I am delighted to join Emma Talks -discussion series of Espoo Museum of Modern Art on the meaning of art in society. The discussion between architect Asmo Jaaksi, designer Katja Soini and myself is moderated by curator Henna Paunu.
100 people who form a statistical cross section of the Finnish population were asked to name one book which have strongly influenced their thinking. The books – together with the texts describing how they influenced the people – form The Library of Influential Books.
Ten players in two countries had an empty piece of land as their game board, and 25/ 50 eur every two weeks as their game money to invest to the land. Investment Zone is a reality game, experiment and participatory art work, which took place April – October 2014 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Bangalore, India.
The photo is from a book Archipel in√est by KUNSTrePUBLIC, ZK/U press
In 2014 Tellervo Kalleinen released a music album, which consists of songs she has composed over the past 22 years. LP Cover by Niina Lehtonen Braun
An event which takes place at private homes. The evening dives into the stories of our ancestors – as we remember them – through game, coffee and living room highlights. Family Memory Game blend family stories and memories of the audience – and connects the destinies of the individuals of our family histories.
The Summit of Practical Utopias gathered 35 activists, artists, game designers, researchers and visionaries on the island of Brioni, President Tito’s former summer residency in the Croatian Adriatic Sea.
Dreamland is a film montage containing dramatizations of dreams of Finnish citizens in which the President of Finland makes an appearance.
In the video different individuals are posing with the instrument they wish to be played at their funeral.
A Performative lesson series. The artists Maija Hirvanen, Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen invited people to contribute a 45 minute lesson about what they wished they had learned in school.
I Love My Job dramatizes conflicts experienced by employees of eight different work places. The episodes end with dark fantasies, that have grown in minds of the participants as a result of the unresolved conflicts.
The Turku archipelago provide the framework for four sci-fi scenarios. The islanders themselves perform in the episodes they scripted based on their own fears and hopes of how the area will develop in 100 years.
A performance, which takes place in a private home. The audience comes in, two at a time. After some chatting Tellervo Kalleinen asks them to choose a plate at the table and look under it. There is hidden a small scrip from a scene, which have once happened around that table. The audience are asked to perform the script, and the hosts of the home come and see the performance as if they would be in a theater.
A performative crash course on the roles of the helper and the one who gets help.
A film, which looks into the dynamic between caregiver and care receiver from the subjective viewpoint of people with mental illnesses.
The Speech Karaoke Action Group developed a karaoke system for speeches.
The participants (the audience) together with Tellervo Kalleinen exchange their old opinions. An opinion which one doesn´t need any longer might be welcomed by someone else.
Daily complaints are transformed into an impressive choir song with the help of a local musician – and performed in public.
The Making of Utopia portrays intentional communities in Australia and their learnings and challenges after the 30 years of living together.
The performer and the audience are in darkness, discussing light.
YKON was founded as an artistic initiative and platform for exploring utopian fantasies and the political imaginary in relation to concrete sociopolitical structures and concerns.
In 2003 The First Summit of Micronations was organised in Helsinki in the historical setting of Finlandia House. During the three day event the representatives of the micronations had a closed round table discussion, a gala evening and temporary embassies.
Tellervo Kalleinen traveled around the world placing ads: “Plan a film scene in your home and give a Finnish woman a role in it”. She went to every home where she was invited and acted the roles she was given.
