Antti Tolvi | Keveys | 30.6.–3.7.2022

Opening: Wednesday 29 June 6 pm. Keveys live (light & sound) 6.30 pm.

Exhibition is built around Solo to Solo which is a one to one / multi-sensory performance. Please book your time for performance at solotosolo11@gmail.com. Performances are available Thu 30 June–Fri 1 July at 12–18 and Sat 2 July–Sun3 July at 12–16. Before the Solo to Solo you will lie down in a low-frequency bed experiencing piece Alap(approx. 10 min). From there Antti will pick you up and perform you Solo to Solo (approx. 15 min). After that you will be directed to the piece Keveys (10 min) where the set ends. The duration of all this is about 40 minutes.

In addition to this, new airflow work 50hz + sen harmoniat can be experienced at the gallery´s front room (no reservation needed). The work is a composition for four fans.

Tolvi’s one to one performances have been successfully exhibited, e.g. at one to one art festival in Oulu 2018, 2019 and 2020, in Finfringe Turku 2020 and in New performance Turku 2021.

“My artistic practice has been centered around deep listening for over 15 years. Deep listening does not mean just listening with your ears, but listening with the whole being, both inside and outside. My listening practice is inextricably linked to relaxation training. It is really hard to listen completely openly if our minds are attached to something. In other words, in my practice I practice sensitivity, the ability to perceive even smallest movements in the mind, while being aware of the special features of the space and shapes.”

Antti Tolvi (b. 1977 in Panelia) is a sound artist and performer from Turku, Finland. Antti has been one of the most important names in the field of experimental music scene in Finland since 2002. Antti has performed on three continents and 14 solo records have been released by Antti. Since 2016, Antti has held 14 solo exhibitions and participated in 21 group exhibitions. Freedom, peace, gratitude and minimalist aesthetics are often reflected in Antti’s works which combines sound, light, wind, water, bodily sensations and living visual elements. The works have been exhibited e.g. Studio Mustanapa Rovaniemi (2022), Helsingin Juhlaviikot (2021), Musica Nova festivals (2021), Huuto Galleria HKI (2021), Helsinki Biennale (Teemu Lehmusruusu working group 2021), Pori Art Museum (2020) and Sinne Galleria HKI (2017). Antti Tolvi’s work Noise and form is in the Wihuri Foundation’s collection. Antti has also been organizing the annual Kiilan äänipäivät sound art festival on Kemiönsaari since 2014.