IHME Helsinki
IHME—meaning “wonder” or “miracle” in Finnish—is a contemporary art commissioning agency that unites the worlds of art and science and offers hope amid the environmental crisis. At the heart of their work are the IHME Helsinki Commissions, an annual public artwork made together with an artist or artist group and Finnish and foreign partners, in public space in Finland and abroad. The Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation is funding the following commissions from 2023 through 2025.
IHME Helsinki Commission 2024
Cooking Section: Maaleipä Challenge
The artist duo Cooking Sections – Daniel Fernández Pascual and Alon Schwabe – will be making IHME Helsinki Commission 2024. Cooking Sections started in London in 2013 and since their inception they have been examining the systems that organise the world through food. They will carry out their IHME Helsinki Commission as part of their CLIMAVORE project. Cooking Sections’ IHME Helsinki Commission 2024 will promote soil and water health by announcing a national challenge that is open to everyone. It challenges bakers, home cooks, bakeries, grassroots organisations and restaurants to develop future bread recipes so as to increase understanding of the connections between soil, nutrition, and gut health.
IHME Helsinki Commission 2023
Hiwa K: Chicago Boys – While We Were Singing, They Were Dreaming
Chicago Boys – While We Were Singing, They Were Dreaming invites everyone of all cultural backgrounds, ages, and educations to share their stories, play music and sing together, according to their abilities. At the core of Chicago Boys are the people who form an amateur band and discussion group. Band members share a desire to meet new people and to think about what is happening in the world. For example, how are neoliberalism and the environmental crisis affecting our everyday lives, and how are they reflected in our experiences of popular music?