Saturday, 16 August 2008

SWAP/VAIHTO, PURISTAMO 15.8.2008

Namastic Art Collective, Suite Studio Group, Bureau + guests

Janet Griffiths. Installation. 2008





Jaana Kokko: Portraits of Solidarism. Drawings. 2008











Tom Watson. Series 1 of 3. 2008







Jonathan Carson & Rosie Miller: A Game We Made Up, Stories We Have Been Told. Sound installations. 2008






Sophia Crilly. Note. Pencil on paper. 2008


















Sophia Crilly. Elaintarha #01. Filmed on location in Helsinki. 2008














Mark Kennard. Everything is a Knock on Effect. Drawing Installation. 2008






Eeva-Mari Hikala. Hand up - sit down- shame. Sketch for a project. 2008

















Ima Pico. Stickers. 2008













Egle Oddo. Islington Mill. Frotagge on paper. 2008














Mikko Oravainen. Oravainen feat. Wendy. Photo documentation with Janet Griffiths/Wendy. 2008














Samantha Donnelly. Work in progress. 2008














Hannu Karjalainen. Woman in Pink Dress, work in progress. 2008


















Andrew Bracey: Karhu Karaoke. Animation made in Helsinki. 2008














Fiona Curran, Marko Timlin, Egle Oddo. Colours in Sonic Space. Mixed media installation. 2008









Egle Oddo, Marko Timlin. Neon. Video performance. 2008






Tim Machin. Unititled (Cable Factory) Wallpainting. 2008








Tim Machin. Unititled (Cable Factory) Cut out papel model. 2008







Jonne Pitkänen: Kuusankoski. Installation












Janet Griffiths, Hannu Karjalainen, Juhana Moisander. Percy + Wendy. Video piece filmed on location in Manchester. 2008








Janet Griffiths, Juhana Moisander. Ghosts. Video installation filmed on location at Villa Eläintarha, Helsinki. 2008






+ Ossi Kajas: SWAP in progress. Documentation of Swap/Vaihto in Helsinki





PERFORMANCE
Sound piece: Anne Charnock & Mikko Oravainen. Uncertainity Series No.1
Music: Oravainen featuring Jahvice, Mikey Mike + guests
DJ: Rootzilla



Performance, "Held der Arbeit", Relativity Group, Oddo/Convertito/Timlin.



















Puristamo, 15 August 8:00pm

Tea Performance, "Tea was bitter", Juan Luis Moreno and Ying-Yi Wu



















Puristamo. 15 August. 4:30pm

Thursday, 14 August 2008

SWAP/VAIHTO is pleased to invite you to:
CABLE FACTORY
PURISTAMO
15 of August
From 16:30pm till late

16:30 Tea Performance, "Tea was bitter", Juan Luis Moreno and Ying-Yi WU:

*blood*: fevers, sweat, tears, wars, opium, destruction, renewed life and health

*sand*: way, presence, time, present, nudity, solitude, simplicity, nothingness

*sugar*: energy, industrial revolution, break, hospitality, motherhood

*tea*: bitterness, astringency, sweetness, awakening, rituals














20:00 Performance, "Held der Arbeit", Relativity Group, Oddo/Convertito/Timlin.
*In memory of Unknown Poets*

20:30 Introduction: Suite Studio Group artists, Ima Picó, Sophia Crilly, Mark Kennard, and Namastic artists.

23:00 Live performance / Jam: Oravainen, Jahvice, Mikey Mike & guests

FREE ENTRANCE



CABLE FACTORY
Tallberginkatu 1 C 15
FI-00180 Helsinki



Tuesday, 12 August 2008

Andrew Bracey - Karhu Cash and Karhu Cave

A new video animation made in Helsinki in responce to aspects of Finnish culture observed during my short time here; the old god bears which are everywhere, the karaoke and of course the drinking culture, among other things....


Monday, 11 August 2008

Wendy and her friends play Honky Tonk Women

Wendy gets her friends to form an air guitar band one evening before they go out for the night.
Filmed at Islington Mill, Salford
The Band: Moe Gavin, Janet Griffiths, Adele Myers, Egle Oddo, Virva Sointu
Filmed by: Hannu Karjalainen
Art/Musical 
Direction: Spider Mike King
Edited by: Egle Oddo
Production: Janet Griffiths