Once upon a blue moon, that is every first Friday of the month, Kiasma is free of charge. So, why not go and give it a chance? I, myself am not a avid fan of contemporary art. But, since it was free admission, it won’t kill me. Kiasma is close to the Musiikkitalo and the Finnish Parliament. When you come across the big statue of a man on a horse, you are on the spot!
KIASMA
You might assume there were loads of people there. I mean, heaps of people! The first thing you see when you enter: A POLICE CAR.
A special one too. Quite soft, and very nice!
It was entirely made of wool, hand – knitted. No touching! There was a specimen near the car of the materials so you could feel it. So fluffy I could die!
Walking around the interior, surfing through the crowd the next exhibition was the fashion outlet of a young man called Mert Otsamo. I’ve heard that he is quite a thing here in Finland.
Three girls were posing whilst wearing his creations. It was interactive in the sense that everyone could sketch the girls and then give the sketches and hang them on the windows. Most of the sketches were actually incredibly good!
Mert Otsamo
Then we went to the next floor to explore the rest of the installations, there were quite a lot. The stairways were quite stylish, with no stairs. lol
Just see the next image and you will get the idea.
Stairway to Kiasma.
As you go through the staircases, from the lobby you could someone taking portraits of people with dough in their heads. (?!) I just stood there and was stoked. It was the funniest thing ever!
The queue was long, people were waiting to take a photo with a huge piece of dough on top of their head. It was a show by a Danish performance and visual artist named Søren Dahlgaard. The name of the event is ‘Dough Portraits’. Basically the people just gave you a plastic bag for your head and smack a huge lump of dough on top of your head. 😀 People just stood there giggling.
Dough Portraits
Up next were the replicas of the signs and requisites made by the people during the Occupy Wall St. happenings. A series of interesting signs were on display. A form of art by its self. The idea was introduced by the artist Sebastian Errazuris. The main mechanism behind this was to ‘invite’ his crafts, chairs and signs alike into one’s home. He wanted the rich collectors to embrace the idea and support the common people during the crisis. A double edge knife. Cunning!
Occupy Wall St. sign
I entered the next room. What did I see? Bunch of beds stacked next to each other. People just having a break from the long walk in Kiasma. Lying down, watching the projection of kids playing with pillows and jumping up and down before bed time. It was really relaxing. The name of this installation was ‘Dormitorium’ by Tuomas Aleksandar Laitinen.
Dormitorium
In the following room I encountered my biggest addiction: SUGAR! The items were scattered all across the room. The concept of this exhibition was the sugar rush that we have in the 21c. Loads of sugar mixed with popular Disney culture. The outcome? Follow me closely:
A GIGANTIC BELLY!
I love candy? NOT
I finally stumbled upon something that would satisfy my strange appetite.ake I went to a room full with strange dollies. Pretty dollies. Ones I would put next to my bed and stare at all night long. Nevermind, carry on…
The exhibition was called ‘Aeric’ by Silvia B, a combination of street culture with a twist of horror movies together with excellent high fashion couture. Something you don’t get to see nowadays.
- Look very closely!
Keep your eyes peeled, because looks can be deceiving! A lesson well learned from this exhibition.
There was a lot where that came from, but I won’t spoil the fun for you. Seeing is believing. 😉 DIY!
Don’t forget to visit to visit the Kiasma shop. They have materials from most of the exhibitions and adorable merch. It is a place worth visiting.
Kiasma convinced me otherwise, I start to like the contemporary and the stench of the 21c. I will definitely come back to Kiasma at some point during my stay in Finland.
ARS LONGA – VITA BREVIS!
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