Henna Asikainen

Henna Asikainen: Lintukoto/Haven — Corridor8 On a bright blustery Saturday in June 2024, I followed the coastal path above the sands and mudflats of Half Moon Bay in Heysham to attend a drop-in nest

What a besutiful write-up of the exhibition - I am so grateful and moved
corridor8.co.uk/article/henn...

22.06.2025 02:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Now open ✨To Own Both Nothing and the Whole World
Presented by @hennaasikainen.bsky.social with Roua Horanieh for Moomin's 80th Anniversary, and created with migrant communities from Gateshead & Newcastle to raise awareness of climate emergency and displacement during @refugeeweek.bsky.social

18.06.2025 07:55 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1

To Own Both Nothing and the Whole World 🍃🌱
Opening 11 Jun 2025

Baltic presents a new installation by @hennaasikainen.bsky.social & Roua Horanieh for Moomin's 80th Anniversary. Created with migrants and displaced communities, this exhibition explores home & belonging through local foraged materials.

10.06.2025 10:23 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Announcing a new artistic commission coming to Baltic from 11 June 2025 🌱
“To Own Both Nothing and the Whole World” by artists ‪Henna Asikainen‬ and Roua Horanieh is presented as part of Refugee Week and #Moomin80, celebrating 80 years of the Moomin stories.
www.baltic.art/moomin

19.05.2025 15:28 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Baltic Centre Exhibition Explores Migration, Nature and Belonging for Refugee Week 2025 - Newcastle Magazine - Your source for inspiring Newcastle news The project has been developed with the participation of a group of people with experience of migration and displacement, who now live in Gateshead and

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18.05.2025 05:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Gathering my treasures to take to Edinburgh for Fallow Land exhibition.

Sycamore root
Soil/soul

#artandecology

06.05.2025 07:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Henna Asikainen & Roua Horanieh: To Own Both Nothing and the Whole World - Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art A new public artwork conceived by artist Henna Asikainen in collaboration with Roua Horanieh, as part of the Moomin 80th Anniversary celebrations.

Working on this wonderful project. Cant wait to share more soon.
🔗 baltic.art/whats-on/zu-henna-asikainen-roua-horanieh-to-own-both-nothing-and-the-whole-world

04.05.2025 16:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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31.03.2025 12:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My 'Lintukoto' exhibiton is currently on at Lancaster Arts.

Lintukoto is an idea from Finnish mythology: a warm, safe haven located at the far edge of the world. A paradise-like, mythical place where birds migrate to spend the cold winter season.
Head over if you are in Lancaster direction ✨

26.03.2025 20:36 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

The Killing Ditch - A photo book by Damien Wootten A photographic exploration of Hadrian's Wall ditch and its wider symbolism.

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Killing Ditch – A beautiful and thought-provoking project by an amazing photographer. Check out the Kickstarter campaign to help bring this book to life! The intro video alone is worth watching. Consider supporting if you can!

03.03.2025 07:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Reflecting the experience of displacement - Arts Professional Almir Koldzic is director of Counterpoints Arts, an organisation focused on migration and social change. Here he shares the special contribution refugees and migrants can make in shaping a more equal ...

Nice article on @artsprofessional.co.uk by Almir Koldzic, co-founder and director of Counterpoints Arts ‘Reflecting the Experience of Displacement’. It also mentions the Moomin commission I am working on.
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...

01.03.2025 08:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Asikainen & McAreavey: Rurality and Belonging — The Rural Reconciliation Project In ‘We Are Here Our Hearts Are There’: Rurality, Belonging And Walking Together , Henna Asikainen (independent artist) and Ruth McAreavey (Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, UK)...

Our latest digest features the creative and scholarly work of Ruth McAreavey and @hennaasikainen.bsky.social as they navigate the contours of migration and belonging through a series of walks with refugees along Hadrian’s Wall. #rural

03.12.2024 16:01 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0