Climate Utopias Festival

Artistic direction
Curation (together with Jonne Heinonen)

Featuring the work of artists Nuño de la Serna, Miia Autio, Ismail Odetola, Jukka Silokunnas, Sophie Allerding, and the artist duo Minna Rainio & Mark Roberts. The works were selected through an open call by a jury comprised of Laura Beloff, Karoliina Pilli-Sihvola, Jonne Heinonen and Henri Airo.


Climate Utopias was a visual arts festival organised by the Lahti Association of Photographic Artists. The festival program was focused artistic practices that build alternative visions of a future shadowed by the eco-catastrophe. The festival was produced utilising materials received through local circular economy. The festival was a part of the Lahti - European Green Capital 2021 -EU initiative.

In addition to the exhibitions the festival included a podcast series produced in collaboration with RARE Media

https://soundcloud.com/user-699678416/sets/climate-utopias-podcast



Multiple venues around the center of Lahti, Finland

2021



Archived website:
https://climateutopias.cargo.site/