Current Events 12 Jun 2026
Events
Learning Materials Lab: Surreal Picnic by Paula Zvane
The table has landed from the sky.
Date: 24.6.2026
Time: 15:30 & 18:15
Location: HIAP Gallery Augusta, Suomenlinna B28, 00190 Helsinki
On the day of HIAP Open Studios, artist Paula Zvane invites you to gather around a table set in the grass. Covered with a raw kombucha sheet that looks and feels remarkably like skin, the table becomes both sculpture and meeting place: a surface for sharing food, stories, materials, and myths.
As part of Paula‘s ongoing project Skin as Shelter, she will host an immersive gathering that explores how materials can carry stories and how mythology can help us create empathy and connection with the unknown. This workshop is an invitation to step into a surreal bird’s stomach. During the event, Paula will share the myths, stories, and folklore she has gathered and explored during her residency in Finland. It’s an exploration of how creating uncanny sculptures and alternative materials can spark deep empathy, bridge communities, and help us better understand the unknown.
24.6 WORKSHOP SESSION 1 at 15:30 – Sign up here
24.6 WORKSHOP SESSION 2 at 18:15 – Takes place during the main Open Studios event. The event will work on a first come, first served basis and visitors are welcome to join the table as space becomes available.
More information on HIAP Open Studios
Location
GETTING HERE
This event is located at HIAP Gallery Augusta – please do not go to HIAP Suomenlinna Studios.
Routes to the event location on Google Maps:
Suomenlinna ferry platform to HIAP Gallery Augusta
ACCESSIBILITY / HIAP Suomenlinna
You can find detailed accessibility information here.
Accessing part of the HIAP studios, office, Gallery Augusta & Project Space by wheelchair is possible but we recommend to be accompanied by a person assisting because the entrance doors are not step-free. The HIAP toilets are not wheelchair-accessible but you can find accessible toilets on five different locations on the island indicated on this map. The closest one to the HIAP Studios is located in the Summer Theatre (building nr 36 on the Suomenlinna visitors’ map). We are happy to help you plan your visit. Please contact us for additional information!
A map indicating more accessible routes on the island can be found here. Please note that no signposts designate the accessible route in the terrain.