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HIAPHelsinki International Artist Programme 2015 The second annual publication of HIAP - Helsinki International Artist Programme Cover: Anne Ferran, Conquest, 2015-2016 HIAP 2015 Residencies Frontiers in Retreat Events & Exhibitions 6 Introduction: 20 Jaroslav Andel 96 Introduction: 136 Interpreting the The Ingredients 22 Paola Anziché Multidisciplinary Frame: Reflecting on of a Great Artist 24 Boshko Boskovic Approaches Interpreting the Frame Residency? 30 Jasper Bruijns to Ecology in Exhibition 32 Juhyun Choi Contemporary Art 138 Axel Straschnoy: 10 HIAP Gallery Augusta, 34 Teresa Dillon 98 Adaptations Utö: Neomylodon Listai HIAP Project Space & 36 Branislav Dimitrijević Narrative and Sensory Ameghino Office 40 Anne Ferran Enquiries into Island 11 Suomenlinna Studios 42 Renée Green 142 HELSINKI GROUP Ecology & Guest Rooms 44 Hanna Husberg 146 Jesse Auersalo: Hold 100 Deep Time Séance: 12 Cable Factory Studios 46 Angela Jerardi Me in Your Arms (and Embodied Enquiries 48 Alevtina Kakhidze Never Let Me Go) 14 Residency 52 Heidi Kilpeläinen into Geohistory and Programmes 2015 56 Barbara Knezevic Planetary Futures 148 Human Interference Task Force (HITF): 58 Karel Koplimets 110 Excavations: Insulation (Mounting 164 Residencies 60 Jenny Marketou Explorations into Layers) 166 Residency Exchanges 62 Meadow, Meadow, Interdependencies 166 Curator Residencies Meadow 150 Tonight: We are 116 Zooetics 167 Workshops, Retreats 64 Katrín Ólína together, trapped & Performance 66 Georgios Papadopoulos 118 Sylvia Grace Borda on an island and 168 HIAP Programme 70 Alexis Rodolphe 120 Carl Giffney becoming fragile Partners & 72 Jenna Sutela & Martti 124 Tuomas A. Laitinen 154 Learning Village 2015 Collaborators Kalliala 128 Mirko Nikolić 169 HIAP Board & 74 Danae Valenza 132 Tracey Warr 156 Tokamak: The Idleness Members 2015 78 Triin Valvas Academy: Where Art 169 HIAP Staff 82 Jana Vasiljević Sleeps…with One Eye 170 Funders 84 Disa Wallander Open 88 Ruth Waller 90 Elizabeth Willing 158 The Safe Haven Helsinki? Symposium INTRODUCTION: THE INGREDIENTS OF A GREAT ARTIST RESIDENCY? As an introduction to the HIAP 2015 publica- of the important keywords at HIAP is hospi- the superficial level. Fortunately there is a great alize upon (or even to pin down and describe). tion, here are a few thoughts about what are tality - generosity and sensitivity towards other diversity in the interests of the resident artists, One great opportunity to get an overview of some of the essential features of a great artist fellow beings. and for many of them key sites are located far how artist residency practice has evolved over residency, and how HIAP strives to provide One big change in the composition of the beyond the perimeter of our tiny island. Many the past years is the upcoming Residencies re- these. residency community in 2015 was an increased of the resident artists head up north to Lapland, flected symposium on 16-18 November 2016, emphasis on curator residencies. Amongst the or develop projects in the nearby cities of Tal- organised by HIAP in collaboration with Uni- Freedom, freedom and freedom 10–15 residency artists, we now usually have linn, Stockholm or St Petersburg. versity of the Arts Helsinki / Academy of Fine one or two curators in residence. The residen- Arts and Frame Contemporary Art Finland. During a residency at HIAP, artists have the cy community also grew in size – we had more Thematic discourse freedom to decide how they want to spend their group residencies and collaborations with the And finally, a few words about this publication: time. This basic traditional quality of artist res- local art scene than ever before. Alongside the open-ended residency activi- idencies has to be emphasised and defended at ty, which is built around emerging new topics, This is the second edition of the annual HIAP times, when creative freedom is too often limit- An inspiring location HIAP also engages in a long term thematic re- publication. With 174 pages it’s more extensive ed by the pre-defined goals set by funders and search and exploration. than the first one, but still does not cover all our other institutions. HIAP has the fortune of being located in two The current important themes include glob- activities. This publication introduces 27 res- Our experience has been that emphasising very special locations – the Cable Factory cul- al ecological changes and their local impacts idencies (approximately a quarter of the total the artists’ freedom is one of the best ways to tural complex and Suomenlinna island, a Une- on European natural environments (Frontiers 92 residencies) and 9 events (a limited selection make the residencies both very focused and sco World Heritage site. in Retreat, 2013-2018), freedom of artistic ex- of the total 76 events realised/co-realised by productive. While Cable Factory is closely attached to pression in times of increasing censorship and HIAP). Nevertheless, we hope that it can give a the contemporary cultural life of Helsinki, repression of