Care is a response to destruction
Spheres of Care
WAUHAUS x Aliisa Talja:
Spheres of Care is a performative event, a nurturing oasis and reservoir of rest, where we focus on care amidst emotional, social, and ecological crises. The three-day event gathers together researchers, artists, activists, and other interested parties. The event offers a multitude of perspectives to care and nurture; we look at care in relation to self, society, and soil. We gather around a wide range of information through lectures, practices, and performances.
Location: Vuotalo, Mosaiikkitori 2 (Vuosaarentie 7), Vuosaari, 00980 Helsinki
Time: October 28th-30th
Language: The primary language is Finnish, with some of the keynotes and discussions in English.
The participant capacity is limited. An open call is now open for applications
Apply here: https://forms.gle/AXKQ9LDRAFZPRUw19
Production: WAUHAUS x Aliisa Talja in collaboration with Vuotalo
The event is free of charge.
The event is supported by The City of Helsinki, Arts Promotion Center Finland, Kone foundation
INFO
EVENT
What will happen at the event?
What does it mean that the event is held in both Finnish and English?
APPLICATION
How will the attendees for the Spheres of Care event be chosen?
Why am I asked to explain my motivation to participate?
Why will the event prioritize participants that can attend for three days?
More questions? Contact us here: spheresofcare@wauhaus.fi
In order to take care of others I must take care of myself. How does that happen? The day will offer perspectives and practices on self-care. How can we increase our awareness so that our relations to ourself and others are strong and caring? How can we make space to encounter thoughts, emotions, and needs? How can we act accordingly? How can we balance our own attention between the inner and outer world? The day’s program offers concepts and models for action.
FRIDAY
28.10.2022
17:00-21:00 (4 h)
All day
haus de pnojekt: Gutter Feeling (2021), Happy Dirt Bay (2019) ja sich vertigal machen, bitte (2019) -installation parts
Creators: Anni Haunia ja Rita Vaali
Opening ceremony, welcoming words & introduction to day
Lead by: Samuli Laine & Aliisa Talja
Participant actions: Listening, experiencing, observing
IN FINNISH
Program 1: the body as matter and processes (art)
A workshop focused on introspection and self care. Realized independently according to instructions from workshop leaders.
Lead by: Samuli Laine & Aliisa Talja
Participant actions: Experiencing, observing
IN FINNISH
EVENING SNACK
Program 2: emotional labor and consciousness (theory)
A talk presenting psychological concepts and practical guidance to emotional labor and a fostering relationship to oneself.
Talk by: Marke Koskelin, psychologist, activist
Participant actions: Listening, reflecting.
IN FINNISH
Program 3: (self)consciousness and loving kindness (thought patterns and action)
Talk and exercise based perspectives and practical guidance to a compassionate relationship to oneself and others. A guided metta meditation.
Lead by: Arja Aryatara, dharma teacher
Participant actions: Listening, participating in exercises.
IN FINNISH
Concluding the day and goodbye
SATURDAY
29.10.2022
13:00-19:00 (6 h)
All day
haus de pnojekt: Gutter Feeling (2021), Happy Dirt Bay (2019) ja sich vertigal machen, bitte (2019) -installation parts
Creators: Anni Haunia ja Rita Vaali
Welcoming words & introduction to day
Led by: Samuli Laine & Aliisa Talja
Participant actions: Listening, experiencing, observing
IN FINNISH
Program 1: From a connection to oneself to a connection to others (art)
A workshop where we focus on a guided encounter of oneself and others.
Led by: Arlene Tucker, artist, diversity agent, educator
Participant actions: listening, observing, discussing
IN FINNISH
Program 2: Comprehensively sustainable care: spheres, knots, and entanglements of social, ecological, and economical perspectives (theory).
Perspectives on the backgrounds of undervaluing and underresourcing care: paradigms, their alternatives and policies of increased care.
