Impressions from Habits of Othering @ Helsinki City Museum 27.9
On a rainy Friday in September, the colourful lobby of the Helsinki City Museum buzzed with curiosity as attendees gathered for an event organised by Heidi Seppälä and Julia Ojanen. The focus of the evening was whiteness and racialisation, featuring an interesting program that included a thought-provoking panel discussion, round table exercises to foster collective […]
TOISEUDEN TOTTUMUKSET (Habits of Othering) – Event in Helsinki City Museum 27-28.9
The Habits of Otherness: “Not me, but those others!” Fri 27.9-Sat 28.9. Helsinki City Museum, Aleksanterinkatu 16 In Finland, conversations about anti-racism often focus on extremist groups or systemic structures, but what about the rest of us? I consider myself well-educated, widely travelled, perhaps even having worked in an artist residency in Benin. I have […]