Sidewalk 1st Edition

Exhibition: Sidewalk 1st Edition

What can performance art achieve in today’s world and society?  

In contemporary art, performance is an art form that challenges traditional ways of experiencing and defining art. Performance art seeks different and atypical places for presenting art, and thus seeks to redefine where art can exist and who can interact with it.

The exhibition Sidewalk 1st Edition at Gallery K explores these questions by presenting videotaped performances of the Sidewalk art project. The project was planned and implemented by the working group The Other Side (Aman Askarizad & Parsa Kamehkhosh). Their idea required participants, so Vantaa-based people who did not necessarily have any previous experience in art were sought through an open call. In the art project, a diverse group of Vantaa residents participated in workshops led by performance artist Tomasz Szrama, and carried out their own performances. The performances were formed on the basis of the participants’ experiences and personality, as well as societal issues. They explore interaction in Vantaa, in both urban spaces and nature. 

The exhibition Sidewalk 1st Edition, co-hosted by The Other Side and Artsi, celebrates performance art’s potential to engage people and create meaningful, shared experiences.

Artsi invites all city residents to the opening of the exhibition on Thursday 10 October 2024 17.00–19.00 at Galleria K (Asematie 7, Tikkurila). The opening ceremony will feature a performance by artist Roi Vaara. 

Read more about the Sidewalk art project on the Artsi website and on the Sidewalk website:

 
Working group The Other Side

The Other Side is a new performance art actor focusing on performance art. The Other Side working group consists of artists and curators Aman Askarizad and Parsa Kamehkhosh, and their workspace is located in Martinlaakso, Vantaa.

The mission of The Other Side is to promote the vitality of art in Vantaa. The group organises and curates a performance art festival, the art project Sidewalk and events where recordings of performances are played. The Other Side is receiving funding from Kone Foundation in 2024–2025.