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Si Proche Si Loin & Collective Intelligence

Thursday, December 8, 2022 17:00-19:00

The French institute is hosting an exhibition and a special evening dedicated to the artistic works of two artists collectives: Si loin/ Si proche from France and Collective Intelligence from Finland.

Institut français de Finlande
yrjönkatu 36 00100 Helsinki
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A collaboration between a Finnish and a French artists collective:
The gallery Myymälä2 has invited the artists from Si Proche / Si Loin to a creation residency in Helsinki in the beginning of December 2022.
During their stay they will be working together with Collective Intelligence and present some of their works in an exhibition at the French institute from the 8th till the 14th od December.

8.12. Vernissage and Performances:

This exhibition in the Institute’s premises by the participants of the project from 8 to 14 December, will feature a face-to-face between the works of the participants of the two collectives.

Alan Bulfin, Marjatta Oja, Irina Mutt and Veera Kuusisto & Alva Strang will exhibit with the artists from France.

Performances:

Reading – performance Je traverse la frontière by Gilles Bingisser during the presentation.

Reading in Finnish of Rajalla, a poem by Uuno Kailas, a Finnish poet of the interwar period. “Read without knowing the language. Use the words to rewrite another poem. Read it. »

Free entrance
Registration here

Artists :

Si proche/Si loin :
Gilles BINGISSER, Marie-Cécile Conilh DE BEYSSAC, Alain LEONESI, Carita SAVOLAINEN, Nina SCHIPOFF

Collective Intelligence :
Alan BULFIN, Marjatta OJA, Irina MUTT, Antti AHONEN, Veera KUUSISTO, Mathilde PALENIUS, Timo TUHKANEN, Egle ODDO

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