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Tervetuloa kirjan julkaisujuhliin perjantaina 16.10.2026 klo 17–19!

Kati Rapia & Ilona Valkonen: Drifting / Drafting – Notes on the State of the World

Rapia ja Valkonen kiersivät vuosina 2020–2026 neljätoista kaupunkia ja kylää Itämeren rannoilla kahdeksassa maassa.
Paikalliset nuoret keräsivät lähirantansa roskat, muotoilivat niistä asuja ja heidät kuvattiin luomukset yllään.
Syntyi dokumentaaris-poeettinen muotokuva Itämeren nykytilasta.
Tuhon julistamisen sijaan teos etsii toivoa ja toimijuutta.

Kirja sisältää 90 valokuvaa sekä tekijöiden haastattelun.
Teokseen liittyvä näyttely avaa WAM nykytaiteen museon uuden WAMX-tilan Turussa 31.10.2026. @wamturku

Graafinen suunnittelu: Samuli Saarinen @oottttoohheennrriikk
Khaos Publishing, 2026

Ohjelmassa taiteilijoiden haastattelu ja vapaata seurustelua.

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This autumn, Khaos publishes three photobooks that take a critical yet tender look at the world we share.
You are warmly welcome to the book launches over the coming weeks <3 Two of the projects are also on view at @wamturku and @raumaartmuseum.

Books, artists, dates:
〰️ Drifting / Drafting – Notes on the State of the World by @kat_i_rap & @ilonavalkonen
Book launch at @bar_typo, Helsinki on Friday 16.10. from 17 to 19.
Exhibition opens to the public at WAM Turku on Saturday 31.10.
Book design by @oottttoohheennrriikk

〰️ Alkuaine by @sakaripiippo
Book launch at @p1tted_dates, Helsinki on Friday 30.10. from 18 to 20.
Including essays by @tormalehtoterhi, @sannahirvonen, @cimallecamille, @henriikkahimma & @sakaripiippo
Book design by @annamaritenhunen

〰️ Phytopia by @maija_annikki
Book launch at @puistokatu4, Helsinki on Thursday 12.11. from 17 to 19.
Exhibition opens to the public at Rauma Art Museum on Saturday 24.10.
Book design by @paivi_helander_

All books are available in our webshop, link in bio.

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WAMin avajaisnäyttelyt! ✨️

Museon studiotilaan avautuva WAMx tuo museoon ketterän, tekijälähtöisen ohjelmiston. WAMx:n ohjelmisto rakentuu ajatustenvaihdolle ja yhteistyölle, ja toiminta yhdistää eri taiteenaloja ja tekijöitä.

WAMx:n avaa sarja- ja valokuvataiteilija Kati Rapian ja kuvataiteilija Ilona Valkosen yhteisötaideprojekti Muistiinpanoja maailman tilasta. Taiteilijat ovat työskennelleet ympäri Itämerta eri maiden nuorten kanssa keräten meriroskia ja toteuttaen kokeilevia valokuvaustyöpajoja.

Valkonen ja Rapia toteuttivat työpajat kesällä 2026 Turun saaristossa paikallisten nuorten kanssa. Näyttelyä täydentävät Läntisen tanssin aluekeskuksen tanssijat, jotka ovat olleet mukana nuorten työpajoissa.

Opening exhibitions at WAM! ✨️

Opening in the museum’s studio space, WAMx introduces a flexible, artist-led programme focused on collaboration and exchange. Its activities bring together different artistic disciplines and practitioners, emphasising art’s potential to engage with and influence society.

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 conducted 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.

Kuvat / Images

Muistiinpanoja maailman tilasta -työpaja (Notes-työpaja), Hailuoto, 2021.
Berta with Bengt wearing Note 6, Loviisa, 2021.
Etta wearing Note 12, Tallinn, 2022.

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See u tomorrow at the bookshop! 🩷🩵 Come lay your eyes (and maybe hands) on 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜/𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, beautiful new book by artists @kat_i_rap & @ilonavalkonen, design by @oottttoohheennrriikk, published by @khaospublishing. Dustjacket riso-printed, cover&inlay offset.

