6.00 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. Asmandia (Opintie 35, Mynämäki)
6.45 p.m. – 8.15 p.m. Saareke (Keskuskatu 20, Mynämäki)

Join us for an exclusive evening to meet and explore the work of the current Saari Fellows at the Saari Residence: artist and curator Filippo Andreatta, multidisciplinary artist Leila Hekmatnia, artist Jaq Lisboa, and artist Emilia Sølvsten.

The evening begins at 6 p.m. at Asmandia (Opintie 35, Mynämäki), where we gather around a fire for a reading. Please dress warmly as the event will take place outdoors. The reading lasts about 30 minutes.

Afterwards, around 6.45 p.m., we head to Saareke (Keskuskatu 20, Mynämäki) to explore works in various stages of development.

The Saari Residence organises bus transportation between Turku, Asmandia, and Saareke.
The event ends at 8.15 p.m., but you can join us for any part of the evening.

BUS TRANSPORTATION

We also offer bus transportation from Turku to Mynämäki and back. Please register by 12 February to reserve your spot with this form: https://www.lyyti.in/Bus_transportation_to_Saareke_Soiree…

The bus goes via Mynämäki to Asmandia and, after the reading by the fire, back to Saareke. At the end of the evening, it returns to Turku.

This event is free and open to all.

The program is in English, and we serve complimentary refreshments.

Warmly welcome!

ARTISTS:

Filippo Andreatta/OHT will perform a Frankenstein reading session by the fire. The heart of the work focuses on the pivotal meeting between Frankenstein and his creature, highlighting the creature’s unique voice and its journey of self-discovery through the landscape.

Leila Hekmatnia will screen her short film ”Margab”, which tells the story of the last surviving member of a village ravaged by climate change in Iran. In Persian, the word ’margab’ refers to the last irrigation before harvest and the drowning waters that cause drowning and consequently lead to death.

Jaq Lisboa presents part of ”Contemporary Entities”, an ongoing project that combines the spiritual, political, and poetic. At Saari, Lisboa wishes to create a new entity that draws inspiration from the local context, allowing her to delve into themes deeply connected to this territory and herself.

Emilia Sølvsten will read her poem ”Life Outside Itself”, inspired by the Greenlandic myth of Qivittoq, a mountain wanderer who abandons humanity to exist between life and death in eternity. The poem reflects on loss, exile, and societal exclusion, drawing from Emilia’s family history. Reimagining the Qivittoq as a shadowy figure and a keeper of traces left by the departed, she blends myth with personal experiences and perspectives on absence and estrangement.