https://tuotuoarts.com TUO TUO Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:42:43 +0000 https://tuotuoarts.com en https://tuotuoarts.com/Home-Menu Thu, 26 May 2022 11:40:15 +0000 TUO TUO https://tuotuoarts.com/Home-Menu Residency&nbsp;+&nbsp;Photos About&nbsp;+&nbsp;Membership + Support TUO TUO esoteric yellow pagesresource library true aether <img width="1271" height="456" width_o="1271" height_o="456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/591d08c6783a179c6bf5e9367747a7e4247fe55b6ae982c4205798a54cba5bb6/logo_brown_tuotuo.png" data-mid="150841809" border="0" data-scale="6" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode alt="Finland Artist Residency" data-caption="Finland Artist Residency" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/591d08c6783a179c6bf5e9367747a7e4247fe55b6ae982c4205798a54cba5bb6/logo_brown_tuotuo.png" /> ︎ @tuotuoarts ︎ TUO TUOArtist-led Project Space &amp; ResidencyPertunmaantie 91219650 Joutsa, Finland tuotuoarts@gmail.com https://tuotuoarts.com/field-notes Thu, 26 May 2022 11:40:16 +0000 TUO TUO https://tuotuoarts.com/field-notes Rewilding Field Notes 2022-2024 <img width="496" height="503" width_o="496" height_o="503" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/175ace4497972ae547bf170b1b03a0cbc402a1c5ea4059b68a0cd70645cdd8e0/Screen_Shot_2023-04-24_at_11.05.19_AM-removebg-preview.png" data-mid="176413357" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/496/i/175ace4497972ae547bf170b1b03a0cbc402a1c5ea4059b68a0cd70645cdd8e0/Screen_Shot_2023-04-24_at_11.05.19_AM-removebg-preview.png" /> <img width="720" height="539" width_o="720" height_o="539" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/501ada1d73c427af5c4887538bd2b8ac5cc5505edc30cf95b350b943e2dde80a/1800.png" data-mid="164058976" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/501ada1d73c427af5c4887538bd2b8ac5cc5505edc30cf95b350b943e2dde80a/1800.png" /> SEPTEMBER 2024 Six sunflowers bloomed this year and that’s five more than last year. We had a talk about what we’ll do with the seeds. The verdict: gather as many as we can this time around, for next year’s crop which should yield enough to give the winter birds something to cheer about. Two-dozen surprise tomatoes from the compost soil, a few slow pumpkins fattening on the vine and the errant zuchinni keep our thumbs green-feeling; meanwhile, the nettles are growing like vines, shrubs, creatures who love the constant groom–I always knew the plants was generous but this year’s nettle parade was abundance phytomorphified. Treating the nettles as precious herbs does the trick, we’ve treated them well this year and they’ve repaid us in dividends. Everyone we see at the end of season gatherings in the village complain about what a dry summer they had, how all the moss and lichen went coarse, that the berries and mushrooms all but shriveled on arrival. At TUO TUO, the entirity of the gravel drive is still sprouting with star moss; the rainfall’s stellular outpour scar the blasted earth with green. As if by design or holy blessing. As if by invitation. As if to prove...what? You might have to squint to see in some places, but it’s taken hold.&nbsp; At the annual USKY Bacchanale at Erätalo hunting lodge, the villagers sip sahti and share summer tales with the mökki folk before they head back to their city homesteads. We talk about the future. The crowd is mostly in their 70s and 80s, their outlook is grim but sober. They say that one day soon, maybe sooner than we think, this place won’t just be unrcognizable but uninhabitable. Perhaps a scorched earth scenario, or a plot that’s permafrosted and artic. We shake our heads in agreement, it’s impossible to predict what’s coming. Joni and I are grateful to say such things out in the open with our neighbors. It feels rare. I talk with a moose hunter. Unprompted, he monologues about his feelings towards the animal. He monologues about respect for life and majesty, about utility and the sinfulness of waste. I see that he’s trying and responding to a judgement that isn’t (coming from me). On the way home, I reflect on proximity and the impact of communication without language. On the role of the witness as an embodied collective act. The next day, I set out with our three artists-in-residence on a hike to the nearby quarry, now defunct and abandoned. We’re craving an edge, something grisly and true. But we’re distracted by the world’s cutest armies of suppilovahvero at every turn, beckoning us–they’re early (and everywhere) this year. As we reach the quarry’s outskirts–our mushrooms sacks overflowing–ours is a hazy fog that only such lush conditions can enduce. Ramona *gasps* and I jump backwards. Twice more, she *gasps* and *gasps* again. Our eyes a pack of dogs trying to make sense of what surrounds us: decomposing bodies; traces of fur tangled in mud and ribcages; whole skulls with antlers and teeth intact; giant femurs; leg and jaw bones. The colors were torridly fluorescent, the stench unmistakable. I thought of the moose hunter. I took pictures like the gaping tourist I (sometimes) am, and I felt ashamed.