Under the Leaf
Under the Leaf
Sep
07
Sat
07:08 – 07:08
-4–-2°C
clear sky
Under the Leaf is an art book fair in Helsinki hosting local and international exhibitors featuring a wide variety of publishing practices —from zines to artists’ books, experimental publications and contemporary art editions
We’re thrilled to present this year’s edition in collaboration with Drifts Festival, which oration and connection throughout the artist publishing community, and a more diverse and international fair experience. The entrance to the festival and fair is free. The third edition of Under the Leaf will host more than 60 local & international publishers.
DATE & VENUE
Taidekoulu Maa (Suomenlinna, B 20 F, 00190 Helsinki)
Saturday 7th – Sunday 8th September 2024
12-18.00 both days
Free entrance
PROGRAMME
We are honoured to count as our Special Guests:
Leomi Sadler, Nygel Panasco, Iona Roisin, MMS Collective , Not Just a Collective, Limestone Books, Rab-Rab Press
The book fair is the occasion for a series of book launches:
Not Going It Alone: Collective Curatorial Curating with Paul O’Neill
Leaning In, Hearing Out: Conversations on Photographic Art, Association of Photographic Artists & Utu Press
And a surprise participation of:
Koekeittiö: Sonja Donner & Koira1
SATURDAY 7.9.
13.30 Natural Enemies of Books – A Conversation. MMS Collective Panel discussion (MMS Collective, Arja Karhumaa)
14.00 Mapping Self Publishing Practices. Not Just A Collective Talk (Femke Kersten, Lu Lin, Doğa Gönüllü, Heike Renée de Wit)
(30 min BREAK)
15.00 Here’s where I fold the days into themselves: a poetry reading. Iona Roisin Performance
15.30 Mr Birthday Cake; I tricked myself into writing a comic. Leomi Sadler Talk, performance
16.00 Not Going It Alone: Collective Curatorial Curating. Paul O’Neill Book Launch
SUNDAY 8.9
13.30 Mist. Nygel Panasco Performative reading
14.00 Bookshop as a community-centric practice. Limestone Books Talk
(30 min BREAK)
15.00 Rab-Rab Press in Retrospect. Sezgin Boynik Talk. In joint programme with Drifts Festival
15.30 Leaning In, Hearing Out: Conversations on Photographic Art. Association of Photographic Artists & Utu Press Book Launch
Utu Press is a Helsinki-based, artist-run publishing platform specializing in photographic art and small publications. It was established by Toivo Heinimäki in 2020. Over its four years of operation, Utu Press has published twenty books and zines. Its catalogue primarily features photographic art, experimental documentary narratives, and text publications related to photographic art.
PUBLISHERS
Cherry Pit Team
Chiara Alissa Estivariz López y Genietta Varsi
Chih-Tung Lin & Valentina Černiauskaitė
Jamie Smyth
Visual Communication Design students (MA) of Aalto
The event is made possible by the support of the Kone Foundation and Helsinki City.
Sat 07 Sep 2024 – 08 Sep 2024 Closed today
-4–-2°C
clear sky
Address: Kaapeliaukio 3, 00180 Helsinki