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eko.katastro.fi
November 5-7
Produced by katastro.fi
(Helsinki)
katastro.fi's contribution to the temp lab is an ecologically
biased art project, the most significant parts of which are
a documentary film about alternative ecological communities
and a net-based project called eko.katastro.fi.
The aim of the project is to collect information, from the
point of view of "the little people" to the opinions
of experts, and to combine grass roots-level experiences with
scientific models. These will come together in a pan-active,
self-augmenting chain of causal connections and will, hopefully,
produce a snowball effect. Both experts and less knowledgeable
individuals are invited to share their impressions of the
factors affecting our environment and to observe the complexity
of the causal knot that is created.
katastro.fi
will create the infrastructure for the project on the web,
but will leave it open. Different people will be able to contribute
to the chain. In the end result, the discoveries and experiences
of ordinary people will meet and combine on a variety of levels
within the chain. Based on this, it will be possible to move
on to the next phase, into the future, to build an eco-catastrophe
simulator, so everyone can create their own ecological disaster.
We hope the people who interact with eko.katastro.fi will
share with us their ideas of what are the best ways to promote
and use ecological thinking, on a local level. These ideas
will be collected and disseminated among the visitors at eko.katastro.fi.
Marko Yliniemi's documentary deals with life in ecological
communities in various parts of Finland. Yliniemi has chosen
to concentrate on positive thinking and alternatives instead
of trying to shock the viewer by delving into serious environmental
problems. His film concentrates on exposing everyday life,
as well as celebrations, in the communities he visited.
Additional
events:
Cities on the Move Conference
November 6
Organized by Hou Hanru, Hans-Ullrich Obrist, Geert Lovink
At the end of /tmp, there will be the opening of the Kiasma
version of the travelling exhibition Cities on the Move, curated
by Hou Hanru and Hans-Ulrich Obrist, dealing with urban condition
of South-East Asian cities in China, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand,
etc. Temp will organize one day conference, together with
the curators, artists and some invited speakers (to be announced
later) which will reflect on the recent situation in South-East
Asia after the financial crisis of 1997 and political turmoils,
for example in Indonesia. This is will also be an opportunity
to evaluate this travelling exhibition and its constantly
changing artworks and premisses.
Exhibition
of the results
November 9-14
Produced by Liisa Vähäkylä
In the remaining days of TEMP, texts, websites, videos, websites,
and other relevant declarations, images and objects will made
available to the public.
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