Artists Talking

Welcome to the third episode of Artists Talking!Artists Talking is a series of co-created public conversations in English with contemporary artists working in Finland.This podcast series presents the recordings of the live-conversations which took place in the Spring 2023 at Yö Gallery in Helsinki, Finland.Artists Talking is produced by Culture Current, an arts and education non-for-profit based in Helsinki, Finland.For more info about the series, please visit this page.IN THIS EPISODEJoin us for an hour-long conversation between Alexander Komlosi, the host and artistic director of the series, and Meri Helmi Särkkä.Meri Helmi Särkkä (Formerly known as Mariam Haji) is a Bahraini multi-disciplinary fine artist who currently lives and works in Porvoo, Finland. She works with different mediums ranging from drawing and painting to video and performance. In 2021, Mariam represented the Kingdom of Bahrain in Finland’s most prominent leading Art festival ‘Mänttä Art Festival’. She also represented her country as Mariam Haji in the 55th Venice Biennale 2013 and was the winner of Bahrain's 38th National Fine Art Competition for her “Muse” series, the youngest female artist to receive an honorary award from his Excellency the Prime Minister of Bahrain Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa in 2012.Meri Helmi and Alex talk about what it means to balance the personal with the professional as an artist, creating art in a way that you stay true to yourself, and the cross-cultural challenges of creating art in Finland. Meri Helmi also shares details of her colourful life journey.Length 77 min.The name "Artists Talking" and all material is © 2023 Kulttuuriyhdistys Culture Current ry.

Welcome to the second episode of Artists Talking!Artists Talking is a series of co-created public conversations in English with contemporary artists working in Finland.This podcast series presents the recordings of the live-conversations which took place in the Spring 2023 at Yö Gallery in Helsinki, Finland.Artists Talking is produced by Culture Current, an arts and education non-for-profit based in Helsinki, Finland.For more info about the series, please visit this page.IN THIS EPISODEJoin us for an hour-long conversation between Alexander Komlosi, the host and artistic director of the series, and Mikhail Durnenkov.Mikhail is a playwright and screenwriter well-known in Russia and abroad and based in Helsinki since March 2022 after leaving Russia due to his anti-war stance. . He began writing for theatre in 2000, and has been working professionally in the field since 2003. He is a member of the “New Drama” movement of contemporary Russian playwrights. Mikhail is the author of screenplays and award-winning plays. His play, Lyhyt episodi sienisivilisaation universaalissa historiassa, was recently presented (February 2023) at Espoo Kaupunginteatteri with Klockriketeater.In this episode, Mikhail and Alex spoke about how to overcome the challenges of language and cultural differences in art-making, the therapeutic function of art, how art can show us the possible consequences of our choices, and how to learn from art you might not like. Stick around for audience questions at the end of the conversation.Length 95 min.The name "Artists Talking" and all material is © 2023 Kulttuuriyhdistys Culture Current ry.

Welcome to the premiere episode of Artists Talking!Artists Talking is a series of co-created public conversations in English with contemporary artists working in Finland.This podcast series presents the recordings of the live-conversations which took place in the Spring 2023 at Yö Gallery in Helsinki, Finland.Artists Talking is produced by Culture Current, an arts and education non-for-profit based in Helsinki, Finland.For more info about the series, please visit this page.IN THIS EPISODEJoin us for an hour-long conversation between Alexander Komlosi, the host and artistic director of the series, and Jenni-Elina von Bagh today's guest.Elina is a dancer, choreographer, and Artistic Director of Zodiak, the Centre for New Dance in Helsinki, Finland.Among other topics, Elina and Alex spoke about the importance of humor in art, and how philosophy can materialize in performance. We also spoke about a solo improvisation discipline we both practice called (Inter)acting with the Inner Partner.Stick around for audience questions at the end of the conversation.Length 80 min.The name "Artists Talking" and all material is © 2023 Kulttuuriyhdistys Culture Current ry.