{"id":9488,"date":"2025-01-01T10:57:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T08:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kuopiontaidemuseo.fi\/?p=9488"},"modified":"2026-01-19T10:02:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T08:02:24","slug":"mita-biennale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/en\/mita-biennale\/","title":{"rendered":"M_it\u00e4? Biennale of Contemporary Art 20.9.2025\u201311.1.2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the Kuopio Biennial, nothing is ordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The artworks do not merely appear. They invite you to step inside, to sit, to sense. They construct spaces where the viewer can disappear, encounter and feel. The M_it\u00e4? Biennale of Contemporary Art presents the state of the art scene in Eastern Finland at its very best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biennial also extends beyond the walls of KUMMA: you\u2019ll find works exhibited at the Old Kuopio Museum, Kuopio Music Centre, Kuopio City Theatre, Lumit, Puijonlaakso and Neulam\u00e4ki libraries, as well as in urban public spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-e2fe0fe7\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-2-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-collapsedRows-layout has-vertical-center ticss-a2946a77 has-dark-bg\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-91e8f6d2\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mita_some-post-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mita_some-post-01.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mita_some-post-01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mita_some-post-01-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mita_some-post-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mita_some-post-01-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-132bee13\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h2 id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-13004752\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-13004752\"><strong>M_it\u00e4? Biennale of Contemporary Art<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1ee4d1fad3e58a084fc41bcabaf45652\">The M_it\u00e4? Biennale of Contemporary Art is an overview of contemporary art which will be held every two years in East Finland. Its production is a collaboration between art museums of Kuopio, Mikkeli and Joensuu. The biennale displays the contemporary art of the region, giving East Finnish artists visibility and improving their opportunities for work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-88809a15\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-7e83a20b\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Artists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The artists selected for the 2025 biennale are Jouni Airaksinen, Michal Czinege, Kaija Hinkula, Saara Hyv\u00e4rinen, Nanna H\u00e4nninen, Antti Immonen, Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen, Maija Laurinen, Ulla-Mari Lindstr\u00f6m, Aleksi Martikainen, Sanna Nissinen, Simo Ripatti, Piia Rossi, Jonna Suurhasko, Taneli T\u00f6rm\u00e4, Kristiina Uusitalo, Juha Valkeap\u00e4\u00e4, and the groups Anniina Mannila, Panu Ollikainen and Risto Puurunen, as well as Anna F\u00e4lt, Emma F\u00e4lt and Andrea Mancianti. The invited artist is Markku \u201cSika\u201d Puustinen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-9717de8b\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-2-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-collapsedRows-layout has-vertical-center ticss-a2946a77 has-dark-bg\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-b0d05537\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-4a35b95e\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-collapsedRows-layout has-vertical-center ticss-a2946a77\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-2e4609f2\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h2 id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-1e57ebd1\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-1e57ebd1\"><strong>The Curator<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d6eaa8e50f9b1eb3afa0a45a5d0699e5\">Artist Kirsi Pitk\u00e4nen is the chief curator of the 2025 Biennale in Kuopio. In her own artistic work, she has focused in particular on performance and installation art. Pitk\u00e4nen&#8217;s works have been exhibited at the Shanghai World Expo, ANTI Contemporary Art Festival, the international SLUSH event and M\u00e4ntt\u00e4 Art Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7102e2313f66df9c658a603dbc1d10ad\">Kirsi Pitk\u00e4nen was the Provincial Artist for Visual Arts in Central Finland in 2014-2016. Since 2015, Pitk\u00e4nen has focused on coordinating and curating public art projects, especially in the built environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-a920768f\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kirsi.Pitkanen-taidekoordinaattori-Art.Impact-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kirsi.Pitkanen-taidekoordinaattori-Art.Impact-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kirsi.Pitkanen-taidekoordinaattori-Art.Impact-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kirsi.Pitkanen-taidekoordinaattori-Art.Impact-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kirsi.Pitkanen-taidekoordinaattori-Art.Impact-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kirsi.Pitkanen-taidekoordinaattori-Art.Impact-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kirsi