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21/3/2011

IHME 2011

Different venues, Helsinki

IHME is an annual Contemporary Art Festival in Helsinki, Finland that consists out of three different types of production: IHME Project - commissioned new work in a public space, IHME Days - forum for discussion and IHME Editions - repeatable artwork or publication.

IHME Project 2011
Superflex' IHME Project 2011—The Longest Film Ever Made

The Danish artist group Superflex' installation created for the IHME Contemporary Art Festival is a film and sculpture titled Modern Times Forever (Stora Enso Building, Helsinki). The work shows the Stora Enso building in Helsinki. The film will be shown in Helsinki Market Square on a 40m2 LED screen, so that the original building can be seen simultaneously with the building in the film. In the film the building changes over time. The film lasts ten days (240 hours), i.e. the film can be watched 24 hours a day for ten days.

The presence of the IHME Project will add a new temporal dimension to the urban space. Apart from being present in our everyday lives, quietly changing for ten days, the film's time races ahead at an estimated several-hundred-year gallop each day. The film is a fiction about what could happen to the Stora Enso building as an architectural and ideological symbol, over the next few thousands of years, if the days of humankind come to an end, and only time and the weather affect the building.

The Stora Enso building in Helsinki is an important cityscape landmark, whose style has prompted discussion ever since it was built. The building, referred to by the locals as "the sugar cube", is Alvar Aalto's design and was completed in 1962. Its clean white modernist exterior has been an object of love and hate ever since its completion.

Workshops, lectures, discussions, and films at the IHME Days 1-3.4.2011

The first of the IHME Days begins with British Claire Doherty's lecture, in which she considers how the time of public art is being shaken up. The Day continues with an exciting Trial, in which we dive into the depths of copyright. The evening ends with three film premieres in Finland—by artists Jani Ruscica (FIN), Cyprien Gaillard (FR) and Jeremy Deller together with Nicholas Abrahams (UK).

On Saturday, we will hear viewpoints on Superflex's IHME Project from Riitta Nikula, Professor Emerita, PhD and architects Mikael Sundman and Mikko Mälkki. Professor Bruce Jenkins will give a talk on Gordon Matta-Clark's film Conical Intersect that will be screened on Saturday. To complete the whole, Claire Doherty will conduct a discussion with the Superflex artist group.

After the beautiful and slow start with Yoko Ono's Film N.o 5 (Smile) on Sunday morning IHME Days reach their international climax with How do we talk about art? discussion with guests: the Director of the Moderna Museet Daniel Birnbaum, Jennifer Allen, a critic from Frieze art magazine, Silja Rantanen, Artist and Professor at The Finnish Academy of Fine Arts and Anita Seppä, Adjunct Professor at the University of Helsinki. Sunday evening ends with the IHME Marathon, in which ten artists talk about their relationship to the city.

Jori Hulkkonen & Tuomas Toivonen, Renaissance Man & Åbäke and Zongamin will be making the IHME Club unforgettable on Saturday night!

Superflex' IHME Project 2011 film production is by Propeller Group (Ho Chi Minh City) and it has been co-produced with Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki.

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IHME Days 2011
The Time, the City and the Future

The third IHME Days are being held 1-3.4.2011 at the Old Student House in Helsinki. On the Days, it will again be possible to choose a way of participating that suits you best: the programme includes workshops, lectures, discussions, films and, of course, the IHME Club!

The Contemporary Art Festival begins with an artwork, IHME Project by Superflex, and so do the IHME Days: the programme begins with Gordon Matta-Clark´s film Conical Intersect, that Professor Bruce Jenkins from Chicago will open up in his lecture. The themes of the festival derive from the current IHME Project and this year they are: the Time, the City and the Future.

The first of the IHME Days begins with the British Claire Doherty´s lecture, in which she considers how the time of public art is being shaken up. The Day continues with an exciting Trial, in which we dive into the depths of copyright. The evening ends with three fantastic Finnish premieres - by artists Jani Ruscica (FIN), Cyprien Gaillard (FR) and Jeremy Deller together with Nicholas Abrahams (UK).

On Saturday, we will hear viewpoints on Superflex´s IHME Project from Riitta Nikula, Professor Emerita and architects Mikael Sundman and Mikko Mälkki. To complete the whole, Claire Doherty will conduct a discussion with the Superflex artists´ group - audience is also welcome to talk about their own experiences.