artists (Nordic Fresh Air, 2014- good general overview of all the diverse activi- An inspiring residency community Suomenlinna gives an opportunity to connect to 2016) and learning & education (HIAP Osmo- ties that took place at HIAP during 2015. the tumultuous history of the region. The island sis, 2015-2016). I would like to send warm thanks to all the One thing that is clearly beyond the control of is also a great site to experience the strength of We have now reached the midpoint of our contributors of this publication, and especially HIAP staff is the inner dynamics of the HIAP the four seasons, amplified by the winds coming biggest current undertaking - the Frontiers in Jasmin Islamovic & Salla Lahtinen for the ex- residency community. We can do our best to from the open Baltic Sea. And finally – it is an Retreat project - and have included a special cellent design. create a good platform for exchange and dia- island, an isolated miniature society, which can section dedicated to this project in this publi- Also big thanks to our multi-talented and logue, but at the end of the day, the spirit, ener- encourage utopian (or dystopian) thinking and cation. diligent staff, our wonderfully supportive board gy and aspirations of the residency community actions. and all the collaborators, supporters and funders are constantly in a state of flux. Being situated in such inspiration-abundant The above list is by no means a definitive list for an intense and fruitful year 2015! Artists residencies are not only about pro- locations, it is essential for HIAP to maintain a of what all artist residencies can or should be. fessional exchange – it is also important to en- culture of critical dialogue so that the residency Many artist residencies have their own idiosyn- Juha Huuskonen counter your peers as individual persons. One artist can explore the site-specific issues beyond cratic features, which can be difficult to gener- Director, HIAP 6 HIAP 7 HIAP HIAP 2015 HIAP Gallery Augusta, HIAP Suomenlinna HIAP Project Space & Studios & Guest Rooms Office HIAP, located on Susisaari island in Suomenlin- adaptable art space. Both the gallery and proj- HIAP Suomenlinna Studios is a two-story, red na, provides two dynamic event spaces: HIAP ect space function as diverse and flexible venues brick barracks, originally built in the 18th cen- Gallery Augusta and HIAP Project Space. promoting the growth and understanding of tury. The complex is comprised of nine resi- HIAP Gallery Augusta, a non-proft exhibition art through open and varied exchanges. Each dential units, five artists’ studios and four guest space, hosts numerous exhibitions, performanc- space, adjacent to HIAP’s offce and situated rooms. Studios occupy 80-120 sq metres and es and other events throughout the year. HIAP near the island’s residency studios, is available are divided between a downstairs work space Project Space operates as a versatile event space for use to current residents as well as the local and a separate loft-style living space. housing workshops, seminars, and lectures. community. Each guest room occupies approximately 30 Originally built as a barrack in the 19th cen- sq metres and can house up to two persons at tury, both areas have been beautifully renovat- a time. The guest rooms are mainly offered to ed allowing HIAP Gallery Augusta 175 sq me- artists, curators, writers, researchers and critics ‘HIAP Open Studios’ with Elizabet Willing, tres and HIAP Project Space 130 sq metres of Photo: Tuomas Laasanen from visual arts field. Summer 2015. Photo: Salla Lahtinen 10 HIAP 11 HIAP HIAP Cable Factory Studios The Cable Factory, situated on the western wa- HIAP Cable Factory Studios are located on terfront of the city, was used to manufacture the fourth foor of the Cable Factory cultural cable and telephone equipment by Nokia from centre. The three studios, each 60 sq metres, 1940 until the mid-1980’s. With over five hect- are fully equipped for independent living and ares of floor space, Cable Factory is the largest working. cultural structure in Helsinki. Dozens of studios for artists, architects, designers and musicians, as well as museums, art schools, non-proft or- ganisations, commercial enterprises, dance and publishing companies and other cultural insti- tutions inhabit the complex. The Cable Factory is the daily workplace for over seven hundred JENNA SUTELA & MARTTI KALLIALA, ‘Disruption professionals in every feld of art and creative Begins at Home: The Loft’, HIAP Gable Factory Studios, 2015. business. Photos: Paavo Lehtonen 12 HIAP 13 HIAP Residency Programmes 2015 HIAP Residency Programme Helsinki International Curatorial CUNE Comics-in-Residence Programme Dance – Theatre – Performance HIAP Residency Programme is HIAP’s main Programme CUNE Programme gives comic artists and oth- HIAP collaborates with several noted organisa- programme, which has welcomed artists to Hel- The programme offers residencies in Helsin- er professionals a chance to explore the culture, tions and professionals to offer accommodation sinki since year 1998.