https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com saija alexandra kangasniemi Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:31:15 +0000 https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com en https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/praying-rukoilua Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:48:59 +0000 saija alexandra kangasniemi https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/praying-rukoilua Rukoilua (Praying), 2021performance installation Mad House Helsinki, Finland Performers: Laura Jantunen, Emilia Nevä, Saija Alexandra Kangasniemi Coreography, installation, and costume design: Saija Alexandra Kangasniemi Sound design: Tatu Rönkkö Performers on the installation video: Félix Touzalin, Daniel Nicolaevsky Maria, Diane Chéry, Sehyoung Lee &amp; Saija Alexandra Kangasniemi Video and photography of the installation video (may you be free from suffering): Sidonie Ronfard&nbsp; Photos and video documentation by Juuli Kangasniemi Project was supported by Kone Foundation. <img width="1853" height="2470" width_o="1853" height_o="2470" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b3f5d332be70d2072a0943b832ba1bd6a40838451b802ad264c7afedcc7c2f7/rukoilua_madhouse10.jpg" data-mid="133688907" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b3f5d332be70d2072a0943b832ba1bd6a40838451b802ad264c7afedcc7c2f7/rukoilua_madhouse10.jpg" /> <img width="1205" height="1672" width_o="1205" height_o="1672" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d168166ed17d7896771af0d58baa88a7d8799ec296d0eab56591c46d4ec9ebf8/rukoilua_madhouse11.jpg" data-mid="133688888" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d168166ed17d7896771af0d58baa88a7d8799ec296d0eab56591c46d4ec9ebf8/rukoilua_madhouse11.jpg" /> https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/savisaari-sculpture Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:22:38 +0000 saija alexandra kangasniemi https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/savisaari-sculpture Savisaari, 2024 Family-clay workshops, sculptures and installations with children Korppoo, Finland Clay sculpture; 71 x 43 cm, clay, flowers, rocks In the summer 2024, me and my sister, visual artist Juuli Kangasniemi, shared holiday life, sisterhood and motherhood, little clay workshops were held with the kids, spontaneous summer shows were put together and precious gifts of clay were given to the island. Through this work we were interested in what kind of spiritual and artistic habits mothers, or other parents, pass on and teach their children, and what kind of habits we create together and communally with our children. Our aim was to explore how artistic work and motherhood intertwine, the challenges and opportunities this combination brings, and how the presence of family and nature influence the process. <img width="2910" height="1776" width_o="2910" height_o="1776" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9c23773d43b000760a444bb4895ae45ddadc273f5f780d12696bef5f0f1b86e/Nayttokuva-2025-10-15-kello-10.10.49.png" data-mid="239395627" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f9c23773d43b000760a444bb4895ae45ddadc273f5f780d12696bef5f0f1b86e/Nayttokuva-2025-10-15-kello-10.10.49.png" /> <img width="1384" height="1852" width_o="1384" height_o="1852" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a17e1de0f52efdbd4b73127d0d09678967329b86002c2c7f47a86f24a448aa41/Nayttokuva-2025-10-15-kello-10.13.35.png" data-mid="239395677" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a17e1de0f52efdbd4b73127d0d09678967329b86002c2c7f47a86f24a448aa41/Nayttokuva-2025-10-15-kello-10.13.35.png" /><img 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src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18e2ed27d2c3185a86a433488540a9fae8ec952c3b1db56a9f1ffaa4fe8935c8/IMG_0817.JPG" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0aa7f4acbfaa4fb1cf0822292df615e407bffc36421b8f3ff2c05c63ab439c2f/IMG_0946.JPG" data-mid="217145804" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0aa7f4acbfaa4fb1cf0822292df615e407bffc36421b8f3ff2c05c63ab439c2f/IMG_0946.JPG" /> https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/sculptures Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:49:55 +0000 saija alexandra kangasniemi https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/sculptures <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8c067cab7a9668fd559f1f1159f56e856b6e059307857fc4132f282e0597e41c/MLA_3706.JPG" data-mid="245683909" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8c067cab7a9668fd559f1f1159f56e856b6e059307857fc4132f282e0597e41c/MLA_3706.JPG" /><img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67d30a3235996fa50c0ebc2ba614c6207e173b406b4a130aa98dd9d75c7fde9e/MLA_3721.JPG" data-mid="245683910" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67d30a3235996fa50c0ebc2ba614c6207e173b406b4a130aa98dd9d75c7fde9e/MLA_3721.JPG" />Inner flames, 2019ceramic, mosaic of stone and glass 12 x 38 x 60 cm <img width="2612" height="1960" width_o="2612" height_o="1960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/171b4b5da32beddb5c209658776fc6c26649fd917ccf7734bb5540bd46721a2a/scarabs.jpg" data-mid="245683828" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/171b4b5da32beddb5c209658776fc6c26649fd917ccf7734bb5540bd46721a2a/scarabs.jpg" /> Scarabs, 2021 3 ceramic scarabs (20 x 38 x 22 cm), lace made of recycled textiles <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/badcc4616d55d440d5c1f1bf53480e718b1ace21c16b59d7c3a608ba423d01c3/MLA_3727.JPG" data-mid="245684946" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/badcc4616d55d440d5c1f1bf53480e718b1ace21c16b59d7c3a608ba423d01c3/MLA_3727.JPG" /> <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7aa8af12ba2e7b9379221b7efaba3db64100163fe3457dca9266c2ad25edb472/MLA_3691.JPG" data-mid="245684953" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7aa8af12ba2e7b9379221b7efaba3db64100163fe3457dca9266c2ad25edb472/MLA_3691.JPG" />Untitled reliquaries 2, 2019 ceramic stonewear, 20 x 38 x 22 cm <img width="2343" height="3582" width_o="2343" height_o="3582" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c40d4ed5591b637155bd96b0edd4b305fd1ec980b27d03323bfb90de8aef379/IMG_1283.JPG" data-mid="245685474" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d38db9857231cb9029fb84af2aade2e5d15452ab491a00096c5a0b5855b02e5/IMG_1282.JPG" data-mid="245685473" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d38db9857231cb9029fb84af2aade2e5d15452ab491a00096c5a0b5855b02e5/IMG_1282.JPG" /> <img width="2322" height="3603" width_o="2322" height_o="3603" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b0c8e1f5bbd980e8b7bb59020b7ecf2926883fe9097017fb4a4309ab0cfb3382/IMG_1289.JPG" data-mid="245685475" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b0c8e1f5bbd980e8b7bb59020b7ecf2926883fe9097017fb4a4309ab0cfb3382/IMG_1289.JPG" /> Untitled reliquaries 1, 2017clay objects Untitled reliquaries was an installation of clay sculptures, made during two month residency in Cité International des Arts in 2017. Installation was located in the garden of Cité des Arts, where the sculptures where hidden in the vegetation, except for one that was left in the open grass area. https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/rainbow-breath Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:30:31 +0000 saija alexandra kangasniemi https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/rainbow-breath Rainbow breath, 2024workshops, costumes, performance Paris, France Workshops and performance (35min) at Poush, Aubervilliers <img width="2740" height="1560" width_o="2740" height_o="1560" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4824213baad11d40cb71dc86bb7ae3f5a9fb10bb58f3a4cd27f46321e80f3a67/rainbow2.jpg" data-mid="219510536" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4824213baad11d40cb71dc86bb7ae3f5a9fb10bb58f3a4cd27f46321e80f3a67/rainbow2.jpg" /> <img width="1361" height="1884" width_o="1361" height_o="1884" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd39bab410d77dd8f018045fd7f9d5d4a22086dd8fbe3b7b3d3c412bd89cfe87/rainbow1.jpg" data-mid="219510535" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cd39bab410d77dd8f018045fd7f9d5d4a22086dd8fbe3b7b3d3c412bd89cfe87/rainbow1.jpg" /> Performers: Saija Alexandra Kangasniemi, Victoria