29 artists and collectives gather at the Helsinki Biennale 2023

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From the 12th of June to the 17th of September 2023, the second edition of the biennial, entitled "New Directions May Emerge", will be curated by Joasia Krysase.

 

Vallisaari Island, in the Helsinki archipelago, will be at the heart of the event. Adrián Villar Rojas will present a sculpture in situ. Exhibitions will also be held at the HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki Central Library Oodi, Stoa, and Caisa Cultural Centers. 

 

Details of the programme can be found here

 

Discover the participants:  

 

Matti Aikio (Sápmi) *

Ahmed Al-Nawas & Minna Henriksson (FI) *

Dineo Seshee Bopape (ZA)

Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley (UK/DE)

Golden Snail Opera (Anna Tsing, Yen-ling Tsai, Isabelle Carbonell, & Joelle Chevrier) (TW/FR/US)

Alma Heikkilä (FI) *

INTERPRT (NO) *

Keiken (UK) *

Sonya Lindfors (CM/FI) *

Lotta Petronella sekä Sami Tallberg & Lau Nau (FI) *

Asunción Molinos Gordo (ES)

Tuula Närhinen (FI)

PHOSfate (SH/FI)

Diana Policarpo (PR)

Sepideh Rahaa (IR/FI)

Bita Razavi (FI/IR/EE)

RED FOREST (UA/UK/US/MX/DE/FI/ZA) *

Remedies (Sasha Huber & Petri Saarikko) (CH/FI) *

Tabita Rezaire (FR)

Emilija Škarnulytė (LT) *

Yehwan Song (KR) *

Jenna Sutela (FI)

Suzanne Treister (UK)

Adrián Villar Rojas (AR) *

Zheng Mahler (HK)

 

*An asterisk denotes a new commission.

 

 

Cover image: Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Your chosen pilgrimage (2023) - Courtesy of the artist.