&nbsp; Shaken, we continued to the quarry. We stood in the vacuum, a pit of the earth and thought out loud how strange it was to see rocks in this state. Rocks that we love so much, now unrecognizable. But we agree, it only makes us love them more. We agree it is a place that should never be. The feeling of what once was is overwhelming. Ivanna and Pauliina make mouth sounds to test the echo, and a scattering of falling rock ricochets to the sound of their voices. “It’s time to go now,” Ramona says. And we all agree. Pertti and Helena bring us a cutting of their hops plant, it’s at least 20 years old. Joni plants it on the north facing wall of the barn, attaching the top of its vine to the wooden U in TUO TUO. We think of how&nbsp;Pertti and Helena will see this vine from the road every time they pass, how it will serve as a source of pride with every trip.&nbsp; My favorite thing about living here is that exploring and wandering never gets old. You could walk past the same nook of forest for years without turning that one corner. Then, what do you know... a whole cranberry bog is right there waiting for y̶o̶u̶&nbsp; nobody, mere steps from the beaten path. Ivanna discovered the cranberry bog, I immediately ran to tell (A) knowing that the news would send them those kind of lovely electric shocks that this place can when it has you in mind. Sometimes, it’s difficult not to treat every discovery as a personalized gift. Went for the first properly feeling winter swim on the equinox, and a loon squad was there to greet us. The neighbor told us that the loons are the&nbsp;bell towers of summer–calling when the gates open and again when they close. Autumn is here. JULY/ AUGUST 2024 In all five summers, we’ve never had so much rain, that hard rain that pounds down leaving you almost weightless. In all five summers, we’ve never had such adament sunshine, stronger than I remember from childhood more dangerous and demanding of respect, yet generous in its homecoming. In all five summers, we’ve never had such a variety and volume of blooms, that goes for bumblebees and butterflies, dragonflies, too.&nbsp; In all five summers we’ve never collected so many seeds, such fun is only just beginning. Our library builds itself with every walk round the yard: handfulls, pocketfulls, dainty piles gathering in the kitchen like ant-sized&nbsp;cordillera. This summer, a group of queer folk singers from London remarked that their favorite thing was to watch Joni and I move through the gardens and quick-growing patches of soon-to-be forest, they said they could sense a care in how we approached the land. It’s funny, I never say the word from my own mouth, it’s almost too powerful, like the name of god. But I knew what they meant because when we’re here the division fades, the binary between body and land&nbsp;dissolves. We try to hold onto our summers’ gratitude in an effort to prepare for winter, physically and psycologically. We see the potential for mobility and all its ripples from the bursting life on this 2ha plot. It is still a struggle to put into words how rewilding as a practice has shaped so much of what we do and how we are now, maybe even who we are. But we look forward to opening the metaphorical gates next summer so that you can also witness what is happening here.&nbsp; Sometimes artists say “but it’s so slow!” – only to us, it’s not this way. For us each season brings with it a great change from the year before; total surprise, a new bag of tricks. Their response signals that the role of the witness is not a one-off, that our invitations should take on a deeper more recurrent form. Witnessing is also a necessary stewardship. Although the grant period has come to an end, our rewilding stewardship will continue. It’s changed this place and us, and while there is no going back per say, we are&nbsp;inclined to return; return; return.&nbsp; 100 years ago, TUO TUO’s 2ha plot was a dense forest. In 1930 a portion of the forest was cut and cleared to build the schoolhouse where artists now come to live, rest, and work. Then, in 1960 more forest was cleared for the sports field, which is now well on its way. Our dream is that people will see the same beauty in the roughness, the awkward phases, the bald patches or slow corners, because these aspects only highlight the land and this place becoming, again, on its own terms. And we’re humbled to witness this becoming, change is god is certainly a mantra of this place and for both of us. We look forward to sharing it with you all for years to come. - our first sunflowers bloomed this year and we’ve decided to save seeds to replant for next year, a which point our sunflower gardens will become plentiful winter buffets for the birds - we’ll host artists