The Finnish Art Review. Launching event. Truthfulness: Objectivity/Subjectivity. Issue 3 aims to raise a number of questions about the concept of truthfulness by covering a broad range of topics, from ethics to the 'minor utopias' of every day life and their potential for helping us to find truths in our contemporary fragmented reality.
Framework: The Finnish Art Review
Issue 3 / June 2005: Truthfulness: Objectivity/Subjectivity
Framework 3 aims to raise a number of questions about the concept of truthfulness by
covering a broad range of topics, from ethics to the “minor utopias†of every day
life and their potential for helping us to find truths in our contemporary
fragmented reality.
Locating sets general frame for the theme Truthfulness by the following scientists
and cultural actors: philosopher Taneli Kukkonen, who holds the Canada Research
Chair in the Aristotelian Tradition at the University of Victoria; James
Meadowcroft, Professor of Political Science at Carleton University, Canada; Iikka
Vehkalahti, the commissioning editor of documentaries at YLE The Finnish
Broadcasting Company; and Ghassan Hage, Professor of Anthropology at University of
Sydney.
Focus investigates the recent intensified need arising in various artistic
approaches to turn to documentary. While belief in ‘the real truth’ has been
questioned and the ideal of the whole truth has turned out to be unattainable, a new
freedom of interpretation has been achieved. Denise Robinson, Janne Seppänen,
Susanna Helke, Hanna Johansson, Markus Nummi, Olli Löytty, Yrjö Haila and
Auli Mantila are bringing a special focus to bear on this greatly expanded range of
subjects and the variety of approaches available, especially in the fictional
direction, even – paradoxically – with regard to what is still ‘unknown’ or
incomprehensible.
Features and Conversations highlights some of the foremost Finnish artists from the
fields of film making, media art, video and photography who have revitalised the
formal traditions of documentary. The presented artists are Pirjo Honkasalo, Veli
Granö, Laura Horelli, Heli Rekula and Ilppo Pohjola. In addition, presented are
a recent project World of Plenty by Tea Mäkipää and a photo essay The
Armenian Genocide by Jaakko Heikkilä.
Opinions, Analyses & Letters offers a forum where the general theme of Framework
3 is commented by Sureyyya Evren, a Turkish author and critic; Film director Pekka
Uotila; and Juha Samola, Director of AVEK The Promotion Center for Audiovisual
Culture based in Helsinki.
Visitor’s Voice essay Intentionally What-Ever by Marta Kuzma is based on the
lectures she gave while staying as Frame’s curator-in-residence in Finland in
January-March 2005.
Global Watch comments on four international exhibitions, as reviews or by interviews
of the curators. Natasa Petresin discusses with Sara Arrhenius, the curator for the
3rd Gothenburg International Biennial; Minna Henriksson talks with Charles Esche
and Vasif Kortun, the curators for the 9th Istanbul Biennial; Mika Hannula analyses
the bunch of paradoxes related to interpretation of history through the RAF
exhibition in Berlin and Graz, while David Riff examines needs of face control by
reviewing the 1stt Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art. In addition, News includes
selected projects and events, with a special focus on the Finnish contribution (or
the lack of it at the Nordic Pavilion) in the 51st Venice biennial.
Publisher:
FRAME Finnish Fund for Art Exchange
http://www.frame-fund.fi
Phone +358 (0)9 612 6420
info@frame
Launching event at Campo di Santa Margherita, Dorsoduro, Venice on 9th of June 2005
at 9.30-11 pm.
Campo di Santa Margherita, Dorsoduro, Venice