VARTIOSAARI ARTISTS RY – 2023 OPEN STUDIOS EVENT
FRIDAY 25TH 14-19pm – SATURDAY 26TH – 12-22pm – SUNDAY 27TH 12-19pm
Vartiosaari Artists house would like to welcome you to celebrate the end of this
wonderful and warm summer with us on the Magical Vartiosaari island on Friday 25th /
Saturday 26th / Sunday 27th of August. We have recently become an official association
Vartiosaari Artists Ry and this event will welcome our new members of the association
and it will be a launching of our new project spaces.
Vartiosaari artists house is a place for artists to contemplate and to produce
experimental visual, media and performative projects.
Currently there are 15 artists working in the house. In 2022 Vartiosaari Artists Ry started
to organize workshops and art for the public and the Open Studios will be an ongoing
support event to secure the future of the Artist house.
We will host an exhibition, looped video screening, a catalogue launch, garden / woods
walks, VR interactive instalation, performance / movement pieces, music, and a food
Kiosk with the focus on organic Polish vegan cousine.
A more detailed program is on the website
https://vartiosaariartists.myportfolio.com/open-studios-2023
25/08 – PROGRAM 14-19pm + After Party
Artist House – Project space:
Exhibition with works by guest artist Jessica Bogush, Monika Czyzyk, Torsten Zenas
Burns, Eotun, Sirja Moberg, Anna Matveinen, Lenka Cernota, Oskari Russka.
Artist House – Basement studio:
VR interactive installation: Mycelium Orgasm Report – 2023
Monika Czyzyk *Collaboration with Neil Luck & Gabriel Dela Cruz Martin
Catalogue Launch: Vartiosaari (Wunnderkamernautica) Episode1
240pages / 3 unique covers / 2023 – Designed by Torsten Zenas Burns
Including guest artists: Nomadic Kiln Group / Thomas Westphal / Oskari Russka /
Emma Karolina.
Artist House – Upstairs Studio:
Mixed media sculpture – Roll – 2023 – Tuomas Lehtomaa
Media Barn: Looped VILM Screening:
Speculation (Elation11): Vartiosaari (Wunnderkamernautica) / 90min+ / 2023
Curated by Torsten Zenas Burns
Artists: Helena Aleksandrova / Martin & Burns / Daniel Malpica / Sarah Turner / Julia
Lohmann / Ursula Brookbank / Darrin Martin / A 5-minute hour / Mateusz Scibor / Kelly
Sears / Anna Matveinen / Monika Czyzyk / David Lynch / Karl Erickson / Lenka Cernota.
Outdoor art:
Sculptural installation – ‘piece-full mermaid’ – 2023 – to kosie – Description on website
Outdoor walks: 16-18pm
Opening Walk of the Open studios – Meeting the gods of the forest
Elina Vainio / Monika Czyzyk / Mateusz Scibor
Collecting clay and shaping it while walking. Discovering mysterious forces of herbs and
stones while reading of Sorcery and Deuces of Poland, 1924 by Julian Tuwim
Music / DJ:
Artist House – Project space – Description on website
Outdoor location – Description on website
Vartiosaari Artist House – Residency Program
Guest artist: Lenka Cernota (Czech Republic)
Wolf / Werewolf transformation research / Painting series.
*Support for the residency program provided by
The Saastamoinen Foundation / Helsinki, FI
26/08 – PROGRAM 12-22pm + After Party
Artist House – Project space:
Exhibition with works by guest artist Jessica Bogush, Monika Czyzyk, Torsten Zenas
Burns, Eotun, Sirja Moberg, Anna Matveinen, Lenka Cernota, Oskari Russka.
Artist House – Basement studio:
VR interactive installation: Mycelium Orgasm Report – 2023
Monika Czyzyk *Collaboration with Neil Luck & Gabriel Dela Cruz Martin
Catalogue Launch: Vartiosaari (Wunnderkamernautica) Episode1
240pages / 3 unique covers / 2023 – Designed by Torsten Zenas Burns
Including guest artists: Nomadic Kiln Group / Thomas Westphal / Oskari Russka /
Emma Karolina.
