Welcome to the pilot season of Artists Talking!
Artists Talking is a series of co-created public conversations in English with contemporary artists working in Finland.
The program is presented by Culture Current, an arts and education non-for-profit based in Helsinki, Finland.
Each episodes consists of an hour-long talk between the host and artistic director of the series - Alexander Komlosi - and a guest artist from a different artistic field. Audience questions follow the conversation.
In each episode, Alex and his guest speak about the same three themes:
Through the four conversations, we discover themes common to artistic work, and explore issues specific to each guest artist’s field.
This season, we delve into the fields of dance, theatre, fine art, and music.
SCROLL DOWN FOR EPISODE LIST
The project aims to foster a quality cultural program for artistic communities and the general public. It creates a supportive and casual space to explore each artist’s personality, profession, and the creative process. It builds a shared intercultural space where Finnish and non-Finnish artists have an opportunity to reflect on their work and artistic lives. The talks allow artists and audiences to meet, learn from one another, and deepen mutual contact.
The talks took place 1-2 times a month at Yö Gallery in downtown Helsinki in spring 2023. The conversations have been recorded and presented here as a podcast series to reach a wider audience.
Please send us feedback on this pilot season!
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PROGRAM AND RELEASE SCHEDULE
The host and Artistic Director of Artists Talking is Alexander Komlosi.
Guest artists include a diverse group of Finnish-, Swedish-speaking, and international artists from various artistic fields working in Finland.
EPISODE 1: Jenni-Elina von Bagh
Dancer, choreopgrapher, and the Artistic Director of Zodiak, Centre for Contemporary
Release date: September 15, 2023
EPISODE 2: Mikhail Durnenkov
Playwright. His play Lyhyt episodi sienisivilisaation universaalissa historiassa was recently presented (February 2023) at Espoo Kaupunginteatteri with Klockriketeater.
Release date: October 15, 2023
EPISODE 3: Meri Helmi Särkkä
(Formerly known as Mariam Haji) is a Bahraini multi-disciplinary fine artist who currently lives and works in Porvoo, Finland.
Release date: November 15, 2023
EPISODE 4: Charlotta Kerbs
Singer, musician, and songwriter. Currently active with bands such as Afrojazz Quintet and Charlotta Kerbs and the Strays.
Release date: December 15, 2023
For detailed bios of our host, guest, and staff, please see our blog.
For more information about the project and Culture Currrent, visit us here.
All content © Kulttuuriyhdistys Culture Current ry
Funding from Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland, Arts Council Finland (Taike), Culture Current, its members and supporting members. Thanks! Kiitos! Tack!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the pilot season of Artists Talking!
Artists Talking is a series of co-created public conversations in English with contemporary artists working in Finland.
The program is presented by Culture Current, an arts and education non-for-profit based in Helsinki, Finland.
Each episodes consists of an hour-long talk between the host and artistic director of the series - Alexander Komlosi - and a guest artist from a different artistic field. Audience questions follow the conversation.
In each episode, Alex and his guest speak about the same three themes:
Through the four conversations, we discover themes common to artistic work, and explore issues specific to each guest artist’s field.
This season, we delve into the fields of dance, theatre, fine art, and music.
SCROLL DOWN FOR EPISODE LIST
The project aims to foster a quality cultural program for artistic communities and the general public. It creates a supportive and casual space to explore each artist’s personality, profession, and the creative process. It builds a shared intercultural space where Finnish and non-Finnish artists have an opportunity to reflect on their work and artistic lives. The talks allow artists and audiences to meet, learn from one another, and deepen mutual contact.
The talks took place 1-2 times a month at Yö Gallery in downtown Helsinki in spring 2023. The conversations have been recorded and presented here as a podcast series to reach a wider audience.
Please send us feedback on this pilot season!
--
PROGRAM AND RELEASE SCHEDULE
The host and Artistic Director of Artists Talking is Alexander Komlosi.
Guest artists include a diverse group of Finnish-, Swedish-speaking, and international artists from various artistic fields working in Finland.
EPISODE 1: Jenni-Elina von Bagh
Dancer, choreopgrapher, and the Artistic Director of Zodiak, Centre for Contemporary
Release date: September 15, 2023
EPISODE 2: Mikhail Durnenkov
Playwright. His play Lyhyt episodi sienisivilisaation universaalissa historiassa was recently presented (February 2023) at Espoo Kaupunginteatteri with Klockriketeater.
Release date: October 15, 2023
EPISODE 3: Meri Helmi Särkkä
(Formerly known as Mariam Haji) is a Bahraini multi-disciplinary fine artist who currently lives and works in Porvoo, Finland.
Release date: November 15, 2023
EPISODE 4: Charlotta Kerbs
Singer, musician, and songwriter. Currently active with bands such as Afrojazz Quintet and Charlotta Kerbs and the Strays.
Release date: December 15, 2023
For detailed bios of our host, guest, and staff, please see our blog.
For more information about the project and Culture Currrent, visit us here.
All content © Kulttuuriyhdistys Culture Current ry
Funding from Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland, Arts Council Finland (Taike), Culture Current, its members and supporting members. Thanks! Kiitos! Tack!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the third episode of Artists Talking!
Artists Talking is a series of co-created public conversations in English with contemporary artists working in Finland.
This podcast series presents the recordings of the live-conversations which took place in the Spring 2023 at Yö Gallery in Helsinki, Finland.
Artists Talking is produced by Culture Current, an arts and education non-for-profit based in Helsinki, Finland.
For more info about the series, please visit this page.
IN THIS EPISODE
Join us for an hour-long conversation between Alexander Komlosi, the host and artistic director of the series, and Meri Helmi Särkkä.
Meri Helmi Särkkä (Formerly known as Mariam Haji) is a Bahraini multi-disciplinary fine artist who currently lives and works in Porvoo, Finland. She works with different mediums ranging from drawing and painting to video and performance. In 2021, Mariam represented the Kingdom of Bahrain in Finland’s most prominent leading Art festival ‘Mänttä Art Festival’. She also represented her country as Mariam Haji in the 55th Venice Biennale 2013 and was the winner of Bahrain's 38th National Fine Art Competition for her “Muse” series, the youngest female artist to receive an honorary award from his Excellency the Prime Minister of Bahrain Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa in 2012.
Meri Helmi and Alex talk about what it means to balance the personal with the professional as an artist, creating art in a way that you stay true to yourself, and the cross-cultural challenges of creating art in Finland. Meri Helmi also shares details of her colourful life journey.
Length 77 min.
The name "Artists Talking" and all material is © 2023 Kulttuuriyhdistys Culture Current ry.
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