Pitk\u00e4nen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-1dddc4f7\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-17fe11ff\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-ff60a97f\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-f620c2fb\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column has-light-bg\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Performance Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-dcf4e12f\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-3-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-collapsedRows-layout has-vertical-center ticss-c00aadba\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-4dec0b30\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Juha-Valkeapaa-Ollaan-elaimiks-nelio-kuva-Mara-Predicatori-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Juha-Valkeapaa-Ollaan-elaimiks-nelio-kuva-Mara-Predicatori-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Juha-Valkeapaa-Ollaan-elaimiks-nelio-kuva-Mara-Predicatori-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Juha-Valkeapaa-Ollaan-elaimiks-nelio-kuva-Mara-Predicatori-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Juha-Valkeapaa-Ollaan-elaimiks-nelio-kuva-Mara-Predicatori-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Juha-Valkeapaa-Ollaan-elaimiks-nelio-kuva-Mara-Predicatori-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Juha-Valkeapaa-Ollaan-elaimiks-nelio-kuva-Mara-Predicatori-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Juha-Valkeapaa-Ollaan-elaimiks-nelio-kuva-Mara-Predicatori-2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-405b2659\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-405b2659 ticss-405b2659\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/en\/juha-valkeapaa-animal-beings\/\"><strong>Juha Valkeap\u00e4\u00e4: Animal beings<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sat 20.9. 2025&nbsp; 15\u201316&nbsp;<br>Sat 10.1. 2026 15\u201316&nbsp;<br>Sun 11.1.2026 15\u201316&nbsp;<br>KUMMA&nbsp;<br>Kauppakatu 35<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-d8462efd\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taneli-Torma-ALIEN-Kuopio-kuva-Petra-Kuha-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taneli-Torma-ALIEN-Kuopio-kuva-Petra-Kuha-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taneli-Torma-ALIEN-Kuopio-kuva-Petra-Kuha-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taneli-Torma-ALIEN-Kuopio-kuva-Petra-Kuha-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taneli-Torma-ALIEN-Kuopio-kuva-Petra-Kuha-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taneli-Torma-ALIEN-Kuopio-kuva-Petra-Kuha-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taneli-Torma-ALIEN-Kuopio-kuva-Petra-Kuha-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taneli-Torma-ALIEN-Kuopio-kuva-Petra-Kuha-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-ca557a07\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-ca557a07 ticss-ca557a07\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/en\/alien-kuopio\/\">Taneli T\u00f6rm\u00e4: ALIEN \u2013 Kuopio<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sat 18.10.2025 12.30\u201314.30&nbsp;<br>Sun 16.11.2025 15\u201317&nbsp;<br>KUMMA&nbsp;<br>Kauppakatu 35&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-6b79ab72\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1089\" height=\"1089\" src=\"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Anna-Falt-Emma-Falt-Andrea-Mancianti-Tanssiin-kutsu-pieni.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Anna-Falt-Emma-Falt-Andrea-Mancianti-Tanssiin-kutsu-pieni.jpg 1089w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Anna-Falt-Emma-Falt-Andrea-Mancianti-Tanssiin-kutsu-pieni-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Anna-Falt-Emma-Falt-Andrea-Mancianti-Tanssiin-kutsu-pieni-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Anna-Falt-Emma-Falt-Andrea-Mancianti-Tanssiin-kutsu-pieni-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Anna-Falt-Emma-Falt-Andrea-Mancianti-Tanssiin-kutsu-pieni-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1089px) 100vw, 1089px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-3ddb7089\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-heading-3ddb7089 ticss-3ddb7089\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kummamuseo.fi\/en\/tanssiinkutsu\/\">Anna F\u00e4lt, Emma F\u00e4lt &amp; Andrea Mancianti: Invitation to Dance<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Fri 10.10. 2025 18 &nbsp;<br>Sat 11.10. 2025 18 &nbsp;<br>Lumit-stage&nbsp;<br>Haapaniemenkatu 8&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Works in Other Locations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jouni Airaksinen: Ladder, sculpture<\/strong><br>Kuopio City Theater lobby<br>Niiralankatu 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ulla-Mari Lindstr\u00f6m: Soundscapes from the world, sound installation<\/strong><br>Kuopio Music Center, ground floor restroom<br>Kuopionlahdenkatu 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Piia Rossi: The curtain, installation<\/strong><br>Old Kuopio Museum, pharmacy building<br>Kirkkokatu 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Markku \u201dSika\u201d Puustinen: Surrounded by water, sound installation<\/strong><br>The corner of Kauppakatu and Puijonkatu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saara Hyv\u00e4rinen: The last sentences, video installation<\/strong><br>Puijonlaakso library<br>Mailatie 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Kuopio Biennial, nothing is ordinary. 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