Curriculum Vitae

 

SIRPA JOKINEN

Lauttasaarentie 36 C 32, 00200 Helsinki 20, Finland tel: 050–5282884

sirjokin@gmail.com

www.silakkaradio.fi, www.artists.fi,  www.mission17/past exhibitions,

homepage:  http://koti.welho.com/sirjokin/

 

EDUCATION

1997-99                               MFA,  San Francisco Art Institute,  Fulbright Scholarship

1983-88                               BFA, Fine Art Academy, Helsinki

1982-83                              The Art Students League of New York

 

ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2009              Gallery Jangva

2007              Gallery Visu, Kokkola

2005              Mission 17 Gallery, San Francisco

2003              Malmitalo Gallery,  Helsinki

2003              Studio Mezzo,  Helsinki

1999              MFA Exhibition, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco

1997              Taidemaalariliiton Galleria, Helsinki

1991              Taidemaalariliiton Galleria, Helsinki

1989              Katariinan galleria,  Helsinki           

 

PUBLICATIONS

2008               No-go-zone, influence 100, soundart collection, Double Entendre, UK 

2008               Sounds of Dripping Water, sound art collection CD for ‘EdgeCentrics’ sound art project at

                       The Williamsons Tunnels, Liverpool, UK     

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS  AND PROJECTS

2011               Laruart, environmental art, Helsinki

2010               The Zone of  Silence, Sinerbrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki

2010               Laruart, environmental art, Helsinki

2009               Take A Winter Walk, soundwalk, The University Botanical gardens, Helsinki

2009               Botanical Gardens, Tallin, Estonia

2008               Conversation with plants, sound installation at The University Botanical gardens, Helsinki

2007               Open, Annantalo Art Center, Helsinki

2005               Pixelache festival, Particle/Wave, Helsinki  

2004               Baggage Personal Soundscape, Helsinki Railway Station and Kiasma,     

                       Museum of Modern Art, Helsinki

2002               Videos (with Gillian McIver), Spider and Mouse gallery, Moscow

1999               Theater Artaud,  San Francisco

1999               Nature and Technology, Carr Institute, Vancouver, Canada

1998               Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute

1995               Art Festival of Mänttä

1991               Espo 4, Otso Gallery,  Espoo

1989               Frei Berliner Kunstausstellung, West- Berlin

1986, 1988     Young Artist Exhibition, Helsinki Art Hall

1988               Annual Exhibition of Finnish Artists, Helsinki Art Hall

1988               Fiskars

1088              The Four Academies,  Helsingborg Konstmuseum,  Sweden

 

INSTALLATION IN PUBLIC SPACE

2002                Balance, projection installation, courtyard of Lapinlahti mental Hospital, Helsinki

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BROADCASTS AND PODCASTS OF AUDIOWORK

2011              Radiophonic Creation Day, international broadcast of soundart

2009              www.silakkaradio.fi

, Lähiradio 100,3 MHz Helsinki

2009              Edition VI – SoundLab soundpool, http://soundlab.newmediafest.org

2008              Lähiradio, Helsinki 

2008              NO-GO-ZONE, Avaruusromua, YLE1

2008              NO-GO-ZONE, www.radio1001.org

2008              Edition V, Soundstory, Sound:Space 2008, sound art symposium, South Hill Park Bracknell, UK

2008              Edition V,Soundstory, File 2008 – Electronic Language Festival, Sao Paolo, Brazil

2008              SoundLab – Edition V, Soundstory, Digital Media, Valencia, Spain, http://soundlab.newmediafest.org

2008               AV festival/ broadcast/experimental radio, Newcastle, UK

2007               SoundLab – Edition V, Soundstory, International Digital Art Festival , Rosario, Argentina  

                       http://soundlab.newmediafest.org/

2007               Velocity Festival, Lancaster, Great-Britain, http://www.folly.co.uk/artcast

2006               Kaiku podcast #5,  http://www.magneetti.org

2005               NPR, Neighbourhood Public Radio, San Francisco, Ca, USA

2005               Ääniradio, Helsinki

2004               KALX, Berkeley, Ca, USA

 

