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Jowan Safadi, Palestinian musician extraordinaire, AR-Resident at Safe Haven Helsinki
Check out Jowan Safadi’s explosive material http://mondoweiss.net/2015/08/radical-talent-safadis/ BIO / BACKGROUND Jowan Safadi started his career as a singer, songwriter and frontman of “Lenses”, a project that he collaborated on with Israeli musicians, and which was active until late 2007 producing three … Continue reading
Erkan Özgen, AR-Resident at Safe Haven Helsinki
Erkan Özgen is an artist, teacher and ecological activist from Diyarbakir (Amed), Eastern Turkey. Related: AR PAVILION, Athens MOBILE TALK by Erkan Özgen/ Documentation The PLURIversity (faculty of PLURIecology) Erkan Özgen: Artist talk on the 19th July 2016 Erkan Özgen … Continue reading
El Haqed, AR-Resident at Safe Haven Helsinki (Nordic Fresh Air)
Mouad Belrhouate (b. 1987) is a Moroccan rapper and human rights activist who goes by the name El Haqed (Arabic: الحاقد, “The Enraged”). Related DEBT: IOU or They-O-Us? El Haqed rose to prominence when he was imprisoned for criticizing the king of … Continue reading
Between revolution and war: art and society in contemporary Ukraine
Last year Ukraine saw protests, revolution, and a counter-revolution from abroad. This presentation focuses on the European essence of the people’s uprising called Maidan, the functioning of public institutions in the revolutionary situation, under conditions of war and occupation, as … Continue reading
Vasyl Cherepanyn: AR-Resident at Safe Haven Helsinki (Nordic Fresh Air)
Vasyl Cherepanyn (b.1988) is head of the Visual Culture Research Center and an editor of the Political Critique magazine (Ukrainian edition). He works as a senior lecturer at the Cultural Studies Department of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and holds a … Continue reading
Memories of Dead Cities / Syria: exhibition by Issa Touma
The exhibition Memories of Dead Cities / Syria takes us to the streets of Aleppo both before the war and in the midst of a war zone. Opening on Friday, 21 November, 6–8 pm at TR1 Kunsthalle, Tampere. Issa Touma from … Continue reading
Issa Touma – Syrian Lecture Series
Photographer and curator Issa Touma will give three talks during October at the University of Helsinki. Held at the city centre campus, the talks are open to public. Art in a War Zone Tuesday, 14 October, 4–6 pm University of … Continue reading
Issa Touma, AR-Resident at Safe Haven Helsinki (Nordic Fresh Air)
Issa Touma is a photographer and curator from Aleppo (Syria). His photographic work can be found in major museum collections, and his recent film “9 Days – From My Window in Aleppo” has received international accolades, including the European Short … Continue reading