SYLVIA JAVÉN
SEDAN RESTE JAG MIG
Group exhibition in Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki
May 2022
Participating artists
Carina Ahlskog (fi)
Cora Wöllenstein (De)
Sylvia Javén (fi)
Ustina Yakovleva (Rus)
I invited the three artists to Helsinki to exhibit together under the title “Sedan reste jag mig”, a Swedish word play being understood as “Then I rose up”, the word reste also meaning "traveled".
After the pandemic, the meaning of movement seemed to have shifted. I invited the artists by asking: What does it mean to rise up, to move your body, to travel, where is your home, where are you going?
THE ARTWORKS
I invited the three artists to Helsinki to exhibit together under the title “Sedan reste jag mig”, a Swedish word play being understood as “Then I rose up”, the word reste also meaning "traveled".
After the pandemic, the meaning of movement seemed to have shifted. I invited the artists by asking: What does it mean to rise up, to move your body, to travel, where is your home, where are you going?
WORKSHOPS
During the exhibition the artists held workshops connected to their materials or art works. The audience was invied to take part in
THANKS TO
The exhibition was supported by Svenska Kulturfonden, Svensk österbottniska samfundet and Nygréns stiftelse
