River assemblies / Urban organs – unconventional spaces as musical instruments - Siiri Hänninen
Siiri Hänninen ( Finland )
River assemblies – learning from the actors and materialities that together cohabit and create a location, a river, or other urban area. How to better take them into account in urban design? Both regarding the human and more than human communities inhabiting the site. During the residency Siiri is working to develop the project beyond rivers and to implement it as a tool to be used in architecture education, as part of alternative urban planning processes and architecture activism.
Urban organs – unconventional spaces as musical instruments. In collaboration with composer and musician Tara Valkonen she is examining different ways to bring life to vacant spaces through spatial sound installations. Creating today's ritual spaces and observing the symbolism of the organ as an important part of life transition points.
Among these Siiri is eager to learn from curatorial practices to support the ongoing development of the Soiva Metsä Festival and residency, located in Northern Kainuu, Finland.
This residency is funded by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.