- Virtual Transcendency 6.12.–11.12.2008
- Tomasz Szrama An enormous ambiguous eye stares from the window. It appears physically and psychologically trapped in the confines of the window frame and alludes to a larger body within. Perhaps it merely observes, maybe it controls, … or positions itself in judgment. Perhaps it’s the eye of a neighbour, Big Brother, or an all-seeing [...]
- “Tomma händer – Tomma händer – Empty hands”
- Jörgen Erkius | Nordic Residency December 2008 – February 2009 The film “Tomma händer” is based on a poem by the Finnish poet and playwright Josef Julius Wecksell (1838-1907), namely the second of three fragments. It represents an early vision on later modernistic litterature and was written during the time of his mental breakdown. [...]
- O! Children! 23.11–14.12.2008
- Kalle Brolin | Platform In a near future, child labourers and working street children have formed their own unions. They refuse to be represented by adults and have organized to demand better working conditions – not an end to child labour. It’s a pragmatic adaptation of the present conditions, where families are dependent on the extra [...]
- Ode to The Guard 1.11.-14.11.2008
- Stephan US | Platform George Orwell’s Big Brother was outdated a long time ago. In the 21st century questions like “Who supervises who” and “What are the boundaries of public and private areas” aren’t easy to answer anymore. In this era of mobile communication technologies and global monitoring systems both public and private spaces become [...]
- Independence! 6.10.–11.10.2008
- A workshop on the politics and economics of independent initiatives 1:1projects, 6 – 11 October 2008, Rome … from what, from whom, to do what, with whom?! Keynote lecture by Maria Lind at MACRO Public presentations and workshops at 1:1projects: Uqbar (Berlin, Germany), Platform (Vaasa, Finalnd), RDW (Reykjavik, Iceland), Färgfabriken (Stockholm, Sweden). Book [...]
- Neocredo 20.9-5.10.2008
- Paul Murnaghan | Artist in residence September – October 2008 In autumn 2008 Murnaghan travelled through Finland and some of its neighbouring countries on an utopian endeavour, to compose a universal hymn. He set up meetings using arts groups, databases, media and word-of-mouth and asked the question: ’If you had the opportunity to compose the [...]
- Alt_Cph 2008
- Copenhagen | 19.9–21.9.2008 Alt_Cph is a platform offering a joint public setting for alternative art spaces. This year Alt_Cph presented 18 non-profit art spaces and artistic initiatives from the following Nordic countries: Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. www.altcph.dk The selection of works presented by Platform at Alt_Cph represent past, present and future visiting artists. The selected artists [...]
- MOPE08
- 19.9.–20.9.2008 For the third performance festival, Platform invited the artists: Irma Optimisti (FIN), Pekka Luhta (FIN), Lauri Luhta (FIN), John Court (FIN/ENG), Juha Valkeapää (FIN), Ladyburst (GR), Dimitris Halatsis (GR), Marianne Saapunki (SWE), Marina Ciglar, (FIN/ SWE), Helena Eriksson (SWE), Nina Boas (NL), Rasmus Hedlund (FIN), Stephan US (DE), Mattias Olofsson (SWE), Elina Harzell (FIN), [...]
- Maja Rohwetter, 16.8.-17.8.2008
- In collaboration with the KulturÖsterbotten residency programme at Stundars, Platform arranged an artist talk/opening with Maja Rohwetter, an artist based in Berlin. Starting from a suite of paintings referring to experiences made from computer games, such as immersion, discontinuity of space, rendering problems and transitions from 2D to 3D, Rohwetter created an interactive 3D model. The [...]
- Avaruuslakana 24.7-7.8.2008
- Wolf von Kries Berlin-based artist Wolf von Kries’ public installation and the accompanying exhibition at Platform are derived from his immediate surroundings in Vaasa, namely the old soap and candle factory and the nearby forests. Using the raw materials at hand, he formed sculptures that seem to resemble surreal landscape models or islands. Made [...]
