Seminar: Questions about ethically and ecologically sustainable exhibition practices, Tuesday 10 October from 9:30 am to 3 pm
What impact and what contributions can visual art exhibitions make as our living environment changes? What are the moral and ethical issues involved in organising and curating exhibitions? What ecological solutions should be taken into account in current exhibition practices? Explore and discuss the themes at an event organised by the Finnish Association of Photographic Artists and the regional photography centres of Finland on Tuesday 10 October 2023 from 9.30 am to 3 pm at Culture House Valve, Oulu.
The Questions about ethically and ecologically sustainable exhibition practices seminar starts with morning coffee and short introductions of Finnish photography centres and the national association, followed by a talk by photographer/artist Kaisa Syrjänen from Utopias Lahti about ecologically sustainable exhibition practices. To shed some light on the Nordic scene, we are joined by freelance curator Kjersti Solbakken, who will curate the LIAF – Lofoten International Art Festival in 2024. Before lunch, artistic director Yvonne Billimore from Bioart Society reflects on her work on knowledge ecologies, pluralism and polyphonic programmes.
After lunch, the themes will be explored in a group discussion moderated by photographer, museum educator Kastehelmi Korpijaakko. Other participants include Yvonne Billimore (Bioart Society), university lecturer and photographer Michael Jacobs (University of Lapland), Kjersti Solbakken (LIAF 2024), Kaisa Syrjänen (Utopias Lahti) and executive director/curator Darja Zaitsev (Photo North – Nordic Photographic Centre). The discussion will be held in English.
PROGRAMME 10 October 2023
Questions on ethically and ecologically sustainable galleries and exhibitions
9:30 Morning coffee
10:00 to 10:30 Photography organisations present themselves
10:30 to 11:00 Ecologically sustainable presentation practices, photographer Kaisa Syrjänen (Utopias Lahti)
11:00 to 11:30 Northern agency of a curator, freelance curator Kjersti Solbakken (Lofoten International Art Festival – LIAF 2024)
11:30 to 12:00 Working with ecologies of knowledges, plurality and polyvocal programs, artistic director Yvonne Billimore (Bioart Society)
12:00 to 13:00 Lunch
13:00 to 15:00 Talk: Questions about ethically and ecologically sustainable exhibition practices – Kysymyksiä eettisesti ja ekologisesti kestävästä näyttelytoiminnasta(in English)
Moderated by: Kastehelmi Korpijaakko
Speakers: Yvonne Billimore (Bioart Society), Michael Jacobs (Lapin yliopisto), Kjersti Solbakken (curator LIAF 2024), Kaisa Syrjänen (Utopias Lahti) and Darja Zaitsev (Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre)
The event is free of charge and will be streamed live online. You can watch the stream here. (Meeting ID: 832 2735 9149)
The event will follow the safer space principles.
Questions about ethically and ecologically sustainable exhibition practices
Tuesday 10 October 2023, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Culture House Valve, Café Paljetti
1st floor (Hallituskatu 7, 90100 Oulu, Finland)
Picture: Utopias Lahti 2023 (Picture: Toivo Heinimäki)