Zanconato, Tilhenn Klapper, Ilona Delebarre, Adela Lorincz, Anais Barras Rainbow breath is a performance where the participants shift between personal and collective, stillness and movement, closed and open eyes, between realities. Breath being the first movement, the bridge between. The work is still a work in progress, and is part of my artistic research and investigation on consciousness, mind, concentration and participatory movement practices. Performance was made in a process of several workshops that participants from different backgrounds were practicing concentration, visualization and movement practices, searching for agreements and strategies for shared, egalitarian, collective movement. The costumes of the performance are made from recycled vintage fabrics, that I have dyed with plants collected from Finland and different vegetables and food waste, then painted with earth minerals. https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/untitled-installation Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:31:15 +0000 saija alexandra kangasniemi https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/untitled-installation Untitled installation, 2024 Saija Kangasniemi and Juuli KangasniemiPoush, Aubervilliers, France <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e8567bac90760080d67f9099757c166ae7ece1386e4b9435bb09327255c8d66/PHOTO-2024-10-23-15-22-012.jpg" data-mid="245685690" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4e8567bac90760080d67f9099757c166ae7ece1386e4b9435bb09327255c8d66/PHOTO-2024-10-23-15-22-012.jpg" /> <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb77b7fd7ea36a04c86c25432ade674a909f059f5dd1b8e065b6189ec28d4f5a/PHOTO-2024-10-23-15-21-57.jpg" data-mid="245685705" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb77b7fd7ea36a04c86c25432ade674a909f059f5dd1b8e065b6189ec28d4f5a/PHOTO-2024-10-23-15-21-57.jpg" /> <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4263d066c1dec96dfe4a00ca263d464a461e38b305fbaea41abebface4617ee7/PHOTO-2024-10-23-15-21-59.jpg" data-mid="245685708" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4263d066c1dec96dfe4a00ca263d464a461e38b305fbaea41abebface4617ee7/PHOTO-2024-10-23-15-21-59.jpg" /><img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53c59d85d06d5b733477d7549e3d4623f5506dc054ed9e169657f053d9bff2c0/PHOTO-2024-10-23-15-22-04.jpg" data-mid="245685730" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/53c59d85d06d5b733477d7549e3d4623f5506dc054ed9e169657f053d9bff2c0/PHOTO-2024-10-23-15-22-04.jpg" /><img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03586bb628dbe8bf1fa34be3244eb618d905e063c0c662cd50d93ff0c70841a7/PHOTO-2024-10-23-15-22-08.jpg" data-mid="245685714" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/03586bb628dbe8bf1fa34be3244eb618d905e063c0c662cd50d93ff0c70841a7/PHOTO-2024-10-23-15-22-08.jpg" /><img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b08add4256ad45ae54920ae7b85d873a571334da26d6a64decf309dd219db4d/PHOTO-2024-10-23-15-22-041.jpg" data-mid="245685712" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4b08add4256ad45ae54920ae7b85d873a571334da26d6a64decf309dd219db4d/PHOTO-2024-10-23-15-22-041.jpg" /> Installation of Saija Kangasniemi and Juuli Kangasniemi2024, Poush, Aubervilliers, France Installation of unburned clay sculptures, photographs,&nbsp;rocks, cones, recycled vintage textiles dyed with plants and vegetables, painted with earth minerals https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/saima Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:54:47 +0000 saija alexandra kangasniemi https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/saima Saima, 2016-2017ceramic sculptures, textiles and costumes Saima was an continuous personal project during 2016- 2017. The aim of the project was to reflect personal spiritual feelings through costumes and objects. Textiles and costumes were produced during my residency in Cite international des Arts in Paris in 2016. The project was supported by Alfred Kordelin. <img