2016 Community Art Project performed by Nastja Säde Rönkkö

In her original work Nastja Säde Rönkkö has written a diary for one year. “On one side of the paper my day is written down as objectively and emotionless as possible. On the other side of the paper I attempt to write an emotionally honest account of the day. No one is allowed to read the handwritten side”, Nastja Säde Rönkkö explains.

At ArtHelsinki Rönkkö’s intallation is situated nearby the main entrance to attract visitors to take part in the performance. ”I write an unending diary of the fair visitors’ day. One by one they tell me about their day. Each gets to take with them a copy of their own entry and all preceding ones. The diary is anonymous”, Rönkkö states.

The artist will be present on Wednesday from 9am–12pm and 3pm–5pm, on Thursday and Friday from 12pm–3.30pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 10am–5pm.

Nastja Säde Rönkkö, biography

Nastja Säde Rönkkö (b. 1985) is an artist based in Helsinki and London. She creates projects that explore presence, intimacy and love across human interactions and social rituals, from everyday life to the profound. Performance, video, text, the Internet and various social interventions are used as an extension or outcome of the projects. She works independently and in a collective LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner. Her works has been exhibited in numerous festivals and exhibitions internationally. Recent projects include #TOUCHMYSOUL, FACT, Foundation for Art and Technology, Liverpool, UK (2015) and #FOLLOWMYHEART, SXSW 2015, Austin, Texas, USA (2015). She is also actively teaching, giving speeches and taking part in workshops in schools such as Oxford University, Oxford, UK, California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, USA, and Central Saint Martins, London, UK.

The ArtHelsinki International Event for Contemporary Art will be held at Messukeskus Helsinki on 7-11 September 2016. At the same time, Messukeskus Helsinki hosts four other events: Habitare, Finland’s leading event for furniture, interior decoration and design; Antiikki for antiques; ValoLight presenting the latest lighting solutions; and HifiExpo focusing on top-quality audio and image.

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Pictures of 2016 Community Art Project in Messukeskus Mediabank:

http://kuvapankki.messukeskus.com/fi/collection/view_share_link/21d93164728360bc63139df33ca7437b

For more information, please contact:

Programme Director Laura Sarvilinna, tel. +358 40 519 4195, laura.sarvilinna@messukeskus.com

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