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Dark Days, White Nights
Curated exhibition of InSEA 2018
18–21 June 2018
Hana Svobodová: Abandoned house
beta SPACE
Otakaari 1 X, Espoo
Opening hours:
18–21 June 2018
Mon 19.00–21.00
Tue–Wed 08.00–15.30
Thu 08.00–15.00
Vernissage on Monday 18 June 2018 19.00-21.00! Welcome!
Dark Days, White Nights is the InSEA Congress exhibition, opening a platform for artistic participation in the congress with its emphasis on the dialogue between academic and artistic practice.
The exhibition title refers to two thematic schemata. First, in Finland, conditions of light vary widely according to the season. North of the Arctic Circle, the sun does not set around midsummer and does not rise at all during midwinter. Light and the lack of light define the conditions of human existence to a great extent.
Secondly, Dark Days, White Nights refers to the ongoing changes in the world. Coincident with the rise in the number of refugees, right-wing populism has become stronger than ever since World War II. In this way, the title can be taken as a social, psychological and political metaphor.
Dark Days, White Nights encourages wide interpretations of the title and a variety of critical artistic approaches. How do we experience light as a condition of life and as an environmental living condition? How does art reflect cultural and political changes locally and globally? In line with the congress themes, the exhibition focuses on cultural diversity, post-humanism and eco-justice.
You are warmly welcome to join us in the vernissage of Dark Days, White Nights!
Full exhibition text (in English and Finnish) here.
Curators:
Miia Rinne and Minna Suoniemi
Artists:
Andrew Ash, Dina Baumane, Raisa Foster, Pavla Gajdosikova, Maria Huhmarniemi, Korinna Korström-Magga, Kaisu Koski, Maria Letslou, Annamari Manninen, Riikka Notkola, Petra Petileta, Masao Sato, Kim Snepvangers, Hana Svobodová, Seija Ulkuniemi, Petra Vargova
Artistic Interventions
Exhibition program of InSEA 2018
Kai Rintamaa: Kuinka monta aurinkolasia voi olla kerralla otsalla?
From the exhibition: FEEL sur REEL
Collective vernissage on Monday 18 June 2018 19.00-21.00, starting jointly from beta SPACE. Welcome!
Artistic Interventions, the exhibition program of InSEA 2018, consists of the curated exhibition for the InSEA congress, Dark Days, White Nights, and of artistic contributions from children and young people, from graduate students in art education and art and design, and from other artists and scholars around Finland. The exhibitions approach the congress themes and the essence of intervention from artistic perspectives. Dark Days, White Nights gathers together an international range of artists and discusses the very specific natural conditions of the arctic area, as well as the broader transformation in our culturally changing world. The other exhibitions are a review of the Finnish art education scene by discussing social and communal norms and power structures, the interconnectedness and multilayeredness of the reality, and the thoughts and paths taken by today’s youth. The program presents five exhibitions in total that take place in various locations at Aalto University Otaniemi Campus.
You are warmly welcome to join us in the celebration and the collective vernissage of the exhibitions!
Exhibitions and venues:
Dark Days, White Nights
InSEA 2018 curated exhibition
beta SPACE
Otakaari 1 X, Espoo
Opening hours:
18–21 June 2018
Mon 19.00–21.00
Tue–Wed 08.00–15.30
Thu 08.00–15.00
Dark Days, White Nights is the InSEA Congress exhibition, opening a platform for artistic participation in the congress with its emphasis on the dialogue between academic and artistic practice. The exhibition title refers to two thematic schemata: the very specific nature conditions in the arctic area, and the culturally changing world. Full exhibition text above.
FEEL sur REEL
Art Education Graduate Students, Aalto University
Dipoli
Otakaari 24, Espoo
Opening hours:
18 Jun – 24 Aug 2018
Mon 19.00–21.00
Tue-Wed 07.45–21.30
Thu 07.45–15.30
The Art Education master students’ exhibition FEEL sur REEL focuses on one’s relation to self and others, to the environment and to objects, history and microhistories. The exhibition includes experimental, narrative and performative photographic and video works.
Full exhibition text (in English and Finnish) here.
Artists:
Dora Dalila, Lauri Elstelä & työryhmä, Liisa Hannula, Heikki Heinonen, Timo Huhtala, Jasmin Järvinen, Mirka Kinnula, Maria Kyllönen, Christina Lassheikki, Saara Malmström, Maija Mikkola, Kai Rintamaa
Paths mine and taken by others / Omia ja toisten polkuja
The Finnish Association of Art Schools for Children and Young People
The Association of Art Teachers
Learning Centre (Lobby & Foyer)
Otaniementie 9, Espoo
Opening hours:
18–21 June 2018
Mon 19.00–21.00
Tue–Wed 08.00–16.00
Thu 08.00–15.00
Undergraduate Centre, (U & Y Wing)
Otakaari 1, Espoo
Opening hours:
18–21 June 2018
Mon 19.00–21.00
Tue 08.00–18.00
Wed 08.00–17.00
Thu 08.00–15.00
Paths mine and taken by others project consists of four parts: an exhibition, a camp school and a Pop up bus at the congress venue in Otaniemi Campus and an online publication. The exhibition will present the art experiences of the students — the thoughts and paths taken by children and young people, their experience of studying the visual arts and their perspectives on the themes of the congress — arts and science, climate change, cultural migration and diversity. The exhibits have been carried out with various materials and techniques, and they are made by students from elementary schools, high schools, art schools and art education projects.
