Past Residents
Past Resident2018: KdFS Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen
Falk Messerschmidt
Falk Messerschmidt works with photography and creates mixed media artworks. His works are an investigation of concepts such as authenticity and objectivity by using an encyclopaedic approach and by referencing documentaries and science. He often introduces narratives and speculative elements based on obscure biographies and marginal historical events.
Falk Messerschmidt has exhibited at several institutions both in Germany and abroad, including maerzgalerie, Berlin; Meštrović Pavilion, Zagreb; Oktogon, Dresden; and Fotogalerie, Wien Vienna, amongst others.
Events & Exhibitions
Spring Open Studios 2018
April 27–April 28, 2018
Falk Messerschmidt, Phainesthai, 2015, photography and sound, dimensions variable.
Falk Messerschmidt, MHCF, ongoing, photography and text, 233/8 × 161/2 in. (59.44 × 41.91 cm).
Falk Messerschmidt, Russian Night, 2009, photography, 11 × 11 in. (27.94 × 27.94 cm).
Falk Messerschmidt, She took it with a pinch of salt, 2011, photography and text, 94 × 94 in. (238.76 × 238.76 cm).
Falk Messerschmidt, Weltbild, 2017, photography, 12 × 16 in. (30.48 × 40.64 cm).
Past Resident2018: Alfred Kordelin Foundation
Iiu Susiraja
Iiu Susiraja is a self-portrait artist who works mainly with photography and video. Her practice involves capturing mundane domestic situations that relate to themes of femininity, the body, and social stereotypes.
Iiu Susiraja (born 1975) lives and works in Turku, Finland. She graduated from the Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences in 2012. Susiraja has shown her work at Ramiken Crucible, New York; Rubell Family Collection, Miami; and the Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, amongst others. Her art is in several collections including the Heino Art Foundation, Helsinki Art Museum, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Finland, and Gothenburg Museum of Art.
Events & Exhibitions
Spring Open Studios 2018
April 27–April 28, 2018
Iiu Susiraja, Rolling Pin, 2010, photography.
Iiu Susiraja, Broom, 2010, photography.
Iiu Susiraja, Training, 2010, photography.
Iiu Susiraja, Do Not Eat my Lunch, 2010, photography.
Past Resident2018: Uniarts Helsinki's Academy of Fine Arts and Saastamoinen Foundation
Olli Keränen
Olli Keränen’s works often address shared spaces. The focal point of his practice is the dialogue created in gallery spaces, where discussions happen between the artist, viewer and the art works. The physical presence of a viewer is pivotal to Keränen’s works.
Olli Keränen has had solo exhibitions in Copenhagen and Helsinki in addition to group shows in Finland and abroad, including SIC, Helsinki; Galerie Anhava, Helsinki; and Malmö Konsthall. Keränen is the recipient of the William Thuring Prize, 2016, and the Raimo Utriainen Art Foundation Award for Young Sculptor, 2013.
Events & Exhibitions
Spring Open Studios 2018
April 27–April 28, 2018
Olli Keränen, Guide (Woods), 2017, aluminium, string, epoxy, and carbon fiber, 221/2 × 135/16 × 12 in. (57.15 × 33.78 × 30.48 cm).
Olli Keränen, Ware (Powder), 2017, synthetic wood, ceramic tile, and plywood, 1511/16 × 5 × 45/16 in. (39.88 × 12.7 × 10.92 cm).
Olli Keränen, Fount, 2017, concrete, steel, ceramic tile, plywood, steel pipe, and custom backpack, dimensions variable.
Olli Keränen, Sac, 2015, HD video, 8:20 min.