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SUMMARY:MAIL ART WORKSHOP WITH RIITTA IKONEN
DESCRIPTION:This hands-on workshop introduces participants to the practice of mail art as a collaborative and time-based artistic process involving sender\, postal system\, and receiver. Led by acclaimed Finnish artist Riitta Ikonen hot off ahead of her exhibition at the American Swedish Institute\, the workshop invites participants to work with everyday materials and found ephemera to create postcard-sized artworks intended for mailing. \nDuring the full-day session (10:00 am–4:00 pm\, with a 30–45 minute lunch break)\, participants will receive an introduction to the history and contemporary contexts of mail art\, followed by guided studio time. Each participant will create up to three postcards\, including one work to be sent to the Finnish Postal Museum as part of a dedicated exhibition documenting the journey of the artworks from New York to Finland. \nIn advance of the workshop\, participants will be invited to collect a hand-created mail art postcard by Riitta Ikonen from a designated “mailbox” at Scandinavia House. The postcard provides conceptual prompts and practical guidance for observing and gathering materials from daily life\, offering participants the opportunity to experience mail art as recipients prior to making their own works. \nAll materials\, postage\, and addresses are provided. No prior experience is required. Can’t make it on this date? No worries! This is a repeating workshop\, and will also have sessions on March 21st and 28th. \nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: \nOriginally from the deep forests of eastern Finland\, Riitta Ikonen works through performance\, wearable sculptures\, participatory performances and mail art. After completing her MA at the Royal College of Art in London in 2008\, she has exhibited internationally holding shows at the Barbican Centre\, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art\, Peabody Essex Museum and the London- and Pyeongchang Olympics. Ikonen lectures at schools and universities and advocates for interdisciplinary collaboration for actionable change. \nPurchase tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/mail-art-workshop-with-riitta-ikonen-2/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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