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12 Oct 2021

NOORA LEHTOVUORI: ACCEPTING TRANSIENCE AND IMPERFECTION

Two main concepts intertwine in Noora Lehtovuori’s artistic and curatorial work: that of wabi-sabi, or the Japanese notion of incompleteness…

5 Oct 2021

LINDA AND AURA: LIKE BEING IN A BAND

My Skype call found performance art duo Linda Granfors and Aura Hakuri in Paris, where they spent two weeks working on a…

28 Sep 2021

Art residencies and sustainability: A Russian Perspective

A new three year research project Reside / Sustain: Finnish & Russian experiences/initiatives/practices supported by the Kone Foundation focusing on…

6 Jul 2021

LUCILA MAYOL: CO-ORDINATES OF LOVE, MEMORY AND SECLUDED PLACES

The morning of our arranged Zoom interview found Argentinian artist Lucila Mayol rather tired. She had just finished putting up a…

28 Jun 2021

THE PSEUDO-SCIENCE AND MYTHICAL AESTHETICS OF ANGELA SU

Angela Su was brought to Helsinki through her participation in the exhibition So long, thanks again for the fish, a group…

8 Apr 2021

Eeva-Liisa Puhakka: Seoul, smell, and sensory memories

Eeva-Liisa Puhakka currently lives and works in Ruotila, near Kouvola in Finland. She moved into an old family house during spring…

23 Mar 2021

OSCAR CHAN YIK LONG: FEAR, HORROR, AND MURALS

Paris-based artist Oscar Chan Yik Long spent one month in early 2021 on the island of Suomenlinna. With Oscar being originally…

14 Mar 2021

Supporting Curators 2021

HIAP is happy to introduce the Supporting Curators of the year 2021! Spring season (March-May): Pontus Kyander Summer season (June-August):…

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…