/d a t a c e n t r e by artist Maija Annikki Savolainen is an exhibition shifting through time. Mirroring the format of a residency, the exhibition performs as a site for ongoing research, material experimentation and knowledge transmission. The exhibition is curated in collaboration with Yvonne Billimore.

Art&science exhibition created in collaboration with Annantalo Arts Centre

Join artist Maija Annikki Savolainen for a sequence of reading circles in connection to her exhibition /d a t a c e n t r e! The reading circles are held as online events over zoom, or in SOLU Space if recommendations allow.

Nine years ago, I have been watching this same view from this same window...

Anu Pasanen and Erich Berger wrote about Field_Notes – The Heavens field laboratory for niin & näin philosophical magazine. The article was originally published in niin & näin 1/20 in Finnish.

In the exhibition, Långström and Beeferman present new experimental works. They explore images as scientific tools, or as other forms of information, and as physical entities consisting of pixels or pigment grains correlating to a physical object sensitive to light.

A panel discussion featuring artists Minna Långström, Leah Beeferman, and Mika Taanila, solar astronomer Sara Martin, and Tytti Rantanen (moderator).

Visual artist Johanna Rotko works with living materials, mainly different yeasts. The exhibition features yeastograms - images made with living yeast cells - photographs of Rotko's research, and a video piece introducing her working methods.

During this three-evening workshop, participants learn how to make yeastograms - living images made with yeast, growth media, UV light and rasterized images - with the guidance of visual artist Johanna Rotko

The Biofutures workshop by Tina Auer and Tim Boykett of Time’s Up has been rescheduled due to the pandemic. Instead of September 2020, the workshop will take place from June 7-11, 2021. We will reannounce the workshop during the spring 2021. Welcome to investigate possible futures with us... in the future!

We want to make your visit to SOLU Space and our activities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic a good experience. For that we will be taking extra precautions to sustain a healthy and safe environment. 

Johanna Rotko is a visual artist working with living materials, mainly with different yeasts. During her residency she will focus on researching colored yeast species that are used in traditional fermentation processes in the Japanese kitchen.