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Kulttuurilaboratorio
Pikisaarentie 15 B1, Oulu
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seminar

Experiencing Art of Darkness

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Aapo Mäntykangas

The event in Oulu will focus on experiencing darkness and cultural heritage, with an introduction to light art. The seminar will also provide further information about the University of Oulu’s partnership in the exhibition project for the Finnish Pavilion at the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale.

We welcome you to hear about and experience the results of the international Art of Darkness project. 

The morning seminar will explore the experience of darkness and cultural heritage, while the afternoon workshops will focus on developing ideas for how to collaboratively create a platform for light art and darkness research.

The evening programme will invite participants to experience darkness and light art along the Art of Darkness Trail in Pikisaari and in other locations in Oulu.

 

Programme

9:00–12:00       

Seminar: Experiencing Darkness and Heritage, online stream available

Kulttuurilaboratorio, Pikisaarentie 15 B1, Oulu

Session 1

  • Opening of the event, Henrika Pihlajaniemi, University of Oulu
  • Experiencing Darkness, Kathrin Ehlert, Technical University of Eindhoven
  • Living with Darkness, Mette Hvass, Aalborg University Copenhagen
  • Walking with people – Experiences from a dark path, Ella Kantola and Katriina Nevalainen, University of Oulu
  • Meaningful Urban Darkness – Crowdsourcing results from Oulu, Bologna and Montpellier, Riikka Vuorenmaa, University of Oulu
  • Darkness-sensitive lighting design for Place de Peyrou, Montpellier, Damien Guiraudie, Montpellier Mediterranée Metropolitan area

10:25–10:45   

Coffee break 

Session 2

  • Announcement: Partnership in Venice Architecture Biennale 2027, Miina Jutila, Archinfo and Henrika Pihlajaniemi, University of Oulu
  • Exploring Dark Architecture in Finland: Student Perspectives, Henrika Pihlajaniemi, University of Oulu
  • Nocturnal Belvedere, Virve Leikola, Finnish Light Art Society FLASH
  • Panel discussion, questions and answers. Moderator Miina Jutila, Archinfo

12:00–13:30

Lunch break (self-paid), Theatre restaurant Aulis, Kaarlenväylä 2, Oulu

13:30–16:00    

Co-Creation Labs (partial online possibility)

Part 1

  • Introduction to the Co-Creation Topics through Pikisaari Art of Darkness path, representatives of University of Oulu, City of Oulu and Finnish Light Art Society FLASH
  • Platform for Darkness-Sensitive Light Art.
  • Pitch talk: Learnings from Bologna pilot, Martin Flugelman, University of Bologna
  • group working and discussions

14:50–15:10    

Coffee break

Part 2

  • Pilot as a research platform
  • Pitch talk: Learnings from Eindhoven Living labs, Antal Haans, Eindhoven University of Technology
  • group working and discussions

16:00–19:00 

Guided experience of Darkness and Light Art 

Register from this link.