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Kati Rapia

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Fresh off the press: 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 / 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 – Notes on the State of the World by Kati Rapia & Ilona Valkonen @kat_i_rap @ilonavalkonen

A documentary-poetic portrait of the Baltic Sea, where marine litter meets play, imagination and making things together. Between 2020 and 2026, Rapia and Valkonen held workshops in fourteen coastal towns and villages around the Baltic. There, young people turned beach trash into outfits and were photographed wearing their creations. The book has 90 photographs and an interview with the artists.

〰️ Book launch at @bar_typo, Helsinki on Friday 16.10.
〰️ Exhibition opens to the public at @wamturku, Turku on Saturday 31.10.
〰️ Artist talk at WAM on Saturday 7.11.
〰️〰️〰️ See u there 〰️〰️〰️

Drifting / Drafting – Notes on the State of the World
Kati Rapia & Ilona Valkonen Graphic design: Samuli Saarinen @oottttoohheennrriikk  111 pages Languages: English and Finnish
Dust jacket riso printed, book cover & inlay offset ISBN 978-952-65243-8-2 Khaos Publishing, Helsinki 2026 by @kat_i_rap

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13 days ago

Documentary trash/treasures around Baltic Sea to be found, and:
"Notes on the State of the World" - photography combined with ecological, togetherness-searching, performative sea trash- workshop in collaboration with teens, local communities and Baltic Sea to be continued. Next stop Poland and Notrhern Germany! Thank you!

#kulttuurirahastontuella #säätiöpäivä #säätiötekoja @vienomotors @ilonavalkonen #ingridapicukane #restlessminds #nidacolony #marismihasova #ilonavalkonen #itämeri #balticsea #pairresidency @kulttuurirahasto #nidaartcolony taken in Baltic Sea by @kat_i_rap

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2 years ago

So happy to tell that our multidisciplinary photography/workshop project around the Baltic Sea - NOTES will be shown at WAM (Wäinö Aaltonen Museum) in October 2026!!

"WAMx will open with Notes on the State of the World, a body of work by serial and photographic artist Kati Rapia and visual artist Ilona Valkonen. Working in collaboration with young people, the artists will collect marine litter and lead photography workshops along the Baltic Sea, a region under significant environmental pressure.

During the summer of 2026, Rapia and Valkonen will conduct workshops with local youth in the Turku archipelago. These activities will be complemented by dancers from the Regional Dance Centre of Western Finland, who have participated in the youth workshops."

Notes of the State of the World - photos:

1_Pelinor wearing Note 21, Stockholm, 2022
2_we accidentally founded a Kiel Sea Trash museum, 2025
3_Notes workshop, Kiel, 2025
4_Etta wearing Note 12, Tallinn, 2022
5_Seatrash from the Curonian Spit, 2024
6_Berta with Bengt wearing Note 6, Loviisa, 2021
7_Notes workshop in Pavilosta, 2023
8_Notes studio in Kiel Bay, 2025
9_Notes visiting the Baltic Sea
10_Ilona Valkonen and Kati Rapia, Møn, 2025
11_Notes 8, 9,10, Hailuoto, 2022
12_making of
13_Lumi wearing Note 8, 2022
14_our dear colleague, the Baltic Sea

Notes on the State of the World by Kati Rapia and Ilona Valkonen has taken place around the Baltic Sea since 2020.

#kat_i_rap, #vienomotors, #ilonavalkonen #balticsea #itämeri #documentaryphotography #seatrash #wäinöaaltosenmuseo #suomenkulttuurirahastontuella #taiketukee taken in Baltic Sea by @kat_i_rap

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9 months ago

Jeee!! Kirja on valmis! Tervetuloa kaikki Drifting/Drafting - kirjan julkkareihin Bar Typoon pe 16.10. klo 17-20!

@ilonavalkonen @khaospublishing @oottttoohheennrriikk @bar_typo @kat_i_rap

Kiitos tuesta #taiteenedistämiskeskus #wam ja #suomenkulttuurirahasto! by @kat_i_rap

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Fresh from the printers! I did design and took photographs for this book and was also co-editing it with @aijusalminen who had the original idea. This book is about friendly murals and city-space. At the same time it is also a catalogue of 10 fresh artists, who have created their own imaginary murals! It is published by @reunakustantamo and will hit the stores soon. @kat_i_rap @kallasmaaerika @maria.sann @olyatikh @ossyhello @rakastaja_robert @camillejulieromano @tuomasmas #muralart #catalogue #artbook #reunakustantamo #jussikarjalainen Extra thanks @taikegram @kuvittajat_ry by @kat_i_rap

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10 days ago

UNIVERSITY OF KUCKU - OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES

UNIVERSITY OF KUCKU - OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES

We are delighted to announce that You have been selected to study at the University of Kucku!

The world’s shortest and most unofficial Bachelor’s studies begin with the opening ceremony and conclude with the closing ceremony.

OPENING CEREMONY PROGRAM (Fri Sep 18 at 4 p.m., Kino Marilyn):

- 4:00 p.m. Unveiling of the University of Kucku pillars at the main entrance of Kino Marilyn
- 4:15 p.m. Opening speeches and student orientation, launching of the Kuckun Sanomat newspaper
- 5:00 p.m. Keynote lecture by Pontus Purokuru: Cats as Philosophers of Delay

CLOSING CEREMONY PROGRAM (Sun Sep 20 at 4:15 p.m., Kappelinpuisto):

- 4:15 p.m. Closing remarks and thank-you speech
- 4:30 p.m. Festive performance: Shelter for One installation, Loviisa Solidarity Choir.

