The Visit Podcast: Contemporary Artists Talking

Inma Herrera is a visual artist, printmaker, bodyworker, and educator whose practice explores the alchemy and material transformation of image-making processes. Through installations that bridge printmaking, sculpture, video, and performance, she creates spaces that invite states of becoming.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kelvin Au is a Hong Kong-based sculptor. In his art practice, he uses found objects and multimedia assemblages to reimagine and re-contextualise his relationship with these conditions of tension and flux, uncertainty and paradox, frailty and strength.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Silvester Mok is a Hong Kong ceramics artist who works mainly with 3D printed ceramics. He is mesmerised by the magic of how clay is extruded layer by layer, gradually forming a larger structure before his eyes.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cleo Lau is a Hong Kong-based artist working with ceramics in combination with images and screen printing. She collects photos daily and the process of creating her pieces helps her review and organise her memories.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lee Suet-ying's recent work delves into the concept of territory, encompassing the claimed or occupied space by individuals or institutions, along with the borders established to denote ownership. She finds interest in the potential reclamation of a space by nature if left untended.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yuko Fukuba Johnsson is a practicing ceramic artist from Tokyo, based in Hong Kong. She uses ceramics as a medium to create works under the theme of Memory Containers. For her, memory means a combination of facts, including time and place, together with qualia, subjective experiences with the senses.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The yearly summary of all episodes. Key ideas from each guest's art practice.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sheung Yiu is an image-centered artist and researcher, based in Helsinki. In his research-based practice, Yiu collaborates with multi-disciplinary experts to explore imaging practices emerging at the intersection of photography and large-scale computation.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Gryf Paterson is a Scottish artist-organiser, cultural producer, educator and independent researcher. Specialises in developing and leading inter- and trans- disciplinary projects exploring connections between art, digital culture and science, cultural activism, ecological and sustainability movements, cultural heritage and collaborative networks.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Antti-Ville Reinikainen is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice revolves around spatial, atmospheric, and multi-layered sculptural works. He seamlessly blends a variety of techniques, frequently venturing into new creative territories while often revisiting his foundational skills in painting and drawing.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Inka Bell's practice, she explores the relationship between two-dimensional and three-dimensional through material, colour, surface, and repetition. Paper plays a central role in her work, serving as a medium for printing or shaping into new forms. She's intrigued by visual phenomena and the infinite possibilities of constructing image surfaces.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The meaning of Suvi's works arises through being in touch with the materials, through the process, research, and wonder. Her practice often questions the boundary between a ready and an unready artwork.The meaning of Suvi's works arises through being in touch with the materials, through the process, research, and wonder. Her practice often questions the boundary between a ready and an unready artwork.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In her paintings Eeva-Riitta Eerola explores the concept of perception and how we understand and experience images. Abstract and recognisable elements vary in her expression, working in series as well as creating subtly defined links between the works are in the core of her practice.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kristiina Mäenpää works with installation, sculpture and photographic mediums. Her works emphasise the dialogue between the art work and the exhibition space, focusing on their materiality.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rute Morais Peixoto is a Portuguese interdisciplinary artist combining visual art, architecture, and music. Her practice delves into themes of perception, memory, attachment, compulsive geometrical alignments, and the pursuit of singularities in the ordinary.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jennifer Lipkin works at the intersection of sculpture, space and art. She creates meaningful experiences and thought-provoking moments by emphasizing a sensory approach towards aesthetics. Place, identity, and color semiotics are common themes in her creative practice.Watch the episode on Youtube.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The focus of Laura Itkonen's work is on visually detailed, tactile architectural ceramics and on sculptural emphasis with an experimental approach to the material and the chemistry in it.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The roles have changed and the host became the guest! This is one way to celebrate the second birthday of the podcast ✨Leda Vaneva's practice tests the boundaries of the surrounding world through videos, objects, drawings. She gathers and highlights the multiplicity of viewpoints and possible takes on what can be considered "real".Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hanna Råst works with lens-based media, text, and sculpture. Her work delves into themes of memory, transience, and the human psyche, often intersecting with research areas such as archaeology, psychology, and ecology.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ilkka Paloniemi is an artist, curator and designer working in the field's of light, art and architecture. He is also Master of Theatre Arts, theatre consultant, 3D specialist, and scenographer and is based in Espoo.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gregoire Rousseau's work ranges from audio performance to text based installation, always proceeding from a research on an artistic practice that stands for material as language, and concept taking form based on knowledge.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is special.Each artist at The Visit shares a funny story, unique perspective, or a piece of wisdom they acquired among multiple other fascinating details related to their work. This video is a gathering of all guests from 2024, with some of their most memorable moments.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Suzanne Mooney is a visual artist originally from Ireland, working with photography, moving image and found objects. She is currently a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Art, Helsinki, and a Doctoral candidate at Aalto University, delving into the connections between photography and glass.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sebastian Reis's practice combines photography, painting and sculptural elements. His approach emerges from synthesising subjective experiences with culture-historical and art-historical occurrences.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Satu-Minna Suorajärvi is a sculptor working with digital fabrication using 3D modelling, laser cutting and 3D printing. After switching from being a doctor of medicine, she now combines digital art with old traditions of sculpture.