Jussi Koitela

Visual Artist/Curator

Works/Projects

An archive of artistic works and projects by Jussi Koitela, documenting ongoing and completed practices across drawing, installation, publishing and public work.

Visual Artist/Curator

Muted monochrome printed matter and stacked paper sheets on a pale grey surface, quiet and archival in mood

Selected works


  • Class War Room

    Work

    An installation and working space addressing class, conflict and collective position within the field of contemporary art.

  • Streamtease (Whether They Are Speaking Or Just Making a Noise)

    Work

    A work that turns the flow of streamed speech into material for scrutiny, asking whether noise and meaning can be told apart.

  • Puhuvatko he vai metelöivätkö he

    Work

    A title-based work in which the question of speaking and making noise remains open in the work itself.

  • Study Circle

    Work

    A study format in which participants work through material collectively, keeping the process open and revisable.

  • 120 repäisyä-Schengen-Tekosyy

    Work

    A work whose title joins a count, a torn document and a proposition, linking paper and border language.

  • Nobody’s Space

    Work

    A project concerning territory, use and the ways in which space is claimed and left unclaimed.

  • FAQ

    Work

    A question-and-answer format used to open a project to questions from viewers and participants.

  • Safe Play Reader

    Work

    A reader publication accompanying the Safe Play series.

  • Safe Play History

    Work

    A work tracing how play, safety and instruction are framed within educational and artistic settings.

  • Sex Words 2009

    Work

    A 2009 word-based work built from language around sex and its public circulation.

  • Live Blog

    Work

    A live, continuously updated text format recording events as they unfold.

  • Sex on the Street

    Work

    A work placed in public space, bringing its subject into everyday view of passers-by.

  • Gay Dad

    Work

    A work on family identity and the social role of the father in a gay household.

Related


Curatorial initiatives, texts and biographical details are collected on the other pages of this site.