(VERY) LATE FESTIVAL BRUNCH: 23.9. kl. 15-18 Vanha Viinatehdas Manilla, Itäinen Rantakatu 64 The New Performance Turku Festival finishes on Sunday 23rd September with very late festival brunch between 15-18 by Gathering. Gluten free treats, mostly vegetarian, partly vegan. Coffee, … Continued
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You often work with time-based art. Do have any thoughts about that, in comparison with, for example, art that is more object-based? For me it all started from just a talent for art, then I became an illustrator under Communist … Continued
You are one of the leading artists in Finland who works actively with themes of decolonization. How do you work as an artist and what are you working with right now? My background was originally in graphic design, which I … Continued
You are publicly known as an activist, writer and feminist. How would you define yourself? I don’t define myself to a category. Work for me is about maintaining financial independence. Activism is reacting to the conditions in which I find … Continued
For Fanon, struggles for decolonization are first and foremost about self-ownership. They are struggles to repossess, to take back, if necessary by force that which is ours unconditionally and, as such, belong to us. What strategies you use in your … Continued
For Fanon, struggles for decolonization are first and foremost about self-ownership. They are struggles to repossess, to take back, if necessary by force that which is ours unconditionally and, as such, belong to us. What strategies you use in your … Continued
For Fanon, struggles for decolonization are first and foremost about self-ownership. They are struggles to repossess, to take back, if necessary by force that which is ours unconditionally and, as such, belong to us. What strategies you use in your … Continued
You are an artist whose work also operates in the field of activism. How would you introduce your artistic work and approach? What is your relation to decolonial thinking and practices? For me decolonial thinking is rebellious and resilient, therefore … Continued
You often work with time-based art. Do have any thoughts about that, in comparison with, for example, art that is more object–based? Time based art is different from object based art, because it’s more connected with being alive. It is in movement, and in change … Continued
Are you interested in performance art and other unusual experiences? New Performance Turku Festival is looking for volunteers! This year we need volunteers especially as artist’s assistants and also for info desks and as guides. For volunteers we offer something … Continued
The upcoming edition of the New Performance Turku Festival will present artists and experts, various collaborators and fresh insights into performance art and the society. Altoghether 18 artists, groups and activists have been invited to take part in the event … Continued
Maryan Abdulkarim: How we deconstruct the imbalance of power Workshop: Friday 21.9. between 14-17 Workshop requires registration in advance. Workshop location is shared to chosen participants. THE WORKSHOP IS FULLY BOOKED. Maryan Abdulkarim’s workshop starts the History Will Be Kind … Continued
RAPHAEL CHRISTIAN ETONGO: What’s Love? Performance Friday 21.9. at 20:00 TEHDAS Theatre, Manilla, Itäinen Rantakatu 64 What’s Love is a performance that deals with the relationships humans have between them today. Fear of the Other, Hatred, conflicts of interest, prejudices, … Continued
Silja Eriksson & Sami Juhani Rekola: The Shop Durational performance Saturday 22.9. at 14:00 – Sunday 23.9. at 14:00 Asemapuiston Lippakioski, Rautatientori The Shop is now physically open for 24 hours. Like always, you can get whatever you want. Come … Continued
Serge Olivier Fokoua: What’s for dinner? Durational performance Saturday 22.9. between 14-17 Yliopistonkatu, Turku pedestrian street Food occupies an important space in our everyday lives. For some, eating is a pleasure and a past time, while others around the globe … Continued
Rob La Frenais: Close to the water Performance lecture Friday 21.9. at 18:00 Föri the ferry / River Aura Contemporary art curator and rower Rob La Frenais is trying to bring the worlds of rowing, sailing and art together in … Continued
Diana Soria Hernandez: SHORT DISTANCE CAMOUFLAGE Performance Saturday 22.9. at 20:30 Viinatehdas, Manilla, Itäinen Rantakatu 64 The performance is a device or stratagem used for concealment. Diana Soria Hernandez (b. 1983, Mexico) is an independent artist focused on the exploration of … Continued
Sasha Huber: Stripped Down To The Bones Performanssi / Performance Sunday 23.9. 14:00 Viinatehdas, Manilla, Itäinen Rantakatu 64 ”Stripped Down to the Bones” commemorates diasporic lives that have been systemically destroyed by colonization and more recently through forced migration. The … Continued
LIISA JAAKONAHO & KRISTINA JUNTTILA: Post-Sense Room + The Escape Participatory installation / video installation Friday 21.9. between 18-22 Saturday 22.9. between 14-21 Sunday 23.9. between 12-16 Studio of the Regional Dance Centre of Western Finland / Manilla, Itäinen Rantakatu … Continued