LOCATION:
Opening Ceremony: Kino Marilyn.
Closing Ceremony: Kappelinpuisto.

TIME:
Opening Ceremony: Fri Sep 18 at 4 p.m.
Closing Ceremony: Sun Sep 20, 2026, at 4:15 p.m.

LANGUAGES: Finnish, Swedish, English

AGE RECOMMENDATION: Suitable for all ages

ACCESSIBILITY:

Opening Ceremony: Kino Marilyn is wheelchair accessible through the back door, which the staff will open upon request. There is a ramp and a stairlift in the courtyard, but the ramp is quite steep. Wheelchairs can move freely inside the theater hall. The cinema has an accessible toilet.

Closing Ceremony: Kappelinpuisto park has barrier-free, wheelchair-accessible entry.

THE LOVIISA ORDER OF COLUMNS

Visual artist Kati Rapia has created ”The Loviisa Order of Columns” to challenge the age-old Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian architectural orders.

The Loviisa order of columns attempts to map out which values support us today, and what kinds of structures hold up our thoughts. What are today’s liminal spaces* like, and do we dare to walk through them?

Rapia’s two-dimensional pillars in a multidimensional world act as gateways to the world of art and exploration at the University of Kucku performance venues.

*liminal: being between two states, or on a threshold; a state of transition; an interface

Kati Rapia explores the world through t by @kat_i_rap

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2 months ago

Akvarellimelonnassa maalausta mm Uskelanjoen omalla savella. Sää helli meitä ☺️#uskelanjokilore #pellonperinto #johnnurmisensäätiö taken in Salo, Finland by @kat_i_rap

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2 months ago

Äggskär rakastettuni ❤️ taken in Äggskärsfjärden by @kat_i_rap

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3 months ago

Akvarelleja jokivedellä ja savella - eli Uskelanjoki Lore goes YLE Areena ja Minna Pyykön maailma!

Uskelanjoki Lore etsii tarinoita joesta ja joen valuma-alueelta, se on valokuvateos, tarinakokoelma, yhteisöteos, performatiivinen installaatio ja kartta. Myös seikkailu. Valmista tulee 2027. Samalla joen vedenlaatu myös paranee kun #pellonperintö kalkitsee jokeen viettäviä peltoja.

Linkistä jokijuttelut:

https://areena.yle.fi/1-77750527
(jos linkki ei toimi niin sitten vaan Minna Pyykön maailmasta ohjelma nimeltä ”Retki Uskelanjoen ja muistojen valuma-alueille” jos välttämättä haluaa kuunnella tämän 😅

@johnnurmisensaatio @ilonavalkonen #pellonperintö #uskelanjokilore #akvarelli @yleluonto #minnapyykönmaailma taken in Häntälän Notkot by @kat_i_rap

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5 months ago

Kurkistus #WAMx Muistiinpanoja maailman tilasta - teoksen kuvauksiin Tanskan salmissa ja Turun saaristossa! Yhteistyössä @arkipelagtanssijat @wamturku @vienomotors ja @ilonavalkonen kanssa kerättiin jälleen (jo kuudes vuosi!) ajelehtivaa materiaa Itämerellä, tehtiin paikallisten lasten ja nuorten kanssa roskasta aarteita, toimintaa ja dokumentaarisia asuja ja lopulta kuvattiin. Lokakuussa viimein avautuu näyttely uudistetussa WAM-museossa. Tuuli oli niin kova että pieni nauvolainen merenneito sai tosissaan pitää roskakruunustaan kiinni! #notesonthestateoftheworld #itameri #balticsea #documentaryphotograpghy #finnishphotography #amandavuori

Kiitos työskentelyn mahdollistamisesta #kulttuurirahastontuella ja #taiketukee taken in Nauvo, Länsi-Suomen Lääni, Finland by @kat_i_rap

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6 months ago

Muistiinpanoja maailman tilasta 31.10. alkaen! 💫 by @kat_i_rap

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8 months ago

Uudistuva WAMx nostaa esiin taiteen voiman keskustella ja vaikuttaa. 💫

Uuden WAMin yläkertaan avautuva WAMx tuo mukanaan ketterän, tekijälähtöisen ohjelmiston, jossa ajatustenvaihto, yhteistyö ja eri taiteenalojen kohtaamiset ovat keskiössä.

WAMx:n avaa sarja- ja valokuvataiteilija Kati Rapian ja kuvataiteilija Ilona Valkosen yhteisötaideprojekti Muistiinpanoja maailman tilasta.

Valkonen ja Rapia toteuttavat valokuvaustyöpajoja kesällä 2026 Turun saaristossa paikallisten nuorten kanssa. Kokonaisuutta täydentävät Läntisen tanssin aluekeskuksen tanssijat.

WAMx:n ohjelmistoa pääset fiilistelemään 31.10. kun #UusiWAM avaa ovensa!

Kuvat:

Kati Rapia ja Ilona Valkonen: Berta with Bengt wearing Note 6, Loviisa, 2021.
Kati Rapia ja Ilona Valkonen: Etta wearing Note 12, Tallinn, 2022.
Kati Rapia ja Ilona Valkonen: Pelinor wearing Note 21, Stockholm, 2022. by @kat_i_rap

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