28-511: ART Ii Biennale of Northern Environmental and Sculpture Art produces ecologically sustainable artworks to the cultural tradition areas of Ii, Finland . The biennale is organized by the Art Centre KulttuuriKauppila . The art works of ART Ii Biennale are created in ten days with the assistance of the inhabitants of the small town of Ii, located on the northern coast of Finland . The art works of
56-597: A Trustee of Photoworks ). Gilane's vision of the BPB presented a mix of historic and contemporary photography through exhibitions of artworks and shows from Adel Abdessemed , Richard Avedon , Phyllis Baldino , David Claerbout , William Eggleston , Walker Evans , Paul Fusco , Alfredo Jaar , Gabriel Kuri, Van Leo , Glenn Ligon , Steve McQueen , Lee Miller , Richard Misrach , Henna Nadeem, Mitra Tabrizian , Fiona Tan , Kara Walker , Andy Warhol and Orson Welles . The Henna Nadeem exhibition, A Picture Book of Britain led to
84-501: A larger education and participation strand than previous editions. This led to the inclusion of Brighton's White Night that encouraged the public and artists to engage with photography and light in different and unexpected ways. The first edition of the Biennial following the merger of BPB with Photoworks, Brighton Photo Biennial 2012, Agents of Change: Photography and the Politics of Space
112-541: Is a municipality of Finland . It is situated by the Bothnian Bay , at the mouth of river Iijoki , and it is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region . The municipality has a population of 9,784 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 2,872.44 km (1,109.06 sq mi) of which 1,256.69 km (485.21 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.06/km (15.7/sq mi). The municipality
140-497: Is notable for having the shortest place name in Finland, and also one of the shortest ones in the world. The etymology is not definitively established; options are either Germanic origin or Sami origin. In the latter, it would mean "a place to stay overnight in"; cf. Northern Sami idja "night". Ii is named after the river Iijoki . The original name of the settlement was Iijoen kylä , first mentioned in 1374 as Yioki when it
168-566: Is often held in October. It plays host to curated exhibitions across the city of Brighton and Hove in gallery and public spaces. Previous editions have been curated by Jeremy Millar (2003), Gilane Tawadros (2006), Julian Stallabrass (2008), Martin Parr (2010) and Photoworks (2012). Brighton Photo Biennial announced its merger with Photoworks in 2006 and in 2020 its name was changed to Photoworks Festival. Brighton Photo Fringe ( BPF ) runs in parallel to
196-497: Is the ideal venue for a Photo Biennial. It has a natural cultural constituency of its own, and its proximity to London promises a potentially huge audience. By presenting the very best new work in an exciting and imaginative way, Brighton Photo Biennial 2010 will continue to put photography in Brighton & Hove on the national and international map.". In its fourth edition, the 2010 Biennial's programme of events had also grown to include
224-511: Is unilingually Finnish . Ii merged with Kuivaniemi on 1 January 2007. The new municipality retained the name Ii, but adopted the coat of arms of Kuivaniemi. Beginning in 2008, Ii is home to the ART Ii Biennale of Northern Environmental and Sculpture Art , an international art fair. The city has ambition to become the first zero waste town in the world, and its municipal manager claims that it does not use fossil fuels for energy. Ii
252-820: The Design Archives , Iraq Through the Lens of Vietnam at the University of Brighton Gallery, Photographing the First World War at Charleston Farmhouse , Photography & Revolution: Memory Trails through the Latin American Left at The Winchester Gallery, The Sublime Image of Destruction at De La Warr Pavilion , Unveiled: Voices of Women in Afghanistan at Independent Photographers Gallery, War Memorial at Aspex, Why, Mister, Why? and Baghdad Calling at Lighthouse and
280-521: The University of Brighton Gallery, To Be Honest an open submission exhibition at Phoenix Gallery and Untitled by Boris Mikhailov at the Gardner Arts Centre . In addition to the exhibitions, Brighton Photo Biennial 2003 included projects outside of the gallery context. These included a collaboration with Swiss artist Beat Streuli and local newspaper, The Argus , where images by the artist of
308-507: The Biennale 2008 and 2010 are situated by a riverside path connecting the 700-year-old harbour area of Hamina and KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre. ART Ii Seminar gathers together professional artists, curators, representatives and officers of art and culture organizations and institutions as well as politics to consider and develop together current issues in the field of northern environmental and sculpture art. Curator and researcher Otso Kantokorpi led
