and November 2020. Together with artist…

4 Dec 2020

Anna Škodenko: solidarity, uncertainty, sensitivity

Anna Škodenko has been working in Helsinki since October 2020, first at Cable Factory and then Suomenlinna. The pandemic of this…

12 Nov 2020

When Monika Czyżyk built a rocket: on bamboo, synchronicity, and subconscious memories

Monika Czyżyk spent 3 months in China between April and July 2020 on residency at the Institute for Provocation, a…

5 Nov 2020

Carboniferous Capitalism[1]

In 2017, The National Museum of Finland celebrated the country’s 100th anniversary with the exhibition ‘The Public and the Hidden…

22 Oct 2020

Design’s Decade of Self-Criticism

The Post-Fossil Show exhibition features a section which introduces events and activities which took place during the 1960’s in context…

19 Oct 2020

Afterthoughts on ‘Eftervärd’, the smouldering incense installation by Elina Vainio

In the final days of the COVID-19 lockdown in Finland, I got to experience an ephemeral artwork under very…

21 Sep 2020

EEVA MARJA RÖNKÄ & JANI ANDERS PURHONEN: WINE, POETRY, AND TRYING OUT WHAT FITS BEST

Between June 3rd and August 26th, 2020, collaborative duo Eeva Marja Rönkä and Jani Anders Purhonen took their practices to the…

2 Sep 2020

COMBUSTIVE ART

The accelerating pace of climate change and biodiversity loss constitute a massive calamity that is impossible for the human mind…

30 Jul 2020

DASHA CHE & SUVI TUOMINEN: SINKING THROUGH MOVEMENT

Performance artist duo Dasha Che and Suvi Tuominen are two of the Finland-based artists who were selected for a summertime…

29 Jul 2020

JAAKKO PALLASVUO: FICTIONAL SPACE

Due to the travel restrictions and the overall uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the international residencies for the summer…

11 Jul 2020

MAYUMI NIIRANEN-HISATOMI: THE ORIGIN OF OBJECTS

Mayumi Niiranen-Hisatomi is a Finland-based Japanese artist who produces works in a wide range of mediums, including painting, textile, installation and…

4 Jun 2020

Mobility Matters

[03.06.2020] INTRO: In the times of reduced global mobility, I want to think about what mobility means, and what kind…

11 May 2020

ELINA JUOPPERI ON FALLING IN LOVE WITH SPACES

Artist Elina Juopperi has recently completed a three-month air_frankfurt residence at Basis ending with the Project Space exhibition, in context of a…

13 Apr 2020

ANIKÓ KUIKKA: EMPOWERING THE TRAGIC AND UNDERREPRESENTED

Anikó Kuikka is an artist working mainly with narrative moving image and large-scale installations. She is a graduate from the…

26 Feb 2020

The climate and the artworld – pilot spans public art, residencies and Venice Biennale

Four Finnish artworld bodies – Frame Contemporary Art Finland, HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme, IHME Helsinki, and Mustarinda –…

20 Jan 2020

TIMO TUHKANEN: ONLINE GAMES AND THE HISTORY OF STRIKING AS PART OF EVERYDAY FORMS OF RESISTANCE

Composer and artist Timo Tuhkanen, Ph.D.,is one of the selected participants of the Everyday Forms of Resistance project. The polymorphic project…

12 Nov 2019

RHIANNON NEWTON: A SOFTNESS OF COMMUNICATION

Rhiannon Newton is a performer and choreographer from Australia. She has been a resident at HIAP from the beginning of…

27 Sep 2019

AKIRA TAKAISHI: PSYCHOLOGICAL SPATIAL EXPLORATIONS

Autumn 2019 HIAP resident Akira Takaishi will be exploring psychological spaces during his time at Suomenlinna. In the past, his…