UPROOTED Fake Nations Festival
The UPROOTED Fake Nations Festival is an experimental live arts event from Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th of September 2013 held at gallery Augusta, Suomenlinna, Helsinki.
The program focuses on artists of foreign origin and their contribution to cultural life in their foster country. Featured artists come from Canada, China, Gabon, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, United Kingdom, and United States of America.
The festival, realised in collaboration with HIAP - Helsinki International Artist Programme, is supported by the Arts Promotion Centre of Finland.
Artists
Ali Al-Fatlawi, Wathiq Gzar Al-Ameri, Nathalie Bikoro, Klaus Boegel, Márcio Carvalho, Chuyia Chia, John Court, Yingmei Duan, Regina Frank, Shinji Kanki, Ray Langenbach, Johanna MacDonald, Malcom Manning, Marek Pluciennik, Elvira Santamaría Torres, and Steve Vanoni.
Program
The event opens in September, Thursday 5th from 19:00 to 22:00, at gallery Augusta, Suomenlinna.
The program continues Friday 6th from 19:00 to 22:00, and Saturday 7th from 18:00 to 22:00. Free entrance.
TRANSPORT Ferries from Kauppatori to Suomenlinna, Thursday 5th and Friday 6th of September at 18:20.
On Saturday 7th boat from Kauppatori to Suomenlinna at 17:25.
From Suomenlinna to Kauppatori everyday at 23:00.
Preliminary Program!
Thursday from 7 pm:
Elvira Santamaría Torres, Nathalie Anguezomo Mba Bikoro, Klaus Boegel, Johanna MacDonald, Steve Vanoni
Friday from 7 pm:
Chuyia Chia , Malcolm Manning, Shinji Kanki, Regina Frank, Ali Al-Fatlawi & Wathiq Gzar Al-Ameri
Saturday from 6 pm:
John Court , Marek Waldemar Pluciennik, Ray Langenbach, Yingmei Duan, Marcio Carvalho, Closing Group Action
Changes still possible, so better come every day!
The program continues Friday 6th from 19:00 to 22:00, and Saturday 7th from 18:00 to 22:00. Free entrance.
TRANSPORT Ferries from Kauppatori to Suomenlinna, Thursday 5th and Friday 6th of September at 18:20.
On Saturday 7th boat from Kauppatori to Suomenlinna at 17:25.
From Suomenlinna to Kauppatori everyday at 23:00.
Preliminary Program!
Thursday from 7 pm:
Elvira Santamaría Torres, Nathalie Anguezomo Mba Bikoro, Klaus Boegel, Johanna MacDonald, Steve Vanoni
Friday from 7 pm:
Chuyia Chia , Malcolm Manning, Shinji Kanki, Regina Frank, Ali Al-Fatlawi & Wathiq Gzar Al-Ameri
Saturday from 6 pm:
John Court , Marek Waldemar Pluciennik, Ray Langenbach, Yingmei Duan, Marcio Carvalho, Closing Group Action
Changes still possible, so better come every day!
Team
Egle Oddo, Liina Kuittinen, Tomasz Szrama, Willem Wilhelmus.
Venue
Galeria Augusta, Suomenlinna B28, Helsinki
For route on map: go from yellow (ferry to/from Kauppatori) to red
For route on map: go from yellow (ferry to/from Kauppatori) to red