light falling through painted silk screens; photo by HHW.

And today is the grand opening day for see!colour! – a multiple exhibition in Järna with works by James Turrell, Hilma af Klint and Rudolf Steiner, along with colour experiments in the spirit of Goethe – all surrounded by Ytterjärna garden park by the Baltic Sea.

The four parallell exhibitions and the living light and spaces of the garden offer a range of experiences. I am very happy to be a part of this event; together with singer Sinikka Mikkola, I will stage two workshops where listening is the artistic core – Voice of Colour /Colours of the Voice; one at Midsummer, June 23 – 26, and one by the end of September.

Sinikka is a long-time experienced Werbeck singer and pedagogue. As for myself, I have carried out artistic works in different social settings since the mid ’90s – since 2007 documented on this website. Both of us aim to practise a listening mode in our professional fields, something we wish to develop further by this joint workshop.
In the mornings, we will practise to uncover the fullness of voice, individually and as a group. In the afternoons, we will explore the life of colours perceived through the personal temperaments, painting outdoors on large silk screens in the garden. For the evenings, there will be time for reflections and the deepening of artistic themes as well as for improvisational vocal music.

Interested to join?
Leave a comment below, and we’ll contact you for further information. Welcome!

calling Apollo; installation in Ytterjärna garden park 2008; HHW.

light and shadows in the corridor; photos by HHW.

For three weeks, The Åbo Akademi University Business School became an art gallery: its walls mirroring an artistic journey through Europe, captured encounters of light, places and people.
The LICHTWECHSEL exhibition closed in April, but some of the works – among them Erika Lojen’s Das Licht das Ich Suche – will stay. And so will the memories, for all of us who were part of the process. Art comes to life in our minds, it is there whenever we recall it.

Orchestra rehearsal in Auditorium I; all photos by HHW.

In Auditorium I, the Academic Orchestra is rehearsing under Das Licht das Ich Suche – a photo series composed for this space by Erika Lojen.
The River, a piece by Finnish composer Selim Palmgren, searches its way through Sunday morning hours; begins, then halts to take another direction and unfold anew, over and over. As day turns towards afternoon, sun reaches in through large windows and the orchestra tunes their instruments for Claude Debussy’s La Mer.

morning light in empty spaces; photos by HHW.

morning light on the cleansing rounds; photo HHW.

from the cafeteria; photo HHW.

Erika Lojen, Luise Kloos, Aurelia Meinhart and Ingeborg Pock unpacking and mounting their exhibition; all photos by HHW.

During the last week – accompanied by disquieting news from Libya, Bahrein, Yemen and Japan – the LICHTWECHSEL exhibition was built by Gruppe 77 members in the Åbo Akademi Business School. On Wednesday, the Nomadic University gathered for its twelfth session. Thursday was Opening Day, starting by professor Pierre Guillet de Monthoux lecturing over “Why Andy Warhol Was Right – How Art Schools Turned Into Business Schools”.
After the ceremonial opening and a tour around the Business School – in its turn transformed into an art gallery – the programme continued; among other things, the audience took part in a performance by artist Jan-Erik Andersson commenting on the Destruction of Beauty, embodied in a blue wooden house demolished by the City of Turku.

To round off, former Editor-in-Chief Arne Ruth brought recent headlines back into our minds – connecting the heritage of Enlightenment with ongoing struggle for freedom and equal rights.
Three students from the Business School, following a project course in art and marketing on LICHTWECHSEL, have set up their own blog mirroring the event.

http://businessschoolturndartgallery.wordpress.com/

above: Auditorium 1 after renovation, seen from upper gallery;
below: spiral staircase with backdoor entrances; all photos HHW.

Kenneth, having swept the front porch free from ice and sand, leaves his broom at the caretaker’s office and heads for coffee, too.

Messages on notice boards remind us about this and that; to wash hands, apply for grants, go dancing, travel abroad, have psychotherapy in group, stay home when sick.

“Is this all? Yes/No/Probably”

All photos by HHW.