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aapo Huhta combines elements of documentary practice and experimental darkroom techniques with subjective, mundane observations, building a range of ambiguous and often fragmented narratives in his photographic work. Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maija Annikki Savolainen is a visual artist working with photography, text, stones, and green plants.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ville Aaltо is a sound artist & electronic musician based in Helsinki. He works with synthesizers, creates artificial, electronic versions of natural sounds and presents them in the form of surround sound installations, electronic music recordings and live concerts.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joonas Hyvönen predominantly employs digital mediums such as animation, film, and games in his artistic practice. His works are often narrative-driven studies utilising storytelling as an instrument of reflection.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Karl Ketamo works in a multidisciplinary approach towards photography, moving image, sculpture and installation. A common thread in his work is the use of the use found images and objects, which he recycles, reworks, and presents in a new manner.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alma Heikkilä invites us to acquaint ourselves with the many symbiotic relationships we participate in and the essential role they play in constantly making us who we are. In doing so, she encourages us to contemplate how access to embodied knowledge may challenge our understanding of what it means to be a human.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minja Kolehmainen is an artist and cabinetmaker from Finland who lives and works in her mobile workshop van. She is inspired by nature and everything she creates is handmade with a lot of love and respect towards nature.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minjee Hwang Kim is a Korean painter based in Helsinki who explores the notions of identity through self-portraits. She creates a continuous loop between the artist-self and the artist as subject.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lau Rämö is a visual artist working with video art, photography, installations and zines. Their animations combine soft and found materials with evocative tendencies and broader themes, often emphasising the shared existence as animate beings.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Rönnholm works with sculpture and installation, often featuring movement or other mechanical elements. Her artistic practise stems from a fascination for language, materials and processes, paired with a passion for mechanics and do-it-yourself.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sofi Häkkinen invents new combinations of materials. Humour and serendipity are guiding principles in her sculptural and performative practice. She is always doing many things and they flow into each other.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Broms is an artist who works with expanded painting, installation, and moving images, among other mediums. She is part of SubaruSisters. Her recent upcoming exhibitions will be in Lapinlahden Lähde (Venetsia building) in July 2024, and in galleria Huuto in march 2025.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Päivikki Alaräihä is working mainly with painting and installation. Her minimalist approach guides the viewer to the surrounding space, blending the artwork with its environment.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Miradonna Sirkka is a performance and contemporary circus artist, director and performer. The artworks are multidisciplinary mashups and worlds to dive in; performances, installations, videos, sounds and media artworks.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Man Yau lives and works in Helsinki. Through the use of various materials –from porcelain, glass, wood or casted metals, to ribbon – her sculptures bring up questions around the issue of exoticization.Man's current exhibition.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anu Raatikainen is a visual artist living in Helsinki, Finland, working with light, painting, drawing, sculpture, video and performance. Light has been a unifying factor as a medium, theme and a metaphor in her work.Subscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Polina Laamanen is an embroidery and textile artist. She creates one of a kind hand stitched artworks using threads and hand modified textile. She also produces original ebooks and tutorials.Check her Youtube channelWatch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noora Geagea is a storyteller from Helsinki, with interest in cultural attitudes and structures and body movement, as an expression of the individual and the collective.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kemê is a multidisciplinary artist based in Helsinki who works with photography, performance, installation and text, often hybridising them. She sees the arts as something between alchemy and magic, the spiritual and the subconscious.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oscar Dempsey is a visual artist, set designer and prop maker working with production companies and arts projects to design and manufacture for performance, film, art and public projects. They find inspiration in the vast, overwhelming spaces – natural, or man-made, in search for the feeling of the Sublime.Oscar's latest work can be seen in the upcoming Luukamari performance: https://cirko.fi/esitys/sivuhenkilot-2/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/170537726108817/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7DWatch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pasi Autio works with photography, moving image and installation. His pieces often deal with the inner world of thoughts and its relation to external reality.Autio often investigates specific environments, circling around a single moment or train of thought and opening it up for examination.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paula Tella is a Finnish artist who focuses on the body, and who uses embodiment in the core of her practice. She creates photographs, installations, drawings, paintings, performances... Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vilma Pimenoff is a visual artist whose work is rooted in photography. She is interested in the semiotics of the everyday, that is - how we understand the world around us through signs and symbols. Multiple perspectives, people's relations to the natural, and recently – power, are some of the themes she explores.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marko Timlin is a Finnish-German artist creating artworks that link science with art, technology with nature and the past with the present. His artistic work centers on the technical, aesthetic and philosophical development of kinetic sound sculptures, dynamic light installations, performances with self-made sound machines and multimedia theater plays.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ana Gutieszca is a Mexican-Finnish visual and sound artist, an inventor of broken noises and graphite universes: she is fascinated by the transformation of drawing into sound and using graphite as a tool for sound making. In her drawings, she embraces the question of the animal and its ambivalent presence through symbolic thinking. She is also known for being the founder and sonic mind behind Third Space, an artist run gallery and collective based in Helsinki.Watch the episode on YoutubeSubscribe to The Visit Notes newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.