22.1.2026 at 18.00 in Toinen Kerros
Free event where crochet and other yarn-based textile work meets sonic art practices
– 4 live performances;
– Yarn and simple instructions provided;
– You’re invited to crochet, knit or knot in response to sounds you hear.
A hanging textile installation will be already present in the space. You may add your final work to it during the performances, or work on your own piece in peace.
Free event • All materials provided • Food served • Beginner-friendly
Donations are welcome
Languages: EN / FI
Sonic Performances:
18:30
OISAVA
An ambient music project by Jussi Launonen, OISAVA is a kind of a feedback loop: an e-violinist getting inspired by the sounds their instrument makes.
10-15 min. brake
19:30
Mark Reid Bulatovich
Mark Reid Bulatović is a guitarist and composer from Slovenia and Scotland. His artistic interests are placed at the intersection of ecology, intimacy and ritual. A recent graduate of the Sibelius Academy, he has participated in international festivals in Shanghai (R.A.W), UK (Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Edinburgh Fringe & International Festivals) and Helsinki (SipoonÄänet, Musica Nova) with a variety of groups and as a soloist.
He is going to perform Svevning from the ComposerFredrik Rasten:
Svevning is the result of a specific approach to just intonation on guitar, namely a real-time retuning of the open strings and the natural harmonics of these, guided solely by the ear of the performer.The piece was developed in many stages between 2017 and 2021. This development comprised both a gradual prolonging of the piece itself and adding new tuning details, as my knowledge about just intonation grew along with my perception and perceptiveness of the processes of tuning in just intonation.
Svevning is a highly personal piece. However, I would be happy if any guitarist would want to delve into it.
Fredrik Rasten
Berlin, January 5, 2023
10-15 min. brake
20:45
PAJUH
Hamidreza Keshvarpajuh, or Paژuh, is an artist from Tehran, Iran, whose creative practice spans the roles of saxophonist, producer, improviser, and curator. Rooted in Tehran’s alternative music scene, his work extends across projects such as Obad, Block Project, and Berenj Ensemble. His saxophone playing is a careful investigation of sound phenomenology, where tone and texture form a tactile experience. Sound emerges from the friction between breath, resonance, and the body, shaped by sensitivity to dynamics and tonal color.
His compositions draw on minimalism, progressive structures, Nu jazz, and the rhythmic and melodic patterns of Middle Eastern music, balancing repetition and variation to create a shifting perception of time passing through sound.
In his recent works, Paژuh has expanded his focus toward sound art, reconfiguring the saxophone’s physicality into a fluid, malleable sonic entity. He explores the liminal spaces between sound and silence through extended techniques, exploring the edges of musical expression and how the voice, instrument, and object overlap and transform one another..
10-15 min. brake
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Organised by Verna Häyrynen, Simone Spampinato & Aatos Latva-Somppi / Trembling Gel