Finlayson’s old factory area glows with light at the darkest time of the year - Finland is a superpower of light art, says the artist

In Tampere, Finlayson’s old factory milieu has turned into a stage for light art. Admission to the Projio event is free.

The media and light art event Projio is now being organized for the fourth time in the Finlayson area in Tampere. The event will feature more diverse works from both Finland and abroad than in previous years.

Finlayson area in Tampere lit up during the media and water art event Projio. — The old factory area will be the scene of light art until Tuesday next week.

– This is a great place to hold such an event, and our office is in the same area.

– This is a really rugged landscape. Art must also be able to respond to these frameworks.

The organizers of the light art event Projio — CEO Antti Kälkäinen and the event’s technical producer Marko Vierimaa say that the old factory milieu is a great, but challenging place for the event.

– You can get a spectacular sculptural quality to the work without having to make the entire sculpture.

Visual artist Antti Pussinen next to his work Global Keystone. — Finlayson’s old factory area is a familiar place to Antti Pussisen, who currently lives in Berlin.

Pussinen also praises the old factory milieu as an exhibition venue.

– This is still a personally important place for me, because I lived in Tampere and studied at the then art school here at Finlayson, says Pussinen, who now lives in Berlin.

According to Pussinen, Finns know how to appreciate light, because there is relatively little of it available during the year. Perhaps that is exactly why the various light trails and light events organized during the kaamos attract people.

– Finland is a superpower in light art, Pussinen states.