Jussi Niva, Vesa-Pekka Rannikko and Päivi Takala in Mänttä

Jussi Niva, Vesa-Pekka Rannikko and Päivi Takala participate in XXVI Mänttä Art Festival, one of Finland’s leading summer exhibitions of contemporary art. This year’s curator Markus Kåhre has invited 25 artists or artist groups for the exhibition. Along side visual artists, there are musicians, composers, poets, playwrights and performance artists. The result is a multifaceted exhibition in which video, animation, soundscapes and multiple kinds of spaces reside. Most of the artworks are new, planned and created for this year’s festival and its venues. Outside the main Pekilo exhibition hall, there are additional artworks in the Mänttä Church (including one part of Rannikko’s “Palokärki uneksii” work), and on the Taavetinsaari island. In Pekilo, make sure to look up, as some of the works, including Niva’s 3-dimensional painting and Rannikko’s video work are installed high up on the walls and ceilings of the exhibition space.

XXVI Mänttä Art Festival is open everyday from June 12th until August 31 2022.

 

Image: Vesa-Pekka Rannikko, Palokärki uneksii, 2022 | Courtesy of: Minnamaria Koskela / Mänttä Art Festival