Lens Politica

Next Wednesday kicks off the fourth annual Lens Politica, film and media art festival, dives once again into the topical questions of world politics and societal issues. The festival program includes documentary films, fiction, short films, art exhibitions, seminars and panel discussions as well as groovy club nights.
El prósimu miercoles entama la cuarta edición de Lens Politica, festival de cine, periodismu y arte, metése'n temes d'actualidá política y social. El programa tien documentales, ficción, curtios, esposiciones, seminarios y alderiques amás de nueches marchoses.

Flower Power

Photo Tölkin Palautus
Extracted from... People in Helsinki were invited to help create a massive art installation of flowers under the supervision of artist Kaisa Salmi. On Monday, in the pouring rain, Salmi and a band of Helsinki volunteers set up a labyrinth of 100,000 gerberas in front of the main railway station. The gerbera labyrinth will be on display until Friday. Nature, particularly flowers, are a recurring theme in Salmi's works. The aim of this installation is to show how important nature is to humans' surroundings and welfare. In 2007, foto below, Salmi recruited helpers to cover the steps of Parliament with 60,000 blooms.

Traducío de... La xente de Helsinki tuvo invitao'l pasáu llunes a echar un gabitu n'una instalación xigante de flores baxo la supervisión de l'artista Kaisa Salmi. El trabayu entamó baxo la lluvia, Salmi y un grupín de voluntarios ficieron un llaberintu de xerberes delantre la estación central de ferrocarriles. El llaberintu de flores tará montáu hasta'l vienres. La naturaleza, especialmente les flores, ye un tema repetíu nos trabayos de Salmi. La idea d'esta instalación ye enseñar lo importante que ye la naturaleza nel entornu y bienestar de les persones. En 2007, foto embaxo, Salmi cubrió les escaleres del parlamentu con 60,000 flores.

Photo miemo

Helsingin juhlaviikot 2009

The program for the Helsinki summer festival is out. If you want to visit us and enjoy nice music, dance and theatre you don't have an excuse. The festival's motto: art belongs to everyone!
Yá salió'l programa pal festival de branu'n Helsinki. Aquellos que quieran visitanos y disfrutar de bona música, baille y teatru nun tienen escusa. L'eslogan del festival: l'arte ye de toos/es!

HELLOW09

HELOW09 / Pixelache 2009 / Voimala from Emer Värk on Vimeo.
Another thing I've missed, the Helsinki Low Frequency Weekend. Gathering of Dj's and Vj's with lots of fun, dancing and great video art
Otra que me perdí, el Helsinki Low Freqency Weekend. Un alcuentru de Dj's y Vj's con mogollón de baile, música y arte visual

Helow 09 Helsinki Suvilahti from Andrei on Vimeo.

Helene Schjerfbeck

Some time I don't post about Finnish painters. This time another of my favourites, Helene Schjerfbeck. Other painters here and there...

Había tiempu que nun subía nada los mios pintores fineses favoritos/es. Esta vegada Helene Scherfbeck. Otros pintores equí y ellí...

Arte na calle

Three weeks ago the electricity boxes around Kallio displayed the works of young Finnish artists
Hai tres selmanes les caxes de lletricidá'n Kallio amosaben les obres d'artistes xóvenes Fineses

Stencylvania

Stencylvania is a cool site about Finnish street art
Stencylvania ye una web mui prestosa d'arte urbanu Finés

Mental Finland

Mental Finland is a theatre play about Europe in 2069. A dark comedy that looks fun and interesting. The aesthetics remind me of the Leningrad cowboys. We have to wait to see it in Helsinki till next September
Mental Finland ye una comedia negra sobre Europa nel añu 2069. Esta obra de teatro tien una pinta interesante y la estética recuérdame a los Leningrad Cowboys. Pa vela en helsinki tenemos d'esperar al prósimu setiembre