Talk by Tiina Vaittinen PhD (Social Sciences, Peace and Confict Research), Tampere University
Participant actions: Listening
IN FINNISH
A SHARED MEAL
Program 3: Care as work (action)
A talk that offers a practical example of creating and maintaining a care-centered community
Talk by: Aino Talja, early childhood educator
Participant actions: Listening
IN FINNISH
Program 4: healing resistance & fierce vulnerability: A Radically Different Response to Harm (toiminta)
Perspectives and practical approaches to de-polarisation, kingian non-violent resistance and building a beloved community
Talk by: TBA
Participant actions: Listening
Concluding the day and goodbye
Society and all communities require constant care to function. We are however living amidst a crisis of care. What led to this? What in fact is care? How can we strengthen care; what kind of changes does it require to how we think, in politics, and worldview? During the day we will get acquainted with societal care as a way of thinking, a profession, and civic action.
Healthy soil is the basis of life. But do we understand our dependence on its role in maintaining our lives? How can we care for soil? What kind of actions does it require? What is caring agriculture and what practical ways are there to help it grow on different levels and become more common? During the day we will become acquainted with the state of soil, and the different ways it can be cared for or neglected.
SUNDAY
30.10.2022
13:00-18:00 (5 h)
All day
haus de pnojekt: Gutter Feeling (2021), Happy Dirt Bay (2019) ja sich vertigal machen, bitte (2019) -installation parts
Creators: Anni Haunia ja Rita Vaali
Welcoming words & introduction to day
Led by: Samuli Laine & Aliisa Talja
Participant actions: Listening, experiencing, observing
IN FINNISH
Program 1: Regenerative agriculture, caring land use (theory and action)
Perspectives on agriculture and ecological crises. The talks and discussions look at industrial monoculture farming and the reasons leading to it as well as diving into alternative solutions; a caring mode of agriculture.
Talks by: Galina Kallio, postdoctoral researcher (Helsinki University, Ruralia Institute) & TBA
Participant actions: listening and voluntary discussion
Program 2: Thoughts on the Same peoples relationship to nature (thought patterns)
The talk ventures towards concepts for describing the indescribable; the relationship to nature of the Sámi people. What does it consist of?
Talk by: Stina Aletta Aikio, doctoral researcher (University of Lapland), artist and activist
Participant actions: listening
A SHARED MEAL
Program 3: Ponderings on rest (art)
A performance where rest is experienced and experimented in relation to preserving various lifeforms in the earth.
Lead by: Aino Johansson and Meri Hietala, <<Maan>> Puolustusvoimat
Participant action: Listening, participating
Päivän koonti ja hyvästit
Huolenpidon piirit
WAUHAUS x Aliisa Talja
Huolenpito on vastaus tuhoon
Huolenpidon piirit on esityksellinen tapahtuma, ravitseva keidas ja levon leiri, jossa keskitytään huolenpitoon emotionaalisten, sosiaalisten ja ekologisten kriisien keskellä. Kolmipäiväinen tilaisuus kokoaa yhteen tutkijoita, taiteilijoita, kansalaisjärjestötoimijoita sekä muita aiheesta kiinnostuneita. Tapahtuma tarjoaa moninaisia näkökulmia huolenpitoon ja hoivaan; tarkastelemme huolenpitoa suhteessa itseen, yhteiskuntaan sekä maaperään. Kokoonnumme moninaisen tiedon ääreen puheenvuorojen, harjoitteiden ja esitysten avulla.
Tapahtumapaikka: Vuotalo, Mosaiikkitori 2 (Vuosaarentie 7), Vuosaari, 00980 Helsinki
Aika: 28.-30. lokakuuta
Kieli: Ensisijainen kieli on suomi, mutta osa ohjelmasta ja keskustelusta on englanninkielistä.
Osallistujamäärä on rajallinen. Tapahtumaan haetaan avoimella haulla.
Hae tapahtumaan: https://forms.gle/AXKQ9LDRAFZPRUw19
Tuotanto: WAUHAUS x Aliisa Talja yhteistyössä Vuotalon kanssa.
Tapahtuma on ilmainen.
Tapahtumaa tukevat Helsingin kaupunki, Taiteen edistämiskeskus, Koneen Säätiö