Following its display in the Centre Pompidou, Paris, and Tate, London, the exhibition of Mona Hatoum’s work – the first solo show to be held in Finland – opened on Friday in Kiasma, Helsinki.
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In an era when the very existence of artists is under threat by the well-heeled apparatchiks of austerity and quick-fixes, we are reminded that artistic methods have much to offer us.
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Imagine, if you can, a Buddhist monk crossed with late ‘70s ironic pop group, The Buggles, and you’ll get a picture of Choi.
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It is due to the effect of the mass impact of manual human effort that one leaves this show feeling uplifted and impressed.
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The works were created “one misfortune at a time,” and represent Pekka Jylhä’s responses to a series of recent high-profile horrors, including the drowned Aylan Kurdi, the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris and the deliberate downing of the Germanwings flight 9525 in 2015.
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The 15th annual DocPoint festival kicks off today, bringing to Helsinki some of the best-received documentary films of the last year.
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While displaying images of women’s heavily bruised bottoms might at first sound like cause for anxiety, the erotic exhibitionism of these works comes directly from the heart of the racy all-girl subculture, Roller Derby.
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With about 70,000 sold tickets, a captivating sound system and well over 100 performers, the director, Tiina Puumalainen, brings the classic horror tale to life.
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More people have likely read J. R. R. Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ than the Bible, yet few are aware of the Finnish folk ballads known as ‘The Kalevala’ and their impact on Tolkien’s mythical universe.
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The British auteur, Peter Greenaway, will be this year’s major red carpet figure at the Espoo Ciné film festival.
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We asked three of Finland’s most critically acclaimed film directors and screen-writers for their tips on what to see at Espoo Ciné this year.
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The Aleph is an innovative, interactive installation, that combines gaming technology and the fantastic literary imagination of Jorge Luis Borges to create an aesthetic experience of infinite spatial intrigue.
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