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#1732908531307336-422: The Biennial, providing a complimentary series of exhibitions and talks. The festival began in 2003. It announced its merger with Photoworks in 2006 following a successful Arts Council England National Portfolio funding application that secured the future of the newly merged organisation for three years. The first edition of the Biennial produced under new leadership was BPB12 Agents of Change: Photography and
364-527: The British documentary photographer, Martin Parr take the helm as Curator, titling the edition New Documents - portraying the vibrancy of photography in reflection of the diversity of the city of Brighton & Hove. Photography critic Sean O'Hagan commented in The Guardian that, "This year's Brighton Photo Biennial may yet become the model for the great British photo festival of the future". In addition to
392-551: The Independent. The poster image for the festival that year - Seafront Demo, 1983 from The Argus Archive project in Jubilee Square - made the local press as one of the protesters depicted identified herself from the image she had long ago forgotten. The protester, Janice Harnden, had spotted herself in the image whilst walking past the University of Brighton Gallery. An interview conducted by Natalie Lloyd with Janice can be read on
420-463: The Photoworks publication of the same name with text by David Chandler and Dr Benedict Burbridge. Brighton Photo Biennial 2008 entitled Memory of Fire: The War of Images and Images of War was curated by renown British art historian Julian Stallabrass and explored the representation, saturation, use and currency of images of modern conflict. The festival, named after Eduardo Galeano 's publication of
448-479: The Photoworks site. The sixth Brighton Photo Biennial was held from 4 October - 2 November 2014. The theme was 'Communities, collectives and collaboration'. There was no single curator, but rather an emphasis on partnerships. The seventh Brighton Photo Biennial was held from 1–30 October 2016. The theme was "Beyond the Bias - Reshaping Image". The eighth Brighton Photo Biennial was entitled "A New Europe", exploring
476-615: The Politics of Space produced and curated by Photoworks. In 2003 Jeremy Miller became the inaugural curator of the Brighton Photo Biennial. This edition of the festival included exhibitions, Make Life Beautiful! The Dandy in Photography at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery , Parade by Mark Leckey at Fabrica (formerly the Holy Trinity Church, Brighton ), The Inconsiderable Things by Rachel Harrison and Peter Fraser at
504-485: The city's inhabitants were distributed as a pull-out in the paper over three consecutive Saturdays. Other projects from the festival included Wind Blown Cloud by Alec Finlay , Insight by Patrick Killoran and The London to Brighton Art Car Rally and Boot Sale in collaboration with Vauxhall Motors . The Art Car Rally and Boot Sale has continued to beyond the Brighton Photo Biennial festival and has now been running annually since 2004. Curated by Gilane Tawadros (now
532-506: The controversial The Incommensurable Banner at Fabrica. The Incommensurable Banner received critical acclaim and controversial press during the Brighton Photo Biennial 2008 and in New York where it was exhibited prior to the UK, both locally and nationally for its display of graphic imagery, resulting in the exhibition closing its doors to those under 18 years old. This highly topical edition of
560-588: The country. The rest of the languages are counted as foreign. For languages with fewer than 10 speakers, the figure is hidden by Statistics Finland due to confidentiality reasons. Distribution of mandates in Ii municipality, elections of 1976–2021 years. Brighton Photo Biennial Brighton Photo Biennial ( BPB ), now known as Photoworks Festival, is a month-long festival of photography in Brighton , England, produced by Photoworks . The festival began in 2003 and
588-591: The festival led to Stallabrass' revisiting of the works and artists in the 2013 Photoworks publication, Memory of Fire: Images of War and the War of Images which he edited. The book contextualised the exhibitions, talks and works presented in the 2008 Biennial and supplemented them with new works, interviews and critiques. This publication received critical acclaim within the photography industry through reviews in The Art Newspaper, Aperture Online and 1000Words. 2010 saw
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#1732908531307616-439: The same name, saw ten exhibitions exploring the theme from a wide variety of artists, citizen journalists, the media and public. Stallabrass' edition of the festival saw it extend beyond the city of Brighton and Hove to nearby regions of Chichester, Winchester, Eastbourne, Hastings and Portsmouth. These exhibitions included Agent Orange at Pallant House Gallery with works by Philip Jones Griffiths , Designs for Solidarity at