width="1017" height="1416" width_o="1017" height_o="1416" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f29a687db448fe6b0bfee354fefaf87b1870350b57192f030e2dee56ba0cd6e/sukat-and-white.jpg" data-mid="245683883" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f29a687db448fe6b0bfee354fefaf87b1870350b57192f030e2dee56ba0cd6e/sukat-and-white.jpg" /><img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a4e51624514df94e4e0e57e0c3664584819b4c9917b0259e35c67ac1610b23d/sukat2.jpg" data-mid="245683886" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a4e51624514df94e4e0e57e0c3664584819b4c9917b0259e35c67ac1610b23d/sukat2.jpg" /> <img width="451" height="577" width_o="451" height_o="577" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fb3d7765d02c5a44f27b0ead77991a0d1dacf16c867f551bcc286924dda34de6/saima-female.jpg" data-mid="245683890" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/451/i/fb3d7765d02c5a44f27b0ead77991a0d1dacf16c867f551bcc286924dda34de6/saima-female.jpg" /> <img width="2334" height="1546" width_o="2334" height_o="1546" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/afaf36a030df69bcb73856ee2fc02e94251a2880c9b01e225ba8419bb168ff71/Nayttokuva-2020-4-14-kello-20.26.29.png" data-mid="245683889" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/afaf36a030df69bcb73856ee2fc02e94251a2880c9b01e225ba8419bb168ff71/Nayttokuva-2020-4-14-kello-20.26.29.png" /><img width="1333" height="1000" width_o="1333" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/639e3bd1b3317c614d8f3a501525f7e487a6665e07b6c7fa255a83ac793fa46e/plate.jpg" data-mid="245687858" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/639e3bd1b3317c614d8f3a501525f7e487a6665e07b6c7fa255a83ac793fa46e/plate.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="992" width_o="1500" height_o="992" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b2fc9376cec0d7ac2d4b3e449950e1018455c6b9f8326f56e2de2c9518bc368d/SAIMA_lanka-jacket-detail2.jpg" data-mid="245683887" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b2fc9376cec0d7ac2d4b3e449950e1018455c6b9f8326f56e2de2c9518bc368d/SAIMA_lanka-jacket-detail2.jpg" /> <img width="4928" height="3280" width_o="4928" height_o="3280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85402e0a427c658c73273bec6909f106c3fcb3009441fb1ad9d5fc00aa22a251/SAIMA_dec2016_-0959.jpg" data-mid="245683888" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/85402e0a427c658c73273bec6909f106c3fcb3009441fb1ad9d5fc00aa22a251/SAIMA_dec2016_-0959.jpg" /> https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/correspondance-sous-terre Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:11:49 +0000 saija alexandra kangasniemi https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/correspondance-sous-terre Correspondance sous terre, 2025 TILHENN KLAPPER, ELLA SKOIKKA, ANNA TORKKEL AND SAIJA KANGASNIEMI diary writing practice, printed edition &amp; performance Institut finlandais, Paris <img width="3508" height="2480" width_o="3508" height_o="2480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c1c181a5659e6a1063d5d1e31fee5328ad3664bfca5526d98a4ffa3faffa3bd1/CORRESPONDANCE_TWO-POSTERS-TOGETHER.jpg" data-mid="236987412" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c1c181a5659e6a1063d5d1e31fee5328ad3664bfca5526d98a4ffa3faffa3bd1/CORRESPONDANCE_TWO-POSTERS-TOGETHER.jpg" /> Wednesday 21 May: For a long time I have had this image in me of going under the Earth. In this image I am squatting and having my hands touch the ground. And then the feeling or urge to go inside, to dive or dig inside. Correspondance sous terre is a collaborative project between Institut finlandais and Ehkä-production, which brought together Finnish and French artist-choreographers during the spring of 2025. Performance and artist talk was held at Institut finlandais in Paris on Wednesday 25.6.2025. The performance was a continuation of the collective diary-writing practice that the artists shared during two months of spring when nature started to bloom and sprout. In the diary, they shared their inner landscapes through intuitive daily writings about ordinary and extraordinary life, as well as more invisible things. Could inner landscapes dissolve into a collective experience and create moments of interdependence? What kind of connections could be created through artistic-spiritual practices between two countries, through a correspondence that travels under the earth? What kind of energy, questions and ideas could be transmitted underground and what kind of topics rise to the surface? For the project Correspondance sous terre, artists Tilhenn Klapper, Ella Skoikka, Anna Torkkel and artist facilitator Saija Kangasniemi work collectively at the intersection of somatic practices, choreography, writing and language. The printed diary designed by artist Lia Pradal (Editions Païen) was given to the public in the performance.