Program

AIB 2018 program

Monday 23 March
5-7 pm
Maja Ingerslev: States of Winter. Artist talk and exhibition opening. Exhibition open 23-29 March.
Tuesday 27 March
6-8 pm
Art Ii Biennial Cafe. Cafe Huilinki.
Tuesday 8 May
6-7 pm
AIB reading group. Animation screening of Pawel Kleszczewski and Kasia Zimnoch: In The Beginning Was Water – Bradán Feasa. Ii library.
Monday 14 May
6-7 pm
AIB reading group. Animation screening of Pawel Kleszczewski and Kasia Zimnoch: In The Beginning Was Water – Bradán Feasa. Kuivaniemi library.
Wednesday 16 May
Tina Mariane Krogh Madsen and Malte Steiner: Iijoki-suhteet [Iijoki relations] sound and video installation opening at 6-7 pm at KulttuuriKauppila. The exhibition is open at Saturday – Sunday 11-15 o`clock. Monday – Friday 13 – 18 o`clock. Free entrance!
Tuesday 29 May
Tina Mariane Krogh Madsen and Malte Steiner: Pintajännitys-concert, electro-acoustic sound piece. At Nättepori auditorium at 6-7 pm. Free entrance!
Friday 1 June
AIB18 information desk open 11am-4pm. Nättepori cultural center, Puistotie 1.
Monday 4 June
5.30 pm
AIB Cafe: AIB Reading Group, WRO on Tour screening. Coffee and cake! Huilinki Cafe.
4.30-5.30 pm
Meri Nikula, Ignacio Pérez Pérez & Kate Gane: Bottled Water Exports: Good Words, Better Water? A performance at terrace of Huilinki Cafe.
Chanting and talking to the water with positive intentions. Possibility to either watch or participate – and drink samples, afterwards for your health.
10 am – 6 pm
Pawel Janicki: The Flux. The restroom of Huilinki Cafe.
12 pm – 6 pm
Andréa Stanislav, Dean Lozow & Angelina Davydova: Reflect – Ii. Performance around Ii village centre.
WROcenter Group: Cascade. KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre.
12 pm – 7 pm
The exhibition of Art School. Nättepori Cultural Centre.
Graffiti art in the underpass beside the Environmental Art Park. By the pupils of the Ii upper comprehensive school and Lasse Rimpilä.
2-4.30 pm
Raquel Sakristan: Floating Structure. Feel free to participate the ritual!
At Nättepori river bank.
Continual open
Iuliia Rokina & Vera Golubeva: Drop of Water. Ii municipality hall yard.
Jacek Zachodny: The Drought. The crossing of Kirkkotie and Puistotie roads.
Christelle Mas: X-rays (H2O). At the Church Park and Huilinki Cafe till 31.8.
Raquel Sakristan: Floating Structure. At Nättepori river bank.

AIB18 information desk open 12pm-6pm. Nättepori cultural center, Puistotie 1.
Tuesday 5 June
2 – 4 pm
World Environment Day panel discussion at Huilinki Cafe. World Environment Day -panel addresses the relationship between art and the environment. Experts from the different fields discuss how art can handle global environmental issues.
12 am-2 pm
Raquel Sakristan: Floating Structure. Feel free to participate the ritual!
At Nättepori river bank.
1-2 pm
Meri Nikula,Ignacio Pérez Pérez & Kate Gane: Bottled Water Exports: Cycles of Water. An Artistic Process & Discussion at terrace of Huilinki Cafe.
Distilling water droplets from the Ocean and more. Tasting the droplets from the distillery.
4.30-5.30
Meri Nikula,Ignacio Pérez Pérez & Kate Gane: Bottled Water Exports: Rays of Water. An Artistic Process & Discussion at library reading room.
Drawing maps of where water is being exported in the world. Where to, from where. Crossing continents, back and forth.
10 am – 6 pm
Pawel Janicki: The Flux. The restroom of Huilinki Cafe.
12 pm – 6 pm
Andréa Stanislav, Dean Lozow & Angelina Davydova: Reflect – Ii. Performance around Ii village centre.
WROcenter Group: Cascade. KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre.
10 am – 4 pm
The exhibition of Art School. Nättepori Cultural Centre.
Graffiti art in the underpass beside the Environmental Art Park. By the pupils of the Ii upper comprehensive school and Lasse Rimpilä.
Continual open
Iuliia Rokina & Vera Golubeva: Drop of Water. Ii municipality hall yard.
Jacek Zachodny: The Drought. The crossing of Kirkkotie and Puistotie roads.
Christelle Mas: X-rays (H2O). At the Church Park and Huilinki Cafe till 31.8.
Raquel Sakristan: Floating Structure. At Nättepori river bank.

