Sirpa Jokinen

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b. 1962, Espoo
Media Artist
Residence: Helsinki

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Artist’s Statement

Sirpa Jokinen's works are taking their form and content from the presently surrounding space. Occurrence taking place somewhere or human behavior connected to certain space is often starting points for the works. The media she uses varies between sound, objects, photographs and drawings. The technology of the latest works, sound performances has been based on finding alternative ways to reproduce sound and in this way listening to the space.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

 

New album, Brutou Dou:Deep Tunnel

https://artsyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/deep-tunnel

Brutou Dou, electronic music , Itäkeskus library (25.2)

Brutou Dou, electronic music, Kontula Electronics festival (18.3)

Sonic Arts,sound installation and performance, Oksasenkatu Gallery, Helsinki

 

2.10 Pertin valinta Record Shop, Hakanimenkuja 2

Artsy Afternoon Happening

https://www.facebook.com/events/647773303038324/?ref=newsfeed

 

11.9 Wirta Art Center in Voikkaa

 


 

Brutou Dou, Mental Alaska concert, Vapaa Kaupunki Kalasatama, 9.4.2022

 

Kuuntele, Katsele Event, Solo soundperformance Interpretation of The 4,33 minutes Silence of John Cage, Oodi library, 20.4.2022 at 7 pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/699573984798122?ref=newsfeed

Organized by Lovi ambient club

 

Solo Sound Performance, Palsternart vol.4, Herttoniemen palstapuutarha, 21.8.2022

 

Artsy Records published the album Windy Why in October 2021. It can be listened/ordered in the link below:


 


The Cartridge Music of John Cage performed part of the Nyky Ensemble, Flow Festival, Other Sound Stage, Aug. 10th 2019 at 2.30pm


 

Bio

Past ten years my artistic work has mostly been sound art. Often the projects have extended into means of visual arts. I have been making sound performances with DIY electronic instruments  https://vimeo.com/676363701 that I use as sound sources with objects with  microphones, traditional instruments, field-recordings and vocals. The performances are designed to connect with the environment and concept of the site and with added new content. Last solo performances have happened in Helsinki at the Suhina club of Laterna Magica Gallery(Dec.17th, 2021), at the Event Drowsy Space at the Museum of Impossible Forms (Nov. 21st, 2021) and at the Black Box of  Musiikkitalo in the concert of Music technology (Nov. 25th,2020). I also play in various groups: -Synthestra the synthesizer orchestra led by Jimi Tenor. Its last concert was on live TV and radio broadcast part of the Kulttuurigaala (Nov. 25th, 2021). The first part of Cantus Arcticus of Einojuhani Rautavaara was performed. -Brutou Dou, new analog synthesizer duo with Katja Lamberg -Various changing lineups, 2019 performed in the Flow festival part of Nyky Ensemble at the Other Stage the Cartridge Music of John Cage I compose electronic music and make acousmatic works. Artsy records published the Album Windy Why of electronic music October 2021. I made  acousmatic work 'Puimuri' with Markku Toikkanen that was performed 2019 at 'the Sauna for Sound Art' happening in the Finnish Institute in Stockholm. My soundworks have been played in Finland and in foreign radio programs of Experimental Music and Sound Art for example part of the YLE1 Frekvenssi program (Dec. 5th, 2021). My installations for public space in Helsinki have been for example: Tasapaino, Courtyard of Lapinlahti Mental Hospital (2002), Conversation with Plants (2008) and Take A Winter Walk With Jean-Jaques Rousseau (2009) at the University Botanical Gardens, Sounds Of A Frozen Lake, Sinerbrychoff Art Museum (2010) and Library, Environmental art project with Pekka Nevalainen in Lauttasaari (2011). Work in progress is a video filmed at the bottom of a lake and recording insects at the surface of a lake. Events coming up: April 9th, 2022 Brutou Dou concert of Experimental Music at Vapaa Kaupunki space and acousmatic work played in a radio program about Improvisation in Finland, made for Polish Radio. https://www.mixcloud.com/JAZZKULTURA/rafa%C5%82-mazur-spontaniczne-d%C5%BAwi%C4%99ko-w%C4%99drowanie-11032022/?fbclid=IwAR2MJqlB0zib2yt-mh73bQYP_sYr_neDawKPEw6_Da4RWa4P0BxelPtBtaE