Sometimes Bookshop by @iinaesko @khaospublishing @hikanishida @the.temporary.bookshelf @risakoy & @ninaandelin at Neljäs linja 28, open tomorrow 8.11. from 16 to 19. 🩷

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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

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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

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Suuri kiitos kaikille vuoden 2026 Kucku-festivaalille osallistuneille! Kucku-yliopisto jatkaa tutkimuksiaan, ja @loviisacontemporary ja @kucku.art alkavat pian jo suunnitella seuraavaa festivaalia, joka järjestetään vuonna 2028. Pysykää siis kuulolla!

Kuvakoosteen kansikuvassa Kucku-lintu ja Kucku-yliopiston koulukuraattorit Salla-Maria Salo, Mirella Pendolin & Silvia Sànchez avajaistilaisuudessa.

Kucku-linnun puku: RestlessMinds

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Stort tack till alla som deltog i Kucku-festivalen 2026! Kucku-universitetet fortsätter sina undersökningar, och @loviisacontemporary och @kucku.art börjar snart planera nästa festival, som äger rum 2028. Håll alltså utkik!

På omslagsbilden till bildkollaget syns Kucku-fågeln och Kucku-universitetets skolkuratorer Salla-Maria Salo, Mirella Pendolin & Silvia Sànchez vid öppningsevenemanget.

Kucku-fågelns dräkt: RestlessMinds

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A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the Kucku Festival 2026! Kucku University continues its research, and @loviisacontemporary and @kucku.art will soon begin planning the next festival, which will take place in 2028. Stay tuned!

In the cover image of the photo collage: the Kucku bird and Salla-Maria Salo, Mirella Pendolin & Silvia Sànchez, the school curators of Kucku University at the opening event.

Kucku bird costume: RestlessMinds

Kati Rapia ja Loviisalaiset pylväät

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Kati Rapia och pelarna i Lovisa

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Kati Rapia and the pellars of Loviisa

Touko Hujanen & työryhmä: Kucku-Sanomat

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Touko Hujanen & arbetsgruppen: Kucku Bladet

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Touko Hujanen & working group: Kucku Chronicle

Pontus Purokuru: Kissat viiveen filosofeina

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Pontus Purokuru: Katter som fördröjningens filosofer

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Pontus Purokuru: Cats as Philosophers of Delay

Pia Siren & Ayla Brinkman: KuckuFonia

Heidi Lunabba (ei kuvassa / ej på bilden / not in the picture): Opintopisteleimat

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Heidi Lunabba (ej på bilden): Studiepoängstämplar

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Heidi Lunabba (not in the pictur): Study Credit Stamps

Rauhallinen hetki Baariseminaarissa @saltbodan

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En lugn stund på Barseminariet

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A quiet moment at the Bar Seminar

Enni Kalilainen & Vincent Duraud: Looking For Us -näyttely

Ulrika Rosendahl, Enni Kal

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SYMBIOoSi
group exhibition

What kind of art and art experiences can emerge from community-based or participatory art projects? How can local people get involved in the creation of art?

The exhibition features works realized over the past two years by both local professional artists and artists-in-residence in collaboration with local communities.

In the workshops, participants have learned together and used art to examine sustainability, rest, and whatever – in line with the themes of the University of Kucku.

Exhibition artists:

Henok Getchaev
Enni Kalilainen
Karl Larsson
Yasmin Lindskog
Heidi Lunabba
Mia Mäkelä
Saša Nemec
Kati Rapia
Pia Sirén

The exhibition is curated by Heidi Lunabba.

LOCATION: Kucku Space
TIME: Fri 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM, Sat 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Sun 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
LANGUAGES: Finnish, Swedish, English
AGE RECOMMENDATION: Suitable for all ages
ACCESSIBILITY: Kucku Space has wheelchair-accessible entry.

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CURRICULUM aka FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
*Little Kucku, programme suitable for children
***Food/catering available.

