identifying objects
Friday 24 July, 19:00
Saturday 25 July, 17:00
Duration approx. 2 h.
Suggested donation 10 €
During Forum Box’s summer break Lou is hosting the event identifying objects at Forum Box on July 24–25, featuring performances by Romeo Roxman Gatt, Calvin Z Laing, and Pauliina Sjöberg, as well as works by Teo Paaer and Alexa Illi. All performances will be presented on both evenings.
The commissioned performances and the art works in the space take as their starting point the relationship between performance, objects, and material reality. Through objects, the works explore the performativity of identity, masculinity, and parenthood. Everyday observations intertwine with emotionally charged storytelling—humour, anxiety, and the alter egos that emerge from them.
Working group and concept: Teo Paaer & Remi Vesala.
The event is supported by the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland.
Lou is a community of independent curators working with contemporary art and performance, committed to fostering open-ended artistic and curatorial thinking. Initially founded as a temporary curatorial project, Lou continues to take on various forms of organising and making itself public with varying intensities. Its activities are currently divided between Lou Vaasankatu, a curator-run exhibition space in Helsinki, and off-site and co-hosted projects. Lou is a trans-led initiative that aims to showcase and support especially trans and queer artists.