Nastja Säde Rönkkö
Survival Guide for a Post-Apocalyptic Child
HAM - Helsinki Art Museum
17 May - 8 September 2024
Survival Guide for a Post-Apocalyptic Child (still), 2022
Costume design: Juha Vehmaanperä
Photo: Aake Kivalo
Survival Guide for a Post-Apocalyptic Child is a multimedia installation by Nastja Säde Rönkkö, which reflects on the uncertain future of our planet through media art. At the core of the work, 26 videos examine various perspectives on life in the middle of some major change: emotional and practical ways to survive catastrophes, upheavals or crises. The videos share stories about the last moments of the current humanity, nature, longing, and loss. At the same time, the videos also look into love, humaneness, the future, and care.
A guidebook carrying the name of the exhibition will be published in connection with the exhibition, in collaboration with the artist and the Lönnström Art Museum. In addition, the exhibition at HAM will include a new thematic series of sculptures as well as a customised soundscape that ties the exhibition together. The installation was originally produced by the Lönnström Art Museum as part of the Lönnström Project initiative in autumn 2022. The exhibition is curated by HAM’s head of exhibitions, Kati Kivinen, and curator Satu Metsola.
HAM - HELSINKI ART MUSEUM
Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8 - 00100 Helsinki
