“It may be unnecessary to point out how our visual interests can lead us in endless circles; nevertheless, today there is another new enthusiasm for certain aspects of the classical.”
(Offness research project, 2016–2017. This video is the result of the multidisciplinary research program “Architecture and/for Photography” developed by the CCA, with the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.)
Items 1-10 from Proxima Utopia, on display at the Architecture After the Future exhibition 23 Jun - 30 Jul 2017 at Haus der Architektur in Graz.
“At the exhibition in HDA, we present around fifteen fictional or utopian objects. Together they form a kind of classical vitrine display, popularised by museums and natural history collections. Laid out on a neutral grey fabric with exhibition labels, each object is meant to read as evidence of speculative future scenarios. The items range from books and other printed objects to memorabilia and souvenirs of utopian futures. They are presented together, even though their storylines might be contradictory or improbable.”
How does the observational space change if our understanding of the passage of time comes to include a thought; That each passing moment, event, idea or action transforming the surroundings is always present?
Together with architect and designer Susanna Raunio we will present a series of site-specific installations and interventions that look into the definitions and experiences of time, history and space through a collage of images, places, things and architecture.
S’lim is a zine, focusing on a particular place at a time, merging the contemporary and the historical experiences of visiting, living, staying and theorizing.
S’lim is available for online viewing, but we try to get each issue out there also in print. If you’re interested, let us know.
S’lim is a zine, focusing on a particular place at a time, merging the contemporary and the historical experiences of visiting, living, staying and theorizing.
S’lim is available for online viewing, but we try to get each issue out there also in print. If you’re interested, let us know.
METAFIN exhibition, 1-29 September 2015, Daily 11:00-18:00, Satamakatu 5, Helsinki.
Curators: Mika Savela, Henrik Drufva and Rebekka Gröhn, Exhibition design: Henrik Drufva
The METAFIN exhibition consists of a re-curated archival representation of materials accumulated by the project’s visual research on the history and present of the contemporary “Finnishness”. The exhibition is part of the Helsinki Design Week 2015.
TheMETAFIN project aims to approach the ideological construct of “Finnishness” from a blurred angle, as a cultural territory of the visual and forms of dispersed information. It investigates the thematic through experimental graphic design, exhibition practices, digital and analog archives, reproduction and critical writing.
To the public METAFIN seeks to function as a visually inclined starting point for conversations in the expanding and marginal definitions of Finnishness. For actors in art, design, culture, research and criticism the project works to develop a theoretical platform for observing, representing and working with the Finnish national identity, as well as an opportunity to participate in the discourse it generates.
The METAFIN exhibition will open during the Helsinki Design Week 2015, consisting of re-curated representation of the material both received as submissions and accumulated by the project’s visual research. We are also launching a specially designed publication, as well as a talk event, to further open up a free and critical discussion on a more contemporary “Finnishness”.
METAFIN exhibition, 1-29 September 2015, Daily 11:00-18:00, Satamakatu 5, Helsinki.
Jesse Auersalo (w/ Man Yau, Nina Merikallio) / Heta Bilaletdin / Chow Yik / Krista Durchman / Henrik Drufva / Rebekka Gröhn / Manna Jäntti / Heidi Kilpeläinen / Daniel Palillo / Georgia Panagiotidou / Anne Pasanen / Anni Puolakka / Susanna Raunio / Mika Savela / Jenna Sutela / Chris Vidal Tenomaa / Uusi Kaupunki kollektiivi / Tommi Vasko
Exhibition curating: Mika Savela, Henrik Drufva, Rebekka Gröhn, Exhibition Design: Henrik Drufva
METAFIN opening cocktail and publication launch, 10 September 2015, 17:00-20:00. RSVP to [email protected] orFacebook.
Editing & Research : Mika Savela Team: Henrik Drufva, Rebekka Gröhn, Mika Savela Graphic Design: Rebekka Gröhn
METAFIN talk, 11 September, 13:00-16:00, Rauhankatu 17, The National Archives of Finland. RSVP to [email protected].
“Millions of streams of images are continuously curated on ever-expanding online networks and platforms. Feeds of clippings, creators and histories are getting mangled together, some say for instant gratification, in a flux of immediate contemporaneity. What Would Rauschenberg Say?”
