Seikka II Installation in Toinen Kerros 14-19th of August
Recorded fragments of poetry resonate from paper speakers. Sounds sprout from the silences—perhaps it is music…
The second part of Olli Moilanen’s interdisciplinary Seikka performance series brings a sculptural sound installation to the Runokuu (Poetry Moon) festival for one week. The speaker modules have been built by multidisciplinary artist Priss Niinikoski. The voices emerging from the speakers recite poetry by German poet Simone Goldschmidt-Lechner and Finnish poet Tuukka Pietarinen. The poetry was curated in collaboration with the Nuoren Voiman Liitto.
Olli Moilanen’s work is supported by the Kone Foundation, Priss Niinikoski’s work by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland, and the construction of the installation was supported with a materials grant from the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
Installation is open in August as follows:
Thu 14th 19-21
Fri 15th 16-20
Sat 16th 14-18
Sun 17th 14-18
Tue 19th 16-20
Poesia Night Club on Thursday the 14th at 19-21 in Toinen Kerros
As part of the installation and Poetry Moon festival opening event, Osuuskunta Poesia’s night club will feature performances by this autumn’s poets, Aki Salmela and Aura Siltala. The evening will also include a discussion with Erkka Filander about his new collection Siemenholvi, published in June.
In the same space, there will be a book exhibition dedicated to Erkka Filander’s Siemenholvi. The work is a monument to the printed word, its carefully crafted architecture guiding the reader through imagery of destruction and displacement that echoes Western cultural heritage, and the rituals and literature that arise from the need to remember. The book’s exceptional ambition is also reflected in its scale: the physical object is cut to the dimensions of classical codices (300x400mm), resembling a temple or a literary counterpart to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. It is a means of preserving and remembering possibilities.
Fluxus Performance 16th of August 15.00-16.00
Naarmu is a collective of experimental music and performance art enthusiasts, rooted in the research-based full-length production of The Great Learning by Cornelius Cardew, realized on the Tulkinnanvaraista forum between 2020 and 2024.
The group is sustained by its members’ shared interest in learning together through experimentation, dialogue, mutual trust, and the cultivation of polyphony. Its members come from diverse backgrounds and age groups. Everyone interested is warmly welcome to join the activities.
At the Runokuu Festival, the group will perform text-based Fluxus scores by Ben Vautier, Emmett Williams, and La Monte Young.