Keskustelu/Taiteilijatapaaminen
Out of control

An artist discussion about attitude, diversity and drawer thinking

LA 07.04.2018, klo 13-15
HAM

Artist Mischa Leinkauf together with artists Johannes Rantapuska & Sauli Sirviö have their creative roots in a subculture called graffiti. But can we still call it so when it appears in a museum? Besides the exhibition ”Graffiti” in HAM Helsinki, there is a lot to tell about what happens in the streets and what eventually ends up in a museum. 

We will have a conversation about what societal scope art has nowadays if it appears noncommissioned and in public space? The artists will present their work and additional projects from people that inspired them over the last years – showing the diversity the prejudiced term ”graffiti” bears.

• Artist and filmmaker Mischa Leinkauf is part of the Berlin based artists duo Wermke/Leinkauf, that works on the conversion of urban topographies and the exploration of its borders. In lot of their works, crossing the boundaries of individual freedom serve as an extension of artistic and societal scope. To question common standards and constraints, they ”open” the city by using not only their bodies but the materials and tools of urban spaces. Moreover, their works often relate to the Genius Loci and the history of a space.
• Johannes Rantapuska is a thirty-something teenager with a slacker mentality and an academic art degree. With a good mix of both, he’s hoping to bring some relevant stories to the world. His work ranges from site-specific installations in New York City to bicycling on subway tracks in Athens.
• Sauli Sirviö is a Helsinki based artist working in the field of  visual arts. His works are based in photographic cogitation and  experimental documentary. He is a co founder of artist run space SIC in Helsinki.