&nbsp; <img width="1885" height="1257" width_o="1885" height_o="1257" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b22425a7311a19d35c4e65145d24f0f8714de62aae2d5c2f961ad9b973f1789/_MG_2840.jpg" data-mid="236987413" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b22425a7311a19d35c4e65145d24f0f8714de62aae2d5c2f961ad9b973f1789/_MG_2840.jpg" /><img width="1196" height="1732" width_o="1196" height_o="1732" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36c3c8925a7951f27fdd17653a484212c4e553ed2ad694e46d9b1b3972251468/Nayttokuva-2025-10-15-kello-10.25.55.png" data-mid="239395767" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/36c3c8925a7951f27fdd17653a484212c4e553ed2ad694e46d9b1b3972251468/Nayttokuva-2025-10-15-kello-10.25.55.png" /> <img width="1280" height="1920" width_o="1280" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/356ba54994e1f99beb54170370cd7a57fbc052d2b2dfa0269c4e1a1b720a22e2/_MG_2850.jpg" data-mid="236987414" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/356ba54994e1f99beb54170370cd7a57fbc052d2b2dfa0269c4e1a1b720a22e2/_MG_2850.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5020bf21050eec051150c530acc1d3329257cd24991a2b0ef8cd74b86fe6052/_MG_2770.jpg" data-mid="236987443" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5020bf21050eec051150c530acc1d3329257cd24991a2b0ef8cd74b86fe6052/_MG_2770.jpg" /> <img width="1684" height="1140" width_o="1684" height_o="1140" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df8bbff5bf2efb5b1b7ea5917c260e16808e8b0539ed9691d0a85a6f5f6317e5/Nayttokuva-2025-10-15-kello-10.24.43.png" data-mid="239395786" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/df8bbff5bf2efb5b1b7ea5917c260e16808e8b0539ed9691d0a85a6f5f6317e5/Nayttokuva-2025-10-15-kello-10.24.43.png" /> <img width="1228" height="1842" width_o="1228" height_o="1842" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f4a031e0370806ca79e36941f0634e8384e86d83410ee466f4ec88cf92f50c7/_MG_2791.jpg" data-mid="236987533" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f4a031e0370806ca79e36941f0634e8384e86d83410ee466f4ec88cf92f50c7/_MG_2791.jpg" /> <img width="1280" height="1920" width_o="1280" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/759c829709fbd9847d835923f12565a7d90e24fce5a8f490ff42ca50919c850e/_MG_2775.jpg" data-mid="236987726" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/759c829709fbd9847d835923f12565a7d90e24fce5a8f490ff42ca50919c850e/_MG_2775.jpg" /> <img width="1280" height="1920" width_o="1280" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/532db976ea2c5b9fce379ad0fcea37d040eba9ee1c0866cd4d8b6888c9925eac/_MG_2868-2.jpg" data-mid="236987447" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/532db976ea2c5b9fce379ad0fcea37d040eba9ee1c0866cd4d8b6888c9925eac/_MG_2868-2.jpg" /> <img width="1280" height="1920" width_o="1280" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c0834ccc1246355553d0d45cab47ce40bad1bd28a98a2ae5f08baf0411b4a0d/_MG_2881.jpg" data-mid="236987445" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c0834ccc1246355553d0d45cab47ce40bad1bd28a98a2ae5f08baf0411b4a0d/_MG_2881.jpg" /> Concept, convener and artistic facilitation: Saija Kangasniemi Performance: Tilhenn Klapper, Ella Skoikka and Anna Torkkel Graphic design: Lia Pradal The performance event was produced and financed by Institut finlandais. The project Correspondance sous terre was supported by Institut finlandais within the framework of the pARTir initiative, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU. Photos and videos by Institut finlandais/Linda Peltola and Saija Kangasniemi. In the background wall, exhibition by Hilla Kurki at