CONTEMPORARY ART ARCHIPELAGO

Part of European Capital of Culture 2011, Contemporary Art Archipelago (CAA) exhibition consists of over 20 new site-specific art works and events realised in the Turku archipelago, Finland, by international and local artists during the Summer 2011.

Studio EMMI has been on charge of the overall visual identity of this outdoor exhibition, including items such as signage, leaflets, posters and programmes.

Contemporary Art Archipelago, an exhibition across the isles can be encountered from the cruise ships and small boats, along the roads and virtually, on a remote islet, in the sea, on the airwaves, on the ferries or even in a private home.

The theme is the archipelago and its future as a unique yet changing environment and mode of life. The context of the Baltic Sea is strongly present, yet CAA reflects the specificities of Turku archipelago also against other similar environments and global changes. The artists examine, amongst others, alternative island lifestyles and livelihoods, transformations in ecological and cultural diversity, as well as desires projected onto islands and across the sea. The art works take the form of, for example, an island’s own mobile network, an alternative map on a ferry, personal stories on the changing climate, cinematic sci-fi visions of the archipelago, underwater gardening or a frail meadow of glass.