Inventing Artists
Inventing Artists is a four-week community art project in collaboration with Culture Centre Valve’s Urban Neighbourhood Culture, deufert&plischke, D-asema, Photo North – Northern Photocraphic Centre, and Goethe-Institut Finnland.
Over a period of four weeks, eight people from Oulu meet several evenings a week at the D-asema cultural centre to invent an artist who doesn't exist, but could or even should.
The project sought creative individuals through an open call for participants in February 2024. Eight applicants were selected to be part of the group, which is being led by deufert&plischke.
Looking back to the future: How do we invent an artist together?
The aim is to jointly invent an artist specializing in photography and to find and create their life and work in Oulu and the surrounding area. In this way, the artist who does not exist, but perhaps could exist, is given a voice, as are all of those who invented them.
The project consists of guided and independent creative work sessions – working both in small groups and collectively. The artistic focus will be on the topic of 'family and everyday life / life in the city and in the countryside', which will be captured in photos, sketches and texts. The project ends with an exhibition showcasing the artist's work to the public for the first time.
The group met for the first time on April 16th. In the first week, the artist's biography was defined in more detail. Topics included gender, her relationship with grandmother, work opportunities, precariousness, political conflict in the 21st century, violence against women worldwide, e.g.
In the coming weeks, excerpts of the artist's work will be reconstructed by being conceived and created by the participants.
Open doors event at D-asema:
Friday 3.5.2024 at 18.30-20
D-asema (Valtatie 53, Tuira)
Free admission
Project presentation event:
Wednesday 8.5.2024 at 13.30–15
Restaurant Paljetti, Culture Centre Valve
Free admission
Art exhibition opening:
Saturday 11.5.2024 at 17–21
D-asema (Valtatie 53, Tuira)
Free admission
Schedule of the group meetings:
Tue 16.4. at 18–21
Wed 17.4. at 18–21
Thu 18.4. at 18–21
Fri 19.4. at 18–21
Sat 20.4. at 18.30–21
Sun 21.4 at 12–15
Thu 25.4. at 18–21
Fri 26.4. at 18–21
Sat 27.4. at 16.30–21
Sun 28.4. at 12–15
Tue 30.4. at 18–21
Wed 1.5. at 18–21
Thu 2.5. at 18–21
Fri 3.5. at 18–21
Sat 4.5. at 18.30–21
Sun 5.5. at 12–15
Tue 7.5. at 18–21
Wed 8.5 at 18–21
Thu 9.5. at 18–21
Fri 10.5. at 18–21
Sat 11.5. at 16.30–21
Sun 12.5. at 12–15
Location: D-asema (Valtatie 53, Tuira)
