UNKNOWN SOLDIERS (2017)



 

UNKNOWN SOLDIERS

Curators: Ville Laaksonen & QiPO
Artists:
Henna Aho, Sabine Boehl, Stefan Bressel, Jos Diegel, Thomas Draschan, Tomi Dufva, Artturi Elovirta, Kio Griffith, Ichiro Irie, Lucas Kazansky, Sandra Kranich, Malatsion, Sandra Mann, Manfred Peckl, Satoshi Saegusa, Tomoaki Shibata, Valentina Stanojev, Matti Vainio, Ville De Ville, Eva Weingärtner, Hendrik Zimmer

Project description:
Unknown Soldiers was a collaborative project curated by Ville Laaksonen in partnership with the international curator network QiPO, presented through the Kallio Kunsthalle — a compact yet conceptually ambitious art space in the heart of Helsinki.

The project extended to the Supermarket Art Fair, where the exhibition concept explored the digital mediation of authorship. None of the artists exhibited their original works physically; instead, they allowed the curator to reinterpret and recontextualize their materials within a fully digital and performative environment.

The presentation was realized through three interconnected formats:

  1. Digital wallpapers designed by Ville De Ville.

  2. Projection mapping by Artturi Elovirta, using three displays and two projectors.

  3. Hybrid installations combining augmented reality, sound, and live performance interventions.

Unknown Soldiers questioned notions of originality, authorship, and ownership in the post-material era — a curatorial act of transforming artistic archives into a living, reassembled collective narrative. The title, referencing anonymity and shared identity, reflected a shifting terrain where artists, curators, and audiences become co-authors of meaning.

Presented at: Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm, in collaboration with Kallio Kunsthalle and QiPO.