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Me and Ella Kaira will be speaking in the publick kickoff Symposium of Aalto ARTS Summer School 2025 together with Jeremy Till, İdil Gaziulusoy and others. As part of the teaching staff of the summer school we are eager to delve into this year's theme: Spatial Practices Beyond New Construction.
June 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Still inspired by our Biennale team. They are truly the most interesting people working in their fields.

The Pavilion – Architecture of Stewardship

curated by me and Ella Kaira
video art: Merle Karp
sound design: Jussi Hertz
exhibition architecture: Antti Auvinen
graphic design: Samuli Saarinen
June 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
What a week!

Our exhibition The Pavilion – Architecture of Stewardship is now open in the Venice Biennale.

Our one year exloration into the Finnish Pavilion's history included over two months in Venice, archival investigations and 20 interviews. Thank you everyone who helped us tell this story.
May 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Pavilion – Architecture of Stewardship explores architecture as a collaborative effort through our exhibition space: Pavilion of Finland in Venice

curated by me and Ella Kaira
video art: Merle Karp
sound design: Jussi Hertz
exhibition architecture: Antti Auvinen
graphic design: Samuli Saarinen
May 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Our Vokal team is part of the teaching staff of Aalto ARTS Summer School this year with the theme Spatial Practices Beyond New Construction. During the two weeks on campus the students will take over a vacant building Maarintalo. Application period is open until April 29 www.aalto.fi/en/arts-summ...
April 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Our Geography of Memories project is continuing with a memory map workshop. Join us March 30th 2-5pm at Culture Space Merirasti!

In the project our Vokal team together with the locals maps the immaterial values embedded in Meri-Rastila.

Supported by Alfred Kordelin Foundation and City of Helsinki.
March 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
My work with the Architecture and Design Museum's Architecture Outside of the Box initiative has now wrapped. We piloted community-driven museum work outside of the museum's walls with a great team selected through an open call. Thank you all for last year!

📸 by Anni Koponen from our bench workshop
February 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM