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21 May 2018

SYOWIA KYAMBI’S NEW MYTHOLOGIES

Syowia Kyambi works in many layers. Her current work ties in with previous performances, which are based on stories, histories…

2 May 2018

Notes from the Kick-Off Event of the HIAP & Mustarinda Collaboration: post-fossil transition

A couple of weeks ago, on Friday evening the 6th of April a group of nearly one hundred enthusiasts from various…

27 Apr 2018

DIEGO BRUNO

Temple Bar Gallery + Studios in Dublin, Ireland has collaborated with HIAP for eleven years, supporting a total of 17…

19 Apr 2018

Laura Spring and Elina Laitinen selected for design residency programme 2018

HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme, the British Council, Helsinki Design Week, the Design Museum and Aalto University are happy…

3 Apr 2018

EVITA VASILJEVA: THESE HEAVY HUMAN EMOTIONS

Evita Vasiljeva’s work mainly consists of big sculptures, made from heavy materials of varying textures and surfaces. Next to concrete…

28 Mar 2018

HIAP participates in the Gwangju Biennale Pavilion Project

HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme has been invited to realise a pavilion for the Gwangju Biennale Pavilion Project of 2018 along…

21 Mar 2018

DAVID TER-OGANYAN

David Ter-Oganyan worked at HIAP during the month of February 2018. David’s art consists of drawing, painting, objects, video, photography,…

13 Mar 2018

SPEAKING SPACE WITH CAROLINE DOOLIN

Caroline Doolin from Dublin, Ireland, is working on the island of Suomenlinna for six weeks. Her practice is based on moving…

7 Mar 2018

Frontiers in Retreat: Looking Back and Looking Forward

This spring marks the finale of the five-year project Frontiers in Retreat (FiR) and it is time for wrapping up the project:…

26 Feb 2018

THE SHARED BRAIN OF HARRIE LIVEART

Harrie Liveart, the manifestation of the shared brain of Meri Linna and Saija Kassinen, stayed at HIAP’s Suomenlinna studio for a whole year….

21 Feb 2018

Announcing the HIAP 2018 residencies

HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme is proud to announce the participants of 2018 HIAP Residency Programmes. Most of the…

17 Jan 2018

Curators selected for the Helsinki International Curatorial Programme 2018

HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme and Frame Contemporary Art Finland are happy to announce their selection of four curators…

12 Jan 2018

NOTIONS OF BARE LIFE AND BARE LANGUAGE

AA: Can you tell us a bit about the new book, Sacred Springtime? RP: The working title of my work-in-progress…

11 Dec 2017

THE TRUTH ABOUT LANGUAGE: ILAN MANOUACH’S SHAPEREADER

I arrived at Photographic Gallery Hippolyte on a rainy and grey Saturday afternoon. I didn’t know much about what was coming, apart…

5 Dec 2017

CHAOTIC PORTRAITS IN A FICTIONAL WORLD

Laith McGregor spent a couple of months at HIAP’s studios in Suomenlinna, developing his unique portraits which combine meticulous drawing…

30 Nov 2017

SMALL COMICS ABOUT BIG SOUNDS

Artist Lilli–Krõõt Repnau spent the month of September 2017 in HIAP as part of the CUNE Comics-in-residence Programme. Lilli combines in her…

24 Nov 2017

THINGS THAT HAPPEN THAT SHAPE THE NIGHT

David Chisholm describes his time in Finland as an unusual experience, having to communicate between different time zones, the constantly changing…

14 Nov 2017

Interview with Hitomi Usui

Japanese artist Hitomi Usui comes to HIAP through the Finland-Asia Exchange Programme. Her practice focuses on working with wood as a medium. During…

14 Nov 2017

Elena Mazzi is talking to you

During August and September 2016 Elena Mazzi spent some time working first on the island of Suomenlinna, then the Cable Factory HIAP…

10 Nov 2017

Interview with Kolbeinn Karlsson

Introduction Swedish comic artist Kolbeinn Karlsson spent October at HIAP as part of the CUNE Comics-in-Residence Programme. During his time, he continued work…