apexart :: New York City Fellow :: Annamari Ahonen
Fellowship Program
FELLOWSHIP TALK: in conversation with apexart Executive Director Steven Rand
June 21, 2016: download video (397 MB .mp4)
Name:
Annamari Ahonen
Visiting from:
Helsinki, Finland
Dates of Fellowship:
May 25 - June 23, 2016
Recommended by:
Miikka Junnila
Head of Game Design and Production at Media Lab Helsinki, Aalto University
Annamari Ahonen (b.1975) grew up in a small village in the Finnish countryside and is now residing in Helsinki, Finland. She considers herself a poet working in visual theater, puppet theater, installation, and physical theater.
With meticulous consideration to the subliminal power of materials and objects, she works to find the voices of people, creatures, and affairs that are deliberately silenced or otherwise imperceptible in public and private realms. Collaborating with artists from various fields of art, her performances are often multidisciplinary and seek to expand the concepts of both puppets and theater.
Annamari has a MA in Philosophy and Finnish Literature and has also studied in the Department of Puppet Theatre in Turku Arts Academy. Since 2007, she has worked in visual theater as a director, actor, writer, and puppet-maker. She also teaches children and adults.
291 church street new york, ny 10013 tu-sat 11am-6pm 212.431.5270