ELECTIVE STUDIES (programme available to experience throughout the festival):

Y is for Pine on the ridge (Salla-Maria Salo) - poetry nature trail (Loviisanharju) *

Pesäloinen / Brood Parasite (Isaac Cordal & Antonia Arosa) - environmental artwork (Ankkurinpuisto) *

The Red Thread (Silvia Sánchez & Antía Sánchez) - textile mural (Mariankatu 23)*

Looking for Us (Enni Kalilainen & Vincent Duraud) - exhibition (Town Museum, opening hours: Fri–Sun 12–16, free entry to the exhibition, standard admission fees apply for the rest of the museum) *

SYMBIOoSi - collection exhibition (Kucku Space, opening hours: Fri 8:30–19, Sat 9–15, Sun 11–15) *

Okolotok – when scary fairy tales became reality (Yevheniaa Laptii) (Kino Marilyn, open during events held at Marilyn)

Kucku Chronicle - art newspaper (Touko Hujanen & working group) (limited copies available) *

Basics of Artistic Research & small art vocabulary (Salla-Maria Salo) (included in the festival programme booklet) *

FRIDAY 18.9.

14:30 School bus departs from Helsinki, in front of Kiasma, towards Loviisa

16:00 Festival Grand Opening (Kino Marilyn):
Launch of the Loviisa column system (Kati Rapia)
Opening speech by school curators (Salla-Maria Salo, Mirella Pendolin, Silvia Sanchez)
Launch of Kuckun Sanomat art newspaper (Kati Rapia)
Keynote lecture: Cats as philosophers of delay (Pontus Purokuru)

18:00 Kuckufonia (Kino Marilyn)*

20:00 KuckuKINO: Dersu Uzala / Akira Kurosawa (duration 2 h 15 min)

22:00 Bar Seminar / Afterparty w/ DJ Kucku (Saltbodan) ***

SATURDAY 19.9.

10:00 Loviisa’s Queer History discussion (Ulrika Rosendahl, Enni Kalilainen & Rita Paqvalén) & Hardom bread’s Museum Breakfast (Town Museum) ***

11:30 Urban Safari departs from the Town Museum (Fredagståget)*

12:30 Co-Related Healing (TanssiArtesaani & Independent Artists) (Kino Marilyn)*

13:30 KuckuKINO: Man with a Movie Camera / Dziga Vertov (Silent film. Music by Kalle Katz) (duration 1 h 20 min). Sakura’s lunch available for purchase during the screening (Kino Marilyn)*** *

15:30–17:00 Urban Safari departs from Kino Marilyn to

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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

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Riina Noron Riemuloma-sarjakuvateoksesta sanottua ⚡️

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Merelläkin voi juurtua. Juurtua osaksi vuosisataista merenkäyntiperimää. Tuntea häivähdyksen siitä, millaista oli elää merestä meren ehdoilla.

Pienet talonpoikaisveneet olivat entisajan katumaastureita. Limisaumaisilla veneillä kulkivat kalastajat, eläimet, kirkossa kävijät ja kaikki, jotka saaristossa elivät.

Ei moottoria, kattoa, hellyhanseneita, säätutkaa, GPS:ää tai radiota. Vain alati muuttuva meri ja merimiestaidot.

Olin omalla Hanna-veneelläni ohjaajana viikonlopun mittaisella perinnepurjehduskurssilla. Kurssin järjestivät jo toistamiseen @hamarinpurjehtijat tukenaan Östnylands Allmogebåt Förening ja @perinnepurjehtijat .

Kuten kuuluu, saimme kaikenlaista keliä paahteisesta pläkästä napakkaan tuuleen ja läheltä kulkeneeseen ukkosrintamaan. Kurssilaisten hymyt eivät hyytyneet, eikä tämä itsellekään työltä tuntunut.

Vuorokaudessa purjehdittiin reilu 20 meripeninkulmaa Hamarista upeaan Äggskäriin ja takaisin. Sielu on levännyt irti nykyajasta. Painavimpana sekä kevyinpänä käteen jäi varmuus siitä, että viisimetrinen perinnevene riittää Itämerelle ja onnelliseen elämään.

#perinnevene #allmogebåt #puuvene #woodenboat #clinkerboat

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