AIB18 information desk open 12pm-6pm. Nättepori cultural center, Puistotie 1.
Wednesday 6 June
5-6 pm
Meri Nikula, Ignacio Pérez Pérez & Kate Gane: Bottled Water Exports: Black Pot Campfire Coffee & Icicle tasting. An Artistic Process & Discussion at Nättepori river bank.
Black Pot Campfire Coffee (Nokipannukahvit) with a pot of coffee from Australian water, another pot Finnish.
Icicle Tasting. Australian icicles, Finnish icicles. Pre-frozen in the winter, kept in freezer.
10 am – 6 pm
Pawel Janicki: The Flux. The restroom of Huilinki Cafe.
12 pm – 6 pm
Andréa Stanislav, Dean Lozow & Angelina Davydova: Reflect – Ii. Performance around Ii village centre.
WROcenter Group: Cascade. KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre.
12 pm – 7 pm
The exhibition of Art School. Nättepori Cultural Centre.
Continual open

Iuliia Rokina & Vera Golubeva: Drop of Water. Ii municipality hall yard.
Jacek Zachodny: The Drought. The crossing of Kirkkotie and Puistotie roads.
Christelle Mas: X-rays (H2O). At the Church Park and Huilinki Cafe till 31.8.
Raquel Sakristan: Floating Structure. Iijoki-river, by Nättepori cultural center.
Graffiti art in the underpass beside the Environmental Art Park. By the pupils of the Ii upper comprehensive school and Lasse Rimpilä.
AIB18 information desk open 12pm-6pm. Nättepori cultural center, Puistotie 1.
Thursday 7 June
11-12 am
Meri Nikula, Ignacio Pérez Pérez & Kate Gane: Bottled Water Exports: Ritual for Mixing the Opposites. A Perfomance at terrace of Huilinki Cafe.
Two sides of the world. Joined together.
4-5 pm
Meri Nikula, Ignacio Pérez Pérez & Kate Gane: Bottled Water Exports:Cycles of Water. An Artistic Process & Discussion at library yard.
Distilling water droplets from the Ocean and more. Tasting the droplets from the distillery.
10 am – 6 pm
Pawel Janicki: The Flux. The restroom of Huilinki Cafe.
12 pm – 6 pm
Andréa Stanislav, Dean Lozow & Angelina Davydova: Reflect – Ii. Performance around Ii village centre.
WROcenter Group: Cascade. KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre.
12 pm – 7 pm
The exhibition of Art School. Nättepori Cultural Centre.
Continual open
Iuliia Rokina & Vera Golubeva: Drop of Water. Ii municipality hall yard.
Jacek Zachodny: The Drought. The crossing of Kirkkotie and Puistotie roads.
Christelle Mas: X-rays (H2O). At the Church Park and Huilinki Cafe till 31.8.
Raquel Sakristan: Floating Structure. Iijoki-river, by Nättepori cultural center.
Graffiti art in the underpass beside the Environmental Art Park. By the pupils of the Ii upper comprehensive school and Lasse Rimpilä.
AIB18 information desk open 12pm-6pm. Nättepori cultural center, Puistotie 1.
Friday 8 June
5 pm
AIB main event. At Nättepori Cultural Centre yard.
Music performance by Sophia Mitiku.
11 am – 4 pm
Mari Keski-Korsu: Beat to The Balance. Nättepori river bank.
Take part of the sauna performance! There are 4 appointments on Saturday and Sunday between 11 am and 4 pm. The artist will give you a different kind of sauna experience (duration around 45 min), one person at time. Sign up for the performance: kulttuurikauppila@gmail.com
11 am – 7 pm
Laurel Jay Carpenter & Terese Longva: Thirst. Nättepori river bank.
4-5 pm
Meri Nikula, Ignacio Pérez Pérez & Kate Gane: Bottled Water Exports: Stories in a Bottle. An Artistic Process & Discussion at Nättepori river bank.
Sharing droplets of water and talking about where it came from and what the place means for the person.
6.30 – 7.30 pm
Meri Nikula, Ignacio Pérez Pérez & Kate Gane: Bottled Water Exports: My Water, My Life. A concert at Huilinki outdoor stage.
Concert for clearing out the waterbodies of the participants and sending the energy out to clear all the waters in the world.
10 am – 6 pm
Pawel Janicki: The Flux. The restroom of Huilinki Cafe.
12 pm – 6 pm
Andréa Stanislav, Dean Lozow & Angelina Davydova: Reflect – Ii. Performance around Ii village centre.
WROcenter Group: Cascade. KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre.
3-6 pm
Raquel Sakristan: Floating Structure. Feel free to participate the ritual!
At Nättepori river bank.
10 am – 4 pm
The exhibition of Art School. Nättepori Cultural Centre.
Continual open
Iuliia Rokina & Vera Golubeva: Drop of Water. Ii municipality hall yard.
Jacek Zachodny: The Drought. The crossing of Kirkkotie and Puistotie roads.