Full exhibition text (in English and Finnish) here.
Participants:
Visuaalisten taiteiden koulu Aimo, Hämeenlinna; Alppilan lukio, Helsinki; Englantilainen koulu / The English School, Helsinki; Espoon yhteislyseo; Espoonlahden lukio; Helsingin kuvataidekoulu; Juvanpuiston koulu, Espoo; Kaitaan lukio, Espoo; Lauttasaaren yhteiskoulu, Helsinki; Linnankosken lukio, Porvoo; Lintumetsän koulu, Espoo; Merenojan koulu, Kalajoki; Mimmit peinttaa / Mimmit ry.; Oulu International School; Ounasvaaran peruskoulu, Rovaniemi; Pirkanmaan kuvataideopettajat; Pohjois-Helsingin kuvataidekoulu / Art School of Northern Helsinki; Pornaisten yhtenäiskoulu; Rovaniemen kuvataidekoulu; Sara Hildén -akatemia, Tampere; Suomalainen yhteiskoulu, Helsinki; Taide- ja muotoilukoulu Taika, Lahti; Taidevaihde, Lapin yliopisto / University of Lapland; TaiKon, Vaasa; Tilannekuvia, Suomen kulttuuriperintökasvatuksen seura / Snapshots; Viherlaakson koulu, Espoo; Helsingin yliopiston Viikin normaalikoulu; Lohjanseudun kuvataidekoulu / Lohja Art School; Hyvinkään kuvataidekoulu / Hyvinkää Art School for Children and Young People; Hyvinkään taidekeskus / Hyvinkää Art Centre for Children and Young; Espoon kuvataidekoulu / Espoo Art School
Academic Fables / Akateemisia faabeleita
merta & pullinen
beta SPACE Lobby
Otakaari 1 X, Espoo
Opening hours:
18–21 June 2018
Mon 19.00-21.00
Tue-Wed 08.00-15.30
Thu 08.00-15.00
Behind the Greek fables of Aesop, there lies a life experience reflecting a pessimistic life wisdom, a practical philosophy for the meek. The constructive virtues such as diligence and honesty are rarely praised in the fables. The little have to survive in the world with flexibility and wiliness. In Academic Fables, we want to present truths particularly with the voice of the oppressed and the undervalued. In our fables, we want to laugh at ourselves more than at others. We work as artists and as university lecturers at the University of Tampere. Life in the university is a constant uncertainty, a struggle to maintain one’s position. We have worked the material into visual and conceptual artworks, which have come about in a dialogue, and will be displayed in the InSEA congress, in Espoo.
Full exhibition text (in English and Finnish) here.
Artists:
Jouko Pullinen, Graphic Artist, University Lecturer, Tampere University
Juha Merta, Painter, University Lecturer, Tampere University
Normplay / Normileikki
Art Education and Arctic Art and Design Graduate Students, University of Lapland
Aalto Studios
Otakaari 7, Espoo
18.-21.6.2018
Opening hours:
18–21 June 2018
Mon 19.00-21.00
Tue-Wed 08.00-16.00
Thu 08.00-15.00
Normplay is a multifaceted theme involving, among other things, playing with communal and social norms. Normplay is based on two courses given at the University of Lapland: ‘Advanced Arts Production in Art Education’ and ‘Advanced Arts Production in Arctic Art and Design’. Both courses lasted the duration of the academic year, giving students the opportunity to deepen, expand and diversify their artistic expression. The artworks present the results of their projects and their experiences in Lapland.
Full exhibition text (in English and Finnish) here.
Curator:
Maria Huhmarniemi
Artists:
Anri Gorski, Juho Hiilivirta, Tanya Kravtsov, Kaisa Lenkkeri, Krista Rekilä, Maija Saali, Tommi Seppänen, Netta Tamminen
For more information contact:
Jemina Lindholm
Exhibition coordinator
jemina.lindholm [at] aalto [dot] fi
+358505129377
Art interventions during the congress
Alongside the actual exhibition program of InSEA 2018, different art interventions will take place throughout the congress week in various shapes and forms. Keep your eye out for interactive virtual reality photographs (University of Helsinki, beta SPACE Lobby), a video art screening (Aalto University, Learning Centre Tori) and performances, among many other things!
List of ongoing exhibitions in Helsinki
Helsinki has an active art scene with various museums, galleries and artist run spaces. The Conference batch will grant you free entry to the Finnish National Gallery museums Ateneum Art Museum and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art. During the conference Kiasma showcases The Aalto Natives by artist duo Erkka Nissinen and Nathaniel Mellors who represented Finland at the 2017 Venice Biennale. Their work,The Aalto Natives, is a humorous yet critical examination of Finnish identity that involves creativity, nerdy humour and a cast of national celebrities from prehistoric times to the age of robotics.
A more detailed program of the exhibitions in Helsinki area will be available during the conference.