Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale

Next summer, in the historic ironworks village of Fiskars and along the Fiskars River, Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale will bring together artists, designers, and researchers to explore water both as an experiential element and as a theme situated at the intersection of science and art.

On the entrance level of the Old Granary is showcased one of the main exhibitions, Veden taju / Känsla för vatten / Sense of Water, curated by artist-researcher Riikka Latva-Somppi, which is an exhibition that examines the human relationship with water; how knowledge, emotions and action shape our sense of water.

The exhibition brings together design, art, science and personal experience. It features art and design projects as well as cross-disciplinary research initiatives. Key themes include water stewardship, and the relationship between plastics and water. The exhibition invites visitors to reflect on their own personal relationship with water.

The Biennale’s second main exhibition is Kaste / Dagg / Dew, the annual summer exhibition of The Onoma Cooperative of Artists, Designers and Artisans in Fiskars, curated and architecturally designed by architect Marco Casagrande.

The exhibition explores the cycle of water and its role as the engine of the machine of life, positioning the human being as dew, too. Approximately 60 artists are participating in the exhibition, the majority selected through an open call among members of the cooperative. In addition, a group of Finnish and international practitioners has been invited to join in. Casagrande’s curation engages with the ironworks environment, the flowing river, and the architecture of the historic buildings in a way that invites dialogue with history and the Fiskars River.