Christelle Mas: X-rays (H2O). At the Church Park and Huilinki Cafe till 31.8. )
Raquel Sakristan: Floating Structure. At Nättepori river bank.
Graffiti art in the underpass beside the Environmental Art Park. By the pupils of the Ii upper comprehensive school and Lasse Rimpilä.
AIB18 information desk open 12pm-6pm. Nättepori cultural center, Puistotie 1.
Saturday 9 June
6 – 9 pm
NättePop Picnic at Nättepori river bank.
Music performance by The Station 11 band and Takaisku Band.
11 am – 4 pm
Mari Keski-Korsu: Beat to The Balance. Nättepori river bank.
Take part of the sauna performance! There are 4 appointments on Saturday and Sunday between 11 am and 4 pm. The artist will give you a different kind of sauna experience (duration around 45 min), one person at time. Sign up for the performance: kulttuurikauppila@gmail.com
4-5 pm
Meri Nikula, Ignacio Pérez Pérez & Kate Gane: Bottled Water Exports: Good Words, Better Water?A performance at Nättepori river bank.
Chanting and talking to the water with positive intentions. Possibility to either watch or participate – and drink samples, afterwards for your health.
5-6 pm
Meri Nikula, Ignacio Pérez Pérez & Kate Gane: Bottled Water Exports: Sweat Lodge and a Water Bar. An Artistic Process & Discussion at Nättepori river bank.
Sauna event with a water bar. Drop of water from a choice of sources mixed with ‘regular’ water.
5-7 pm
Raquel Sakristan: Floating Structure. Feel free to participate the ritual!
At Nättepori river bank.
10 am – 6 pm
Pawel Janicki: The Flux. The restroom of Huilinki Cafe.
12 pm – 6 pm
Andréa Stanislav, Dean Lozow & Angelina Davydova: Reflect – Ii. Performance around Ii village centre.
WROcenter Group: Cascade. KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre.
Continual open
Iuliia Rokina & Vera Golubeva: Drop of Water. Ii municipality hall yard.
Jacek Zachodny: The Drought. The crossing of Kirkkotie and Puistotie roads.
Christelle Mas: X-rays (H2O). At the Church Park and Huilinki Cafe till 31.8.
Raquel Sakristan: Floating Structure. At Nättepori river bank.
Graffiti art in the underpass beside the Environmental Art Park. By the pupils of the Ii upper comprehensive school and Lasse Rimpilä.
AIB18 information desk open 12pm-6pm. Nättepori cultural center, Puistotie 1.
Sunday 10 June
1 pm
Children Movie at Library: Ponyo rantakalliolla.
12 am-1 pm
Meri Nikula,Ignacio Pérez Pérez & Kate Gane: Bottled Water Exports: Water Auction. An Artistic Process & Discussion at library yard.
Selling small samples of water from special sources. How much is water worth?
10 am – 6 pm
Pawel Janicki: The Flux. The toilet of Huilinki Cafe.
12 pm – 6 pm
WROcenter Group: Cascade. KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre.
Continual open
Iuliia Rokina & Vera Golubeva: Drop of Water. Ii municipality hall yard.
Jacek Zachodny: The Drought. The crossing of Kirkkotie and Puistotie roads.
Christelle Mas: X-rays (H2O). At the Church Park and Huilinki Cafe till 31.8.
Raquel Sakristan: Floating Structure. Iijoki-river, by Nättepori cultural center.
Graffiti art in the underpass beside the Environmental Art Park. By the pupils of the Ii upper comprehensive school and Lasse Rimpilä.

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Concept

The concept of the Art Ii Biennial 2018 is built around the concept of water: water as the fundamental element in all forms of life, a cultural interface, a transformable material, a natural storage medium.

Curators

The participants of the AIB18 were selected by the curatorial team based on an open call, as well as individual invitations. The curators of AIB18 were: Anastasia Patsey, Antti Tenetz and Merja Briñón.

Info

The venues of AIB are the vicinities around the Huilinki Museum and the Nättepori Cultural Centre. The visitors' information point at the biennial is located at the Nättepori Cultural Centre, and it is open for the public daily from 12 noon to 6 pm during the festival week 4–10 June.

Previous Biennials

Art Ii Biennial addresses current themes, participates in the public discussion through the methods of art and combines the cultural heritage of Ii with the contemporary art.

Contact us

Art Ii Biennial of Northern Environmental Art is organized by KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre. You can contact us for more information and questions about Art Ii Biennial 2018.