PROJECTS AND PERFORMANCES

2011               Sound Picking, with Pekka Nevalainen, performance festival,Paikkari torppa

2010               Ritornello 2, sound art festival, performance of Shiji Kanki’s Untitled (2010) with Shinji Kanki

2009               Screening, Gallery Sinne, Helsinki

2008               Sounds of Dripping Water, performance with Pekka Nevalainen, Experimental Evening, Fine Art

                       Academy, Helsinki, Silakka productions

2008               Soundperformance, Experimental Evening, Fine Art Academy, Helsinki, Silakka productions

2007               Streaming Life,Pixelache festival, Muu gallery, Helsinki

2004               Grill radio, soundart project,  Isea Media Festival,  Helsinki

2003               Video screening,  Gallery Jangva,  Helsinki

2001               Key to Dreams, directed performance,  Krypta gallery,  Helsinki

2000               Night of the Arts, photographs in an antique shop

2000               Girl Taken up to the Clouds, visualisation of the poetry performance, Poetry festival, Lahti

 

VIDEOS

2002-2003                             Déjà-vu,  video installation,  11min

2000                                           Stairs,  video installation for two monitors,  6min

1999- 2004               Transformations,  7min

1998                         Unbalance,  11min 

 

WRITINGS

www.mustekala.info

2009      -    Artivists present Signals from the South, 1/09

2008      -    Inhimillisen ja ei-inhimillisen taide,  5/08

              -    Todellisuus näyttäytyy odottamattomana, 1/08

                    review of the anthology of lithuanian contemporaty drama  

 

2007      -    Hiljaisuuden politiikka 5/07

                    review of the performance by Todellisuuden Tutkimuskeskus

              -    Elokuva ravintolapöydän äärellä, 2/07

                    review of the book of  the films of Kaurismäki, Lauri Timonen: Aki Kaurismäen elokuvat, Otava, 2006

2004      -    Räjäytyksiä ja psykoanalyysiä, 1/07

                   review of the translation of Slavoj Zizek’s: Welcome to the Desert of the Real! , Apeiron kirjat, Helsinki,

          

2006      -   Electronimusiikin haaste, 4/06

                   review of the book on electronic music by Petri Kuljuntausta: Äänen Extreme, Like 2006

              -   Katse on valoa, 2/06

                   review of the exhibition of Anne-Karin Furunesin at Galerie Anhavalla

              -   Outoa kauneutta

                   review of the exhibition of Nathalia Edenmontin, Forsblom Projects

              -   Rohkeat - ei muistiinpanoja, 3/06

                   review of the play and direction by Hanna Ojala

 

2005      -   Places,  Sounds,  Words, 4/05

              -   Psykoanalyyttisen teorian käyttö musiikin tutkimuksessa , 8/05

                   review of the book: Susanna Välimäki (2005): Subject Strategies in Music  A Psychoanalytic Approach to  

                   Musical Signification

     

Locative Reader/ Locative Arts/ www.locative.net

2005      -   Senses opened up to the surrounding space

 

WORKS IN COLLECTION

Finnish Art Association

 

MEMBERSHIPs AND POSTS

2008- 9   Muu Gallery, exhibition team

2005- 9   Member in the administration and in the board of editors for Mustekala ry.

2005- 9  Inspector and Visiting teacher at the Nordic Art School, Kokkola

College Art Association

Taidemaalariliitto

Äänen lumo

Muu ry

 

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2011                        Suomen kulttuurirahasti, one year grant

2009                        AVEK

2005                        Taiteenkeskustoimikunta,  travel grant

2004                        Taiteenkeskustoimikunta,  travel grant

2003                        Oskar Öflundin säätiö

2001                        Helsingin kulttuuriasiainkeskus

1997                                         Suomen Kulttuurirahasto

  San Francisco Art Institute

1997                           Fulbright scholarship

 American- Scandinavian Foundation

 Oskar Öflundin säätiö

                                Uudenmaanläänin taidetoimikunta