AFS Talks @ Konttori recordings are now available

As part of the Art Fair Suomi Goes Galleries festival we organised a series of talks events called AFS Talks @ Konttori at the Cable Factory’s Konttori and online between 9 and 11 June 2021. The event consisted of six talks with a total of ten artists. The talks were hosted by Ronja Kuoppamäki, who talked with artists Lars Holmström, Johanna Gullichsen, Hanna Anonen, Emmu Johansson, Tiina Palmu, Sanna Majander, Sara Pathirane, Ulla Kokki, Suvi Sysi and Maria Vesterinen. The talks programme and recordings can be found below and on the Art Fair Suomi YouTube channel. The talks are all in Finnish.

Wed 9 June 2021 from 2–3 p.m.

Artists: Lars Holmström, Johanna Gullichsen and Hanna Anonen
Themes: Clear colours and lines. Design, decisions and pressures.

Due to a technical issue, the quality of sound of Wednesday’s talks is not great. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Wed 9 June 2021 from 3–4 p.m.

Artists: Emmu Johansson and Tiina Palmu
Themes: “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. Impact of music on artworks and the experience of art. Participation and soundscapes of the human body.

Due to a technical issue, the quality of sound of Wednesday’s talks is not great. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Thu 10 June 2021 from 2–3 p.m.

Artists: Sanna Majander and Sara Pathirane
Themes: The relationship between the nature and humans. Materials, ecology, empathy and feelings.

Thu 10 June 2021 from 3–4 p.m.

Artists: Ulla Kokki
Themes: Photography and demarcation. Gazes and memories. Ambiguity of the concept of place. Change and momentariness, limits of the abstract.

Fri 11 June 2021 from 2–3 p.m.

Artists: Suvi Sysi
Themes: Working processes and directions. Escapism. What questions do artworks raise in the body and the mind? What is safe and private?

Fri 11 June 2021 from 3–4 p.m.

Artists: Maria Vesterinen
Themes: Sexuality, joy and reality. Personal and human strength.