Current Residents Tania Candiani
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Tania Candiani, Prologue.Seven Bells, Installation View, 2023. Photo by Carlos Arango, courtesy MAMM.
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Tania Candiani, To Become Mountain, Installation View, 2023, photo Carlos Arango, courtesy MAMM
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Tania Candiani, Arpas de río, Installation View Cuenca Biennial. 2021, Photo by Ricardo Bohorquez
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Tania Candiani, For the Animals, Installation View MCA Denver, 2022, photo Wes Magyar
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Tania Candiani, Waterbirds, Installation View 23rd Biennale of Sydney, 2022, Photo by Document Photography
Tania Candiani (b. 1974, Mexico) is an interdisciplinary artist working at the intersections of sound, language, technology, and craft. Through research-based projects, she explores histories of labor, materiality, and non-human communication, often translating archival knowledge into multisensory installations. Her practice spans textiles, sound sculptures, video installations, performance, and site-specific interventions, reflecting on the relationships between humans, ecosystems, and deep time. Candiani has exhibited internationally at major biennials and institutions, including the Venice Biennale, Biennale of Sydney, and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, among others. Her work is held in major collections, and she has received prestigious awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship.
During my HIAP residency, I will finalize key elements of Subterra, an installation that reveals the hidden networks sustaining life beneath and above ground. My focus will be on refining the sonic and spatial experience, shaping how audiences engage with resonance, vibration, and ecological interconnectedness. This includes preparing Sonic Seeds, a sculptural instrument that amplifies movement and sound, drawing from indigenous rattles to evoke non-human communication. Being in Helsinki offers a unique opportunity to fine-tune these elements in dialogue with local materials, landscapes, and soundscapes, ensuring the work resonates deeply with Vallisaari’s environment.
Tania Candiani’s residency is realised in collaboration with HAM Helsinki Art Museum / Helsinki Biennial 2025.