644-2738: The seminar in 2010. Artists - Biennale 2008 [ edit ] Alfio Bonanno , Denmark Vladimir Zorin , Russia Jenni Tieaho , Finland Eyglò Hardardòttir , Iceland Artists - Biennale 2010 [ edit ] Lars Vilks , Sweden Helena Kaikkonen , Finland Egil Martin Kurdøl , Norway Maria Panínguak` Kjærulff , Greenland Linus Ersson , Sweden Maruyama Yoshiko , Japan References [ edit ] ART Ii Biennale Art Centre KulttuuriKauppila, ART Ii Biennale catalogue Retrieved 2011-08-04. v t e Major international art exhibitions and biennales Africa African Photography Encounters Arts in Marrakech (AiM) International Biennale Dakar Biennale Asia Asian Art Biennial Bat-Yam International Biennale of Landscape Urbanism Chengdu Biennale Gwangju Biennale Herzliya Biennial Incheon Women Artists' Biennale Istanbul Biennial International Roaming Biennial of Tehran Kochi-Muziris Biennale Nanjing Biennale Shanghai Biennale Singapore Biennale Europe ART Ii Biennale Berlin Biennale Biennale of Design Brighton Photo Biennial Bucharest Biennale Coruche Biennial Courtray Design Biennale Interieur Documenta Estuaire Florence Biennale Kyiv Biennial Light Art Biennale Austria 2010 Liverpool Biennial Manifesta Moscow Biennale Munich Biennale Mykonos Biennale Netmage Biennale de Paris Prague Biennale International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam Venice Venice Biennale of Architecture Venice Biennale Venice Film Festival Vienna Biennale Vladivostok biennale Music Biennale Zagreb North America Biennial of Hawaii Artists Chicago Architecture Biennial Iowa Biennial Havana Biennial Quilt National Whitney Biennial Visual Collaborative Oceania Melbourne International Biennial 1999 Biennale of Sydney South America São Paulo Art Biennial Online BiennaleOnline Web Biennial Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ART_Ii_Biennale&oldid=1091048053 " Categories : Art festivals in Finland Art biennials Ii, Finland Ii ( Finnish pronunciation: [iː] ; Swedish : Ijo )
672-547: The themes of Brexit and the changes it will bring about in Britain and Europe, as well as the migrant crisis and the rise of far-right politics. In 2020 the festival was renamed Photoworks Festival. It will take place from 24 September to 25 October with a theme of Propositions for Alternative Narratives. Participants include Farah Al Qasimi , Poulomi Basu , Roger Eberhard , Ivars Grāvlejs, Yijun Liao (Pixy Liao), and Alberta Whittle. Due to social distancing measures related to
700-410: The usual format of exhibitions in and around the city, Parr's BPB again extended the scope of the festival by pitching itself as the UK's first "frameless" photography festival and commissioning some of the artists to produce site-specific work for the Brighton context. Parr gave his reason for this, “As curator, I want to make this festival fresh, distinctive and focused on Brighton & Hove. This city
728-516: Was a chapel community within the Pedersöre parish. The marketplace Iin Hamina has existed since the 14th century. Ii became a separate parish sometime before 1445. The parish of Ii was originally larger than the modern municipality: it included Pudasjärvi and Taivalkoski until 1639, Kiiminki , Ylikiiminki and Haukipudas until 1858. The municipality of Kuivaniemi was split off in 1919 and Yli-Ii
756-859: Was curated by Photoworks' Director, Celia Davies, and Programme Curator Dr Benedict Burbridge. Following in the footsteps of its predecessors, the BPB12 grew again, hosting 14 exhibitions across Brighton & Hove, 7 workshops and 19 talks & symposia. The exhibitions portrayed acclaimed national and international contemporary photographic practitioners and filmmakers who explored the theme through images of activism, conflict, uprisings, protest and urban exploration . It included: The Agents of Change 2012 Biennial attracted over 100,000 visits from 6 October - 4 November 2012, making it one of Europe's largest photography festivals. Critic Peter Popham described BPB12 as "edgier than ever" for its tackling of difficult subject matter such as poverty, wealth disparity and politics in
784-671: Was split off in 1924. Kuivaniemi became a part of Ii again in 2007. When Yli-Ii was merged into Oulu , a part of it was given to Ii as an exclave. This exclave contains the Pahkakoski hydroelectric power plant. The village of Jakkukylä and its surroundings, originally part of Yli-Ii and a part of Oulu from 2013, decided to join Ii in 2018. The municipality has a population of 9,784 (31 October 2024). The population by language ( mother tongue ) on 31 December 2022. Finnish ( suomi ), Swedish ( ruotsi ) and Sami ( saame ) count as indigenous languages as they have official status in
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