Media Barn: Looped VILM Screening: Time 12-22pm
Speculation (Elation11): Vartiosaari (Wunnderkamernautica) / 90min+ / 2023
Curated by Torsten Zenas Burns
Artists: Helena Aleksandrova / Martin & Burns / Daniel Malpica / Sarah Turner / Julia
Lohmann / Ursula Brookbank / Darrin Martin / A 5-minute hour / Mateusz Scibor / Kelly
Sears / Anna Matveinen / Monika Czyzyk / David Lynch / Karl Erickson / Lenka Cernota.
Artist House – Upstairs Studio:
Mixed media sculpture – Roll – 2023 – Tuomas Lehtomaa
Outdoor art / performance locations:
19:30pm – Collective performance – Site specific work in progress / Metsanpeitto/
off-track – 15min – 2023 – Mariia Rauramo / Oona Jama / Sara Lohiniva
20:30pm – Solo performance – Purra/Bite – 10min – 2023 – Oona Jama
Descriptions on website
Sculptural installation – ‘piece-full mermaid’ – 2023 – to kosie – Description on website
12-18pm – Interactive installation – Poukama – 2023 – Sofia Hakala
Description on website
Performance – Neuro-Spa – 2023 – Synes Elischka – Description on website
Artist House – Food Kiosk: 12-22pm
With master chef Jakub Bobrowski / Monika Czyzyk / Mateusz Scibor
A food Kiosk with a focus on organic Polish vegan cousine.
Music / DJ:
Artist House – Project space – Description on website
Outdoor location – Description on website
27/08 – PROGRAM 12-19 + After Party
Artist House – Project space:
Exhibition with works by guest artist Jessica Bogush, Monika Czyzyk, Torsten Zenas
Burns, Eotun, Sirja Moberg, Anna Matveinen, Lenka Cernota, Oskari Russka.
Artist House – Basement studio:
VR interactive installation: Mycelium Orgasm Report – 2023
Monika Czyzyk *Collaboration with Neil Luck & Gabriel Dela Cruz Martin
Catalogue Launch: Vartiosaari (Wunnderkamernautica) Episode1
240pages / 3 unique covers / 2023 – Designed by Torsten Zenas Burns
Including guest artists: Nomadic Kiln Group / Thomas Westphal / Oskari Russka /
Emma Karolina.
Media Barn: Looped VILM Screening: 12-19pm
Speculation (Elation11): Vartiosaari (Wunnderkamernautica) / 90min / 2023
Curated by Torsten Zenas Burns
Artists: Helena Aleksandrova / Martin & Burns / Daniel Malpica / Sarah Turner / Julia
Lohmann / Ursula Brookbank / Darrin Martin / A 5-minute hour / Mateusz Scibor / Kelly
Sears / Anna Matveinen / Monika Czyzyk / David Lynch / Karl Erickson / Lenka Cernota.
Artist House – Upstairs Studio:
Mixed media sculpture – Roll – 2023 – Tuomas Lehtomaa
Outdoor art / performance locations:
Performative Poetry reading – 2023 – Oliver Whitehead – Description on website
Sculptural installation – ‘piece-full mermaid’ – 2023 – to kosie – Description on website
Performance – Neuro-spa – 2023 – Synes Elischka – Description on website
Artist House – Food Kiosk:12-19pm
With master chef Jakub Bobrowski & Monika Czyzyk / Mateusz Scibor
A food Kiosk with a focus on organic Polish vegan cousine.
Music / DJ:
Artist House – Project space – Description on website
Outdoor location – Description on website
Outdoor walks: 17-19pm
Closing walk of the Open studios – Human sexuality in nature
Elina Vainio / Monika Czyzyk / Mateusz Scibor + guests
Workshop on reconnecting with nature using sexual energy through our sensory
channels in a forest after dark + fire ceremony.
Directions to Vartiosaari island / Artist house.
BUSES 86 + 89 from Herttoniemi. Walk to the end of Reposalmentie 1 road where you
will arrive at the dock.
Location:
Artist House, from Reposalmentie 1 dock – Use the Sun ferry,
Ticket price: *r/t price for ferry tickets is 5e.
The ferry stops running back to Reposalmentie 1 dock at 19:00.
The ferry runs from 10:00-19:00 daily.
*Saturday the ferry will operate 10:00-22:00
Social media links:
Web: https://vartiosaariartists.myportfolio.com/open-studios-2023
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/events/1723311414764009
Instagram: #vartiosaari_artists