Unfolding Island Ecologies
Through multimedia installations, performances, and participatory works, the exhibition explores themes of ecological vulnerability, resource constraints, and multispecies interconnectedness.
The exhibition is an outcome of the Ecological Thinking (2024-25) course organized by Dr. Samir Bhowmik (Academy Research Fellow) at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki in collaboration with Helsinki Biennial 2025. The exhibition is part of the Terra-Performing Project funded by the Research Council of Finland.'
Participating artists
Vera Boitcova*, Frank Brümmel, Gua Khee Chong, Alves Ludovico, Katrin Enni, Jack Faber, Orla Mc Hardy, Berenike Melchior, Anu Miettinen, Katinka van der Jagt, Rut Karin Zettergren
(*With Leik Silvestrini, Gabriella Presnal, George Rallis, Niko Wearden)
HOME – Performance Series
Monday 16 June, 17:00
Starts at the entrance to HIAP Gallery Augusta
A powerful sequence of performances by queer migrant artists exploring themes of home, belonging, and identity, intertwined with the island’s landscape and histories. Performance works by Vera Boitcova, Leik Silvestrini, Gabriella Presnal, George Rallis, and Niko Wearden.
Memory Wash
The performer cares for a wire garment created from broken, up cycled cables. The weaving acts as an attempt of re-learning one’s culture. The broken internet cabling represents re-learning through digital means, such as watching YouTube videos on the basics of weaving compared to having had it passed down by generations. It also reflects an element of feeling artificiality of one’s cultural identity. The work represents care during mundane moments in the home and re-connecting to cultural heritage. The act of washing creates a moment of drifting where one’s mind begins to wander and reflect on past memories while caring for the garment. Drifting allows one to create comfort around feeling artificial.
