Jonna Kina’s Secret Words and Related Stories video work will be on display at the Kirpilä Art Collection in Helsinki, Finland, from October 24 to November 17, 2024.
On Thursday, October 24, actors Johannes Holopainen and Alina Tomnikov will perform (in Finnish) two readings at 5 PM and 7 PM, presenting true stories behind passwords anonymously shared with artist Jonna Kina.
Kina’s Secret Words and Related Stories consists of anonymously collected passwords and the stories behind them, exploring the concept of security and personal “secrets” in contemporary society. By examining these passwords, the work unravels how security connects to identity—how passwords act as compressed fragments of language, encoding physical history and memory to access various services in the virtual world.
Read more about the exhibition in Kirpilä Art Collection here
Jonna Kina's film Four Sculptures in Fifteen Pieces is on show at Salo Art Museum in Salo, Finland, until January 5, 2025, in the museum’s Sivuraide gallery.
Four Sculptures in Fifteen Pieces deals with creation, destruction and the important role of the museum as a custodian of cultural heritage. The work is based on four Estonian marble sculptures destroyed by a bombing during World War II. The film depicts how museums are not only exhibitors of art and objects but have an important role in preserving and caring for material heritage.
Coinciding with Kina’s presentation is the museum’s first ever collection exhibition Truly Yours, featuring works by, for instance, Kati Immonen.
Read more about the exhibition in Salo Art Museum here
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