Performance Art Duo Kainulainen & Latva: Globus Hystericus
14.8. at 19.00, A performance by Kainulainen & Latva during the Night of Arts. Free entry, welcome!
Globus Hystericus transforms Forum Box Gallery with performance videos and photographs. An installation of costumes and objects from the duo’s performances brings the tangible dimension of their practice into the exhibition space. The opening also marks the launch of a book that presents Kainulainen & Latva’s art in words and images, published by Kustannus Oy Taide.
Kainulainen and Latva are partners in life as well as art. Their performances are defined by a visceral presence and a child-like visual clarity. Costumes and objects made from scrap and rubbish are essential collaborators in the duo’s wordless rituals. From the intimate tension between the pair an image emerges – a living tableau generating a soundscape that verges on experimental music.
For the past decade, Kainulainen & Latva have been performing across Europe. Their recent engagements include Centre d´art hybride SOMA in Marseille, North Atlantic House in Copenhagen, Riga Performance Festival, and Nuuk Art Museum in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland). In Finland, they have performed at venues such as Mad House, Kiasma Theatre and Palsa Museum, as well as galleries including Huuto, Third Space, Mältinranta, and Forum Box.
NB: The works in the exhibition contain nudity and sexual content that is not suitable for children.