Institut finlandais. Read an interview about the project at the Institut finlandais website. https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/Following-Leading Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:18:09 +0000 saija alexandra kangasniemi https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/Following-Leading Following &amp; Leading, 2020 video documentation of a workshop related to the project&nbsp;Rukoilua (Praying) in Helsinki, Finland 1920x1080, 16:9, 11 ́ Participants: Emilia Nevä, Saija Alexandra Kangasniemi, Michelle Orenius, Daniela Pascual, Kasia Gorniak, Tia HassinenProject was supported by Kone Foundation. https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/Emilia-solut-ja-valo Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:53:30 +0000 saija alexandra kangasniemi https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/Emilia-solut-ja-valo Emilia, solut ja valo, 2020 video documentation of a concentration and visualization practice through zoom- video call 1920x1080, 16:9, 8´ performance: Emilia Nevä https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/praying-practices-of-presence Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:53:50 +0000 saija alexandra kangasniemi https://saijaalexandrakangasniemi.com/praying-practices-of-presence Praying: practices of presence, 2021MA research (Aalto University) photography: Sidonie Ronfard <img width="708" height="1095" width_o="708" height_o="1095" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70a2aa34885a85e08a2049b7a9ac2f77c022b991c598ab96f4b09ae27539460a/sidonie_ronfard_praying1.jpg" data-mid="133682495" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/708/i/70a2aa34885a85e08a2049b7a9ac2f77c022b991c598ab96f4b09ae27539460a/sidonie_ronfard_praying1.jpg" />Praying: Practices of presence is a research that examines the notion of presence through theoretic research and artistic practice. It was written in 2021 as my Master of Arts thesis in Aalto University. In the research I use praying as a tool to analyze the conception of presence and present it as a praxis of presence; an action that creates connections, opens relations to the world, and through which the self can be examined. To approach the understanding of presence I examined the notions of being, time, body and the self in the contexts of western continental philosophy, posthumanism, western dance and performance art study, as well as Zen Buddhist and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The thesis presents a critical view of the modern world, which is defined by movement, performance and efficiency, and enables violence towards the environment as well as towards other beings and species. I researched the topic of concentration through movement and concentration practices as well as through visualization. I presented a practice of workshops and exercises, that strives away from the ideas of performance, efficiency, success and objective, as an example of artistic working methods, that creates a dialectical work platform based on non-productivity, collectiveness and participation. I present the bodily practices as a channel for being together with others, suggesting possibilities for opening up to an empathic relation with the surrounding reality. The thesis suggests an intuitive form of perception and visualization as a form of presence, that opens through concentration in relatedness with the world. <img width="1095" height="700" width_o="1095" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/650213386839f608943e2e574ca2c59a12d77e8a8369388c802ba70e8cf8904c/sidonie_ronfard_praying4.jpg" data-mid="133682438" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/650213386839f608943e2e574ca2c59a12d77e8a8369388c802ba70e8cf8904c/sidonie_ronfard_praying4.jpg" /><img width="725" height="1109" width_o="725" height_o="1109" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41c1f172ede288dca82f308dea2307e5ee49550af3f0ea01d00777139e6d61b7/sidonie_ronfard_praying3.jpg" data-mid="133682791" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/725/i/41c1f172ede288dca82f308dea2307e5ee49550af3f0ea01d00777139e6d61b7/sidonie_ronfard_praying3.jpg" />