Artist introduction Aaro Murphy, is an installation artist working with sound, scent, animation and glass. His work takes form as time based installations and kinetic sculptures, exploring boundaries between the organic and synthetic. A recurring theme in his practice is the ability for machines and complex mechanisms to adopt spatial agency and performative potential –… Read more »
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Frozen Land
The exhibition Frozen Land showcases the beauty of cold northern nature with snowy landscapes and frosted trees. The photographs on display share the theme of Nordic winter landscapes, and embody the moment at which they were taken and the atmosphere in nature. The photographs in this exhibition were taken in the course of several winters… Read more »
Elastic Alliances -exhibition
The past few years have taken our necessity to adapt to a whole new level. What is considered normal has been stretched as much in the everyday as in artists’ creative processes. Despite economic and social distress, artists have kept on with their work, and collaboration between creatives has kept on happening. The exhibition presents… Read more »
AI To Stretch the Borders of Arts – seminar
What is art produced with AI, and can art produced with AI even be considered art? What are authorship and ethics? What needs to be taken into account? These questions were discussed at the AI To Stretch the Borders of Arts – hybrid seminar organized by the Finnish institute in Japan. Presentations were given by… Read more »
Quite Japanese – Yet So Finnish: Kaija + Heikki Siren – curator’s talk
The curator of the exhibition Frans Autio will give a curator’s talk and tell more about the exhibition on Thursday March 17th at 6pm (in English, interpreted in Japanese) via Zoom. Registration open until March 16th. Frans Autio. Photo: Rolf Autio. Frans Autio is doctoral researcher in Doctoral programme in history and cultural heritage, at University of… Read more »
International Women’s Day 2022 Celebration
The Finnish Institute in Japan wishes every girl and woman a hopeful International Women’s Day and encourages everybody to #BreakTheBias. Imagine a diverse, equitable and inclusive world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. Together we can force women’s equality…because we can #BreakTheBias. Come and meet us Tuesday March 8th at 9AM-10AM in front of the National Azabu… Read more »
Quite Japanese – Yet So Finnish: Kaija + Heikki Siren
The exhibition examines Kaija and Heikki Siren’s long-term relationship with Japan, and features their wooden architecture in both Finland and Japan. The Finnish architect couple Kaija Siren (née Tuominen, 1920–2001) and Heikki Siren (1918–2013) designed and realised several projects for Japan, a country much admired by numerous Finnish architects. The extensive collection of articles on the Sirens’ architecture published… Read more »
Åland 100 Knitting Competition Winners
The winners of the hugely popular Åland 100 Knitting competition have now been selected, thank you so much to everyone who participated! All of the entries were excellent, so the decision was really hard to make, but in the end Ms. Megumi Shibata was chosen as the winner with her lovely Åland-coloured cardigan! Prizes will… Read more »
Miila Westin: Mythical
Have you heard of Rongoteus or Ägräs? Miila Westin’s exhibition of Finnish mythical beings is part of her Master of Arts thesis in Aalto University. While researching the Finnish ancient religion the illustrator noticed how abundantly there were myths and stories which were not a part of the national epic of Karelia and Finland, The… Read more »
Women’s empowerment seminar
Celebrating women December 13th! At Women’s empowerment seminar held on Monday, December 13th at 15-19:30PM we had presentations and group discussions how to balance work and family life and live a happy life followed by a networking reception! This event was held as a hybrid event face-to-face at the Metsä Pavilion as well as online… Read more »
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