Tellervo Kalleinen

In spring 2023 me and Oliver invited people in Finland to send ideas how an imaginary disaster movie could end. The only condition was that the scene must take place at Kansalaistori -square in the middle of Helsinki. Out of 105 proposals we filmed three, with the help of almost 100 volunteer actors. Welcome to the free premiere 17…

Why do we think like we think? For All put it’s focus on the people hidden inside statistics – and to the stories behind their opinions. The 100 people in the art piece forms a cross-section of the Finnish population in terms of gender, age, region, education, level of income, country of origin and mother…

ENG: Collective Mindscape is an interactive digital art work by Tellervo Kalleinen & Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen, commissioned by the cancer department of Siltasairaala -hospital, HUS.  Collective Mindscape combines the inner places of eight people into one open world. When walking through the world, one can discover the participants’ virtual sanctuaries, but also more challenging landscapes reflecting their experiences of living with…

ENG: Final Scenes of Disaster Movies -project looks forward your input! Please send us ideas of what could happen in the end of an imaginary disaster movie of your choice. The scenes have to take place at Helsinki’s Kansalaistori. We also look for volunteering actors for the film shootings, which happen in the end of…

The Theory Show, OCTOBER 22, 2022, 4PM at ASC Gallery  JOKAklubi has invited artists Adrian Lee, Chrissie Tiller,Harriet Hill, Lynn Lu and David Sherry to share their theories about anything: Surprising ambiences, perspectives and approaches are created as the performers step into the absurd stage of JOKAklubi. We Were Made in the Dark-exhibition 21st October-4th November 2022 at ASC Gallery The performance is…

Olento Orchestral’s debut record Anatomia was released 26 August! You can listen it in all the streaming platforms, or buy the digital tracks or the vinyl from bandcamp or Levykauppa X. The music video by Niina Lehtonen Braun can be seen here. The record release concert will take place at Korjaamon vintti, Helsinki, 15 September.…

TUE 30 AUGUST 2022 5–7PM On 30 August 2022, Lönnström Art Museum and Studio Kalleinen will present and launch the English version of Conversation Park; a book exploring an in depth overview of a unique artistic experiment in transforming an abandoned plot of land into a public park in Rauma, Finland. The book, which is for…

I am happy to announce that Anatomia, the depute album of Olento Orchestral, will be released 26 August! It was recorded by Juuso Norlund in the full analogue JJ Studio in Tampere, Finland. The album cover art is made by Niina Lehtonen Braun  Welcome to the record release concert at Korjaamon vintti 15 September!

JOKAklubi, Olento Orchestral and The Spermbankers will join forces and make a hilarious evening, together with their guest stars, at the legendary Westgermany club in Berlin. More info follows!

In the book Keskustelupuisto / Conversation park we describe a unique artistic experiment of transforming an abandoned plot of land into a public park in the Finnish town of Rauma. In 2019 thirty residents between the ages of 6 and 89 became players in a two-year-long “Public Space Game”. Their mission was to turn 30 different…

Sunday 20 March, 7.30pm @ Hilbertraum, Reuterstrasse 31, 12047 Berlin. The Theory Show opens the floor for theories of any kind. JOKAklubi has invited five surprise guests to choose or come up with a theory, and present it. JOKAklubi is a group of three visual artists Niina Lehtonen Braun, Mirka Raito and Tellervo Kalleinen. JOKAklubi…

KARVONEN – KALLEINEN – KOCHTA-KALLEINEN – KEZELE – NEVCHE People mostly believe their thought processes to be both rational and sensible. And yet, systemic mistakes influence our thinking far more than we realise. These universally shared mental shortcuts are known as cognitive biases. The best-known cognitive bias is the confirmation bias which leads us to…

Welcome to our artist talk 30 September 7pm at HayArt Cultural Center. Simultaneous translation in armenian language. Free entry! Organised by Artasfoundation, supported by Frame.

