12 June to 27 September 2020
Taking a title : The Same Sea, the inaugural edition of the Helsinki Biennial 2020 will reflect on the notion of interdependence.
Curated by Pirkko Siitari and Taru Tappola, head curators of Helsinki Art Museum (HAM), the biennial will bring together around 35 leading Finnish and international artists and groups of artists.
Located on the city's Vallisaari island, a former military base, Helsinki Biennial 2020 will comprise 80% new commissions and site-specific works.
Located outside along cobbled paths and inside historical buildings, gunpowder cellars and empty residential buildings, the works will highlight unknown and abandoned places.
Helsinki Biennial 2020 will also support the Helsinki City Strategy, which aims to reduce emissions by 60% by 2030 and make the city aiming to be carbon neutral by 2035
The final list of artists and details on the new commissions will be announced in spring 2020.
Useful links
www.helsinkibiennial.fi