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our organising team
co-artistic director Katarina (FI) is a creative violinist and political sciences student. #dance #helsinki #på_svenska co-artistic director Laonikos (GR/FI) is a creative arts and wilderness professional, who bakes bread regularly. #dance #humour #greeklish co-artistic director Alicia (US/NZ/FI) is a travelling singer with a passion for the wilderness. #helsinki #dance #på_norsk network assistant Cyril (DE/FI) is an upcoming creative producer, currently residing in Helsinki.
katarina sjöblom
laonikos psimikakis-chalkokondylis
alicia burns
cyril sjöström
our network
visual artist Tone (NO) makes projects related to nature, perception and ecology. She works with videos, animation films, nature photography, abstract paintings, intricate, detailed drawings and geometrical sculptures. wilderness guide Timon (DE/NO) is a guide of the icy north and organizer of extraordinary experiences in the Svalbard and Jan Mayen area. composer, environmental musician Carmen Braden (CA) is a composer, performer, and environmental musician, whose work includes contemporary classical compositions, soundtrack production, field recording – all inspired by the sounds of Canada’s sub-Arctic. musician, ecology student Zuri (US/NZ) is an adventure-loving ecology student and cellist with an avid interest in preserving and caring for all regions of the earth and a fascination for the Arctic. singer Heini (FI) is a Werbeck singer (soprano) with a keen interest in birds and a reverence for wild places of the North. writer, director, editor Georgis (GR) is a film-maker and scrip-writer. He is directing short films, creative documentaries and commercials, whilst developing his debut feature project. explorer, actor Ole (GRL/DK) is a Greenlandic explorer and actor. He features in the 2010 feature film Inuk. photographer Tiina (FI) lives and works in Helsinki, and has travelled regularly to Greenland to photograph the polar landscapes and people since 1995. folk musician Amanda Kauranne (FI) uses folk music as her fuel for her songs, performances, radio programmes and texts. She lives for and through soundscapes and finds most of her inspiration in the different surfaces of nature. creative director Pauli (FI/US) is Creative Director of KLOK creative agency. He is constantly looking to combine his interest and experience in the moving image with the limitless possibilities of the Internet – from both business and creative point of view. musician / film-maker / new media Casey Koyczan (CA) is an artist, musician, film-maker, and event-planner from Yellowknife, NT. His music houses a dynamic variation of influences from multiple genres, and presents live-looping compositions that are inspired by anecdotes of life in the North. photographer, graphic design Lorenzö (FR/FI) is a photographer who lives and works in Helsinki, with a passion for the Far North. He is also the designer of artArctica’s logo. artist and urbanist Tuuli (FI) is an artist and urbanist interested in place and identity, and creates site-specific installations and performances. Her aim is to bring together everyday life and art. visual/plastic artist Christelle (FR/FI) is a visual and plastic artist from France, who fell in love with the Arctic and now lives in the north of Finland. blog author Fion (US/NZ) is a student of pharmacy with a keen interest in icy realms of the North and South. adventure artist Galya (RU) is a nomadic adventure artist, creating in a number of different countries in the Arctic. photographic artist Eija (FI) lives and works in Helsinki. She is the chair of Tjaldur, makes long term photo documentaries and just recently published a photo book about the Faroe Islands, where she has worked since 2008. contemporary dancer Sorry, but you do not have permission to view this content.
tone bjordam
timon brüggemann
carmen braden
zuri burns
heini ernamo
georgis grigorakis
ole jørgen hammeken
tiina itkonen
amanda kauranne
pauli kopu
Casey Koyczan
lorenzö
tuuli malla
christelle mas
fion mckibben
galya morrell
Eija Mäkivuoti
gesa piper
our collaborators / partners
association The Finnish-Faroese friendship association Tjaldur cultivates the ties between the Faroe Islands and Finland. Tjaldur organises events, creating platforms, meeting places and networks for grass root level culture collaborations between the two countries, and spreading awareness of Faroese culture in Finland and vice versa. Tjaldur is also hosting a Faroese Fund which grants young Faroese […] sámi culture City-Sámit (FI) is an organisation which engages in a variety of activities supporting Sámi culture in Helsinki, where the biggest concentration of Sami people is located. They support aspects of the culture such as children’s language learning, music events, city-Sámi youth activities, and so on. musical institution The Global Music Centre is one of Finland’s musical institutions. Its key task is to collect, record and distribute information about musical cultures from around the world. The Centre aims to promote understanding between people across cultural boundaries, through music. museum Arctic Museum Nanoq (FI) is a museum in the west of Finland dedicated to the Arctic. It features collections and exhibits from all over the Arctic, especially Greenland, and is managed by Pentti Kronqvist. association The Finnish Arctic Club (FI) is a nation-wide association which brings together people who have travelled in or are interested about the Arctic. festival Skábmagovat Film Festival (FI) is a world-acclaimed indigenous people’s film festival. Since 1999. It takes place every year in Inari, Finland, at the end of January, during Kaamos (the period of the year during which the sun doesn’t rise.) The films are projected outdoors, on a screen and benches made of ice. institution Uummannaq Polar Institute (GL) is an umbrella for the outdoor activities undertaken by the Uummannaq Children’s Home. It’s purpose is to promote educational programmes for young Inuit children that reside in the Children´s Home. arts space Vapaan Taiteen Tila (FI) is an arts space managed by the University of the Arts, Helsinki. With more than 600m² of underground space, it used to be a safety bunker and is now available for organising arts events by students and alumni of the University of the Arts.
Tjaldur
city-sámit
global music centre
nanoq arctic museum
suomen arktinen klubi
Skábmagovat Film Festival
Uummannaq Polar Institute
vapaan taiteen tila