Miina Äkkijyrkkä

Photos Juha Metso
Miina Äkkijyrkkä is a Finnish sculptor sorrounded by controversy. Her main source of inspiration is cattle and she's commited with the protection of Finnish breeds. Recently the city of Helsinki has cancelled her rental contract and is forcing her to leave her farm. The oficial motive are accusations of not taking proper care of the cattle. However, many people see this as a way to get rid off a person with an unusual way of living that doesn't conform to the standards of city development (i.e. favouring golf courts and speculative housing). Äkkijyrkkä's work (cows made out car parts) can be seen in many places around the city and she's also made some prints for Marimekko. If she leaves, Helsinki is going to loose an inspirational character with the courage to show that other life styles are possible in our globalised cities. Don't miss her website and enjoy her work
Miina Äkkijyrkkä ye una escultora Finesa arrodiada pola controversia estos díes. La so fonte d'inspiración son les vaques y ye mui activa na conservación de les races autóctones Fineses. Hai poco l'ayuntamientu de Helsinki canceló'l so contratu d'alquiler por nun tener el ganao en condiciones adecuaes. Muncha xente piensa que namás ye una escusa pa quitase de delantre un personaxe orixinal y polémicu que nun casa bien coles llínies de desarrollo urbanístico na ciudá (campos de golf y apartamentos). Les obres d'Äkkijyrkkä (vaques xigantes feches de partes de coches vieyos) pueden vese pela ciudá y también fae estampaos pa Marimekko. En cualquier casu, si marcha, Helsinki va perder una parte importante de la so personalidá que la facía un sitiu más orixinal, un exemplu de qu'otros estilos de vida son posibles n'estes ciudaes tan globalizaes. Nun vos perder la so páxina web pa disfrutar del su trabayu

Hugo Simberg

Other of my favourite Finnish painters (see also) is Hugo Simberg. The Wikipedia entry defines very well his style: "Simberg's works mostly focus on the macabre and the supernatural, possessing a haunting, gloomy beauty". A comprehensive site with his works here
Otru los mios favoritos pintores Fineses (ver también) ye Hugo Simberg. La entrada en Wikipedia define bien el so trabayu: "centráu mayormente no macabro y sobrenatural pero con una belleza qu'abluca". Podeis vere muncho de la so obra equí

Helsinki Biennale

The Helsinki Biennale starts next week
La bienal de Helsinki entama la selmana que vien

Kalervo Palsa rules!

Self portrait and a few works of Finnish painter Kalervo Palsa. A guy with a special sensitivity
Autorretratu y otres cosuques de Kalervo Palsa pintor Finés onde los haya. Un paisanu con una sensibilidá especial

Art goes kapakka

Art goes kapakka (art goes to the bars) started today. Singing choirs tour the bars around the city. Top chefs look for the best Finnish ingredient, offering traditional delicacies and presenting local producers. Restaurants also offer their so called 'legendary dishes'. Really interesting is the activity science is art, which consists in giving talks at Vanha about health, happiness, environmental issues... Plus plenty of art exhibitions in bars. Needless to say that, during the events, the participating bars provide the usual goods to keep clients happy.

Hoi empezó'l Art goes kapakka (arte nos chigres) en Helsinki. Dellos bares y restaurantes participen abellugando actividaes culturales. Esta nueche coros van cantando pelos chigres. Cocineros de postín busquen el meyor ingrediente Finés ufiertando productos tradicionales y presentando a los productores. Los restaurantes también ufierten los sos nomaos 'platos llexendarios'. Molen les charles "la ciencia ye arte" nes que se falen de temes sociales, ambientales y de salú nel reaturante Vanha. Amás hai muches esposiciones pelos chigres. Nin que decir tien que los chigres siguen dando de beber y xintar mientres duren les actividaes.

Cuerpos na ciudá

Hooked on the Olympics I've missed the URB-festival (urban culture and art) in Helsinki. Luckily, there is plenty of info in the web. I've found very interesting the activity Bodies in Urban Spaces from which Däni von Hickersby has a thorough coverage in Flickr.
Engancháu nes Olimpiaes perdime'l festival URB en Helsinki. Pa consolase hai bastante material na rede. Pareciome mui prestosa la actividá Cuerpos n'Espacios Urbanos de la que Däni von Hickersby tien fotos abondo en Flickr.

Tuusulan rantatie

We went with my parents to the shore of Lake Tuusula.We visited Ainola, the house of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius and the impressive house-studio in Halosenniemi of the Finnish painter Pekka Halonen. After the cultural trip we had lunch at Pyysaari restaurant
Colos mios pás visitamos la costa del llagu Tuusula. Visitamos Ainola, la casa del compositor Finés Jean Sibelius y la ablucante casa-estudio en Halosenniemi del pintor Pekka Halonen. En finando colo cultural fiumos a fartar nel restaurante de Pyysaari

Roihuvuoren vesitorni

As time goes by I fancy more the constructions made of concrete and steel. Close to our place is the water-tower of Roihuvuori, the painting on the tower was made by Heikki Kuula