In the performance we share our struggles of living up to our values and ideals. This session is intended for professional “re-imagineers” who work day in and out on the transformation of society. In our experiment we want to understand how individuals manage to translate the goals and ideals of their daily work into their…

JOKAklubi is looking forward to perform at Jättömaa Kylässä! Even though the legendary Jättömaa-festival was cancelled due to corona, we are happy that a smaller Jättömaa kylässä -event will be organised at Huhdasjärven kylätalo in Jaala.  You can buy your ticket from here

If corona allows, the trips to Armenia and The Azores will finally take place in autumn 2021. The new project in Armenia is a collaboration with Art As Foundation, with whom we have a history of working together. The new work in The Azores will be part of Walk & Talk festival and will be a collaboration between Tellervo…

We take part in the Trouble festival in Belgium, 11 July 2021 with our performance Playing Adults.  In the piece four adult actors perform adults based on observations and views of children, who have been interviewed for the piece. The performance turns the local Parc Liedekerke -playground into an absurd stage of adulthood. The piece highlights the…

It is now possible to get to know Keskustelupuisto (Conversation Park) through a mobile phone app, designed by Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen and co-created with the project participants. The app is currently only partly in English, but please have a look and get a sense of the project, where 21 inhabitants of Rauma negotiated and realised a new…

I perform a new solo performance Spending Time Together at the How To Do Things With Performance -program at Helsinki´s Theatre Academy. The program is part of a research project of Hanna Järvinen, Tero Nauha, Pilvi Porkola and Annette Arlander. Register here “The Academy of Finland funded research project (2016-2021) How To Do Things With Performance at…

The Y-Foundation is one of the key national developers of the Housing First principle in Finland. Inspired by their work, which has made Finland the only country in Europe where the number of homeless people is on the decline, we created Ode For Y art piece. The work includes of 17 374 mosaic tiles, which will have an augmented reality…

JOKAklubi´s online performance Die Gruppenreise February 20 at 7PM CET – please reserve your place at eventbrite. The performance is part of part of KISMET exhibition by JOKAklubi and Niina Lehtonen-Braun @ SCOTTY, Berlin.  JOKAklubi was founded in 2009 and combines performance, music, and installation in entrancing low-tech performances, videos, and exhibitions. JOKAklubi is inspired by people and…

Archipelago Science Fiction is screened at Oodi, Helsinki, at OP2 -space during 20.-25. October. You can enter the loop any time between 6pm-7.30pm. The event is part of Agenda – Art 2030,  curated by artist Marika Tomu Kaipainen. The film work is made in collaboration with Henrik Andersson. The fabulous animations are made by Antonia Ringbom.

I had an honor to curate two films of AMPI (Academy of Moving Images and People) graduates to a screening organised by IHME. Welcome to see the great films by Shahi Derky and Mariangela Pluchino and join the discussion! More about the event: https://bit.ly/3iGd2Qj

Conversation Park – A Public Space Game culminates in the opening of a collectively designed park.  If you could decide, what kind of a park would you like to have in your home town?  This question was put to thirty Rauma residents between the ages 6–89 who had volunteered to participate in the Conversation Park (Keskustelupuisto) contemporary art…

JOKAklubi participates Séance Fiction @ Kunstverein Familie Montez with two audio pieces I Almost Said and I Shouldn´t Have Said, and a performance. The exhibition features JOKAklubi´s heart-rending yet humorous songs consisting of collected sentences, which were almost said, or which shouldn´t have been said.  The participatory painting performance will take place 4th September, 9pm…

Me and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen present our new piece Forms of Social Distancing at Ars Kärsämäki (Kärsämäki, Finland). The exhibition focuses on artist couples who work together and it is curated by Raisa Raekallio and Misha del Val.

Looking forward an evening with JOKAklubi, Olento Orchestral and The Spermbankers 9 May @ West Germany, Berlin. EDIT: The event was cancelled due to Covid 19 -pandemia.

We are happy to start a collaboration with Art As Foundation in Armenia. We will make our first research trip in April 2020. EDIT: The trip was cancelled during the Covid 19 -pandemia.

I will be composing a complaints choir song out of the complaints of the Art At Risk -conference participants – and leading a process of learning and performing the choir song. The event is exclusively for the conference members.

I will be talking about our video work Archipelago Science Fiction in the finissage of Ocean Dwellers exhibition, curated by Solvej Ovesen. The talk takes place at the auditorium of the Nordic Embassies, Rauchstrasse 1, Berlin. In the same occasion we will be hearing the talk by curator Heidi Ballet. Free entry!

I am deeply grateful for the artist grant from KONE foundation, which allows me to continue the full focus on my artistic work.