This year´s IHME Days workshops are being run by Arkki, School of Architecture for Children and Youth. On Saturday you can take part in a workshop for the whole family, Disappearing City using edible materials and on Sunday you can build a Floating City.

Sunday morning begins wonderfully slowly with Yoko Ono´s Film No 5 (Smile). Come to the Great Hall at the Old Student House to enjoy the film! At the same time, you can enjoy breakfast in Vanhan Kuppila.

The IHME Days reach their international climax with Sunday´s How do we talk about art? discussion (in English), with guests the Director of the Moderna Museet Daniel Birnbaum, Jennifer Allen, a critic from Frieze art magazine, Silja Rantanen, Artist and Professor at The Finnish Academy of Fine Arts and Professor Anita Seppä from University of Helsinki. Sunday evening ends with the IHME Marathon, in which ten artists talk about their relationship to the city.

IHME´s partner in collaboration, Sokos Hotel Torni, is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, and to celebrate this IHME is carrying on the prestigious tradition of IHME Feast at Torni. Those invited to take part in the IHME Feast at Torni include Paavo Arhinmäki , Pekka Sauri, Pekka Seppänen, Kaarin Taipale and Mari Vaattovaara. The topic is the future of the city, and it will be piloted by Sam Inkinen. The discussion will be heard in shortened form on Radio Helsinki and posted in full on this website. (The discussion will be in Finnish.)

Jori Hulkkonen & Tuomas Toivonen, Renaissance Man and Zongamin will be making the IHME Club unforgettable - on Saturday night!

IHME Days Programme

1-3 April 2011, Old Student House, Mannerheimintie 3, Helsinki, Finland
Open:
Fri 10.45 - 22.00
Sat 12.00 - 22.00 (Club 22 - 04.00, age limit 18 years)
Sun 11.00 - 20.30

IHME Days are hosted by journalist Jonni Roos.

FRIDAY 1 April 2011

11:00-14:00 Images and Talk: IHME-info (in Finnish), Music Hall
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15:00-15:20 Film: Conical Intersect
15:20-15:30 IHME Days opening, Tuula Arkio (in Finnish)
15:30-16:30 Images and Talk: Art in the Public Space: Claire Doherty
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17:00-19:30 Images and Talk: The Trial (In Finnish)
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20:00-20:10 Film: Travelogue
20:10-20:40 Film: Desniansky Raion
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20:50-22:00 Film: Our Hobby is Depeche Mode

SATURDAY 2 April 2011

13:00-17:00 Architecture Workshop: Disappearing City, Faculty Hall

Viewpoints on the IHME Project´s themes:
13:00-14:00 Images and Talk: Riitta Nikula (In Finnish)
14:00-14:20 Images and Talk: Mikael Sundman (In Finnish)
14:20-14:40 Images and Talk: Mikko Mälkki (In Finnish)
Discussion
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Discussion about IHME Project
16:00-16:45 Images and Talk: Superflex ja Claire Doherty
16:45-17:10 Film: Sheds
17:10-17:30 Images and Talk: Discussion continues
17.30-18.30 Images and Talk: Bruce Jenkins
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20:00-21:00 IHME Project climax in Market Square
22:00-04:00 Music: IHME Club

SUNDAY 3 April 2011

11:30-13:00 Film: Film No. 5 (Smile)
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13:00-15:00 and 15:30-17:30 Architecture Workshop: Floating City, Faculty Hall
14:00-17:00 Images and Talk: How do we talk about art? -discussion
Jennifer Allen, Daniel Birnbaum, Anita Seppä ja Silja Rantanen
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17:30 Closing ceremony of the workshops, Music Hall
18:00-20:30 Images and Talk: IHME-marathon (In Finnish)
Changes in the programme and time schedule are possible. Please visit this site for updates.

Image: IHME Project 2011, Modern Times Forever (Stora Enso Building, Helsinki), model photo

Contact: IHME Contemporary Art Festival
Pro Arte Foundation Finland
Kalevankatu 4, 2nd floor Helsinki
Tel.+358 45 1240096
Fax. +358 9 2783388
E-mail: info@proartefoundation.fi
www.ihme2011.fi

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