Tag: Finland



MeM's participation in "The Future of belonging: culture, societies, and minorities"- conference

"The Future of belonging: culture, society, and minorities" organized by our Finnish partner Cultura Foundation took place on the 29-30 of September in Helsinki. MeM had a strong presence at the conference.

Picture: Jan Andrzej Sobel

Telegram as platform for online mediation

Can art mediation take place in social media, or even in the messaging app like Telegram? Our art mediator Iva Matyas proved it possible!


Picture: Ed Petroff

Project participants share impressions from mediation session

On the 1st of June, project participants from the Finnish team hold a mediation session at Chaika – a meeting place for Russian-speaking people of the “elegant” age in Helsinki


Picture: Sanni Saarinen

Kytköksissä is open online

Kytköksissä/Connected- exhibition is now open online


Image: Sanni Saarinen

Kytköksissä

Kytköksissä / Причастность / Сonnected is a collaboration between artist Sanni Saarinen and the Finnish team of art mediators of MeM

Image: Tuija Lindström & Jonas Jussi

Workshop: “Queer+Crip” by Jemina Lindholm and Kaura Raudaskoski

Group of Finnish mediators participated in “Queer+Crip” workshop and discussion at the Finnish Museum of Photography

Image: Ed Petroff

Finnish local camp

For the location of the Finnish camp, we chose Noormarkku Works / Ahlströmin ruukit – an amazing place that is by itself worth a visit. Adding to the history of the place, we brought our own meanings and questions there.

Workshop and discussion: "Update" by Tatiana Solovieva and Anastasia Artemeva

How sharing of the personal experience can illustrate different points of view, change mind-sets, and inspire action.

Photo: Piotr Chrobot

Feeling (a)part: how to communicate safely in art-mediation. Workshop with Nana Zhvitiashvili

The discussion focuses on forms and methods of interaction during art-mediation, which help to create a safe space for participants.

Photo: theatrecollective.com

Nonverbal communication beyond cultural differences: How can theatre widen our perspectives? with Nóri Varga and David Kozma

The aim of the workshop is to explore possibilities of communication without a common language, through creative dialogue and theatre exercises.