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1 Mar 2022

Support for Ukrainians

A statement from Miina Hujala & Arttu Merimaa: We have been curating the Finnish and Russian artistic exchange programme Connecting…

23 Feb 2022

Supporting Curators 2022

We are happy to introduce the Supporting Curators of the year 2022! The curators meet up with the HIAP Suomenlinna…

9 Dec 2021

TIMO VIIALAINEN: MEANINGFUL DETAILS IN SOUND, MERGING THE PRESENT WITH PERMANENCE

Timo Viialainen is an artist working with sound, performance, as well as visual art. His, often sculptural, works habitually engage…

23 Nov 2021

SARAH HILLEBRECHT: THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND EXISTENCE

Sarah Hillebrecht is a sculptor living and working in Bremen, Germany, who works mainly with wood. Her works are often…

22 Nov 2021

HIAP is hiring: Residency Assistant + Communications Assistant

HIAP is looking to hire two part-time assistants for the years 2022-2023: a Residency Assistant for HIAP Suomenlinna & Cable…

17 Nov 2021

Environmental situation in Russia: problems, activist strategies, changes

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

1 Nov 2021

JESSIE BULLIVANT: FINDING COMMUNITY AND STRUCTURE

“Best thing ever!” exclaims Jessie Bullivant, when asked to describe their time at HIAP. Their unusually long, by HIAP standards,…

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…