through mid-November and then take our first winter off from hosting to save on energy costs as we try to embody a more attuned hibernative state - the rowan berries are redder than red, the neighbors tell us another brutal winter is expected - our soil building experiments have gone better than anticipated, each&nbsp;emblematic heap a thriving island amidst a dessert of lanquid moss-covering gravel - we say thank you to the many medicinal herbs that we’ve come to know who will aid us over winter: stinging nettles, yarrow, mugwort, st. john’s wort, rose, harebell, mint, thyme, wild chammomile, rowan berries, black currant leaves, horestail, chaga, artist’s conk, meadowsweet, ladys mantle, strawberry and raspberry leaves - there have been no mink sightings this year, and the family of swans nesting in the lake will leave Joutsa next month for warmer waters with 5 babies in tow – that’s another record-breaker - everyone in Uimaniemi is feeling anxious about our waning community’s chances, so we organize a concert in our barn and a&nbsp;bacchanal to liven up their spirits before the dark season sets in, our stewarship extends towards our neighbors with as much consideration - the mother horse across the pond had a healthy calf who we sneak a few small fresh apples from time to time when we visit to pickup fertiliser or just for a quick hand pat on the muzzle, and now she is pregnant with her second who we can’t wait to meet - our neighbor brings us firewood – a gesture of care of the highest order – but we are more nervous about this autumn’s felling season; we cannot guess which forests (places that we love) will be gone before spring JUNE 2024 We’ve entered peak flowering season. To survey the scene, is to witness something akin to balance, though balance feels like a dirty word these days – certainly, an all time level of diversity is what’s in bloom. Zoom in: what was once a field smothered by lupine is now an ecotone of budding dry meadow – cinquefoil, germander speedwell, wild strawberry, meadow buttercup, chickweed, dead nettle, and three kinds of hawkweed shine bright. Closer to the house, perennials and annuals take off. Seeds we saved from last summer: california poppy, white &amp; crimson clover, forget-me-nots, hempnettle, yellow stonecrop, pink &amp; white perennial candytuft, wormseed wallflower, lacy phacelia, borage, wild pink, globe thistle, and perennial cornflower. And beyond, betwixt garden pathways and barnyard shadows, familar faces return: wood crane’s bill, harebell, meadowsweet, water aven, beach rose, peony, comfrey, pink &amp; white yarrow, sneezewort, solomon seal, heal-all, wild mustard, field scabious, melancholy thistle, white &amp; yellow bedstraw, ground elder, ground hop, tufted vetch, knapweed, meadow pea, creeping bellflower, red campion, st. john’s wort; nettle, mugwort, raspberry and currant bushes spread in sun and shade alike. Some new faces too, yellow loosestrife and wild bistort. We were lucky to get several generous rainfalls this month, but the two experimental beds in the front of the bird fence have been torched by harsh sun, our gravel yard can be crueler than a desert. Adding moss-covered, rotten birch logs, errant sticks and woodbrush, crumbly pinecones, musty woodchip, and compost soil, we fashion them on opposing sides until what’s been referred to as the “snake bed” starts to resemble an infinity symbol, or one of those superman “S” emblems we used to draw in gradeschool. The semi-circle bed we mulched with fermented pine needles dug (gently) from beneath the spruce line. I like to call projects like this fake gardening&nbsp;à la Keith Hennessey. A drunk driver careened into the same spruce line late last month, the event rattled us all. Joni painted the injured spruce trees with a sticky, malt-colored sap upon recommendation by a local tree surgeon called out. We also rallyed with our nighbors and submitted a petition to the municipality to lower the speed limit. Fingers crossed. Tinctures started this month: pink peony; beach rose x harebell; nettle x yarrow It’s hard to believe how when we first arrived this 2ha was mostly neat gravel yard and tightly mowed lawn. In year one, we made some errors that are still easy to empathise with in hindsight, namely taking a wholehearted do nothing Takeshi Watanabe approach until we found ourselves in a sea of thickets: lupine, fireweed, and himalayan balsam. There was even a japanese knotweed that almost took over the garden beds around the sauna; it took two full summers to reduce, and I still dream about it every year: pulling out the roots like wrenching colossal wisdom teeth through tunnels of dark soil – a scene straight out of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This summer is the first we’ve spent so little time reducing these avaricious plants, it’s fair to assume soil health is abundant, based on the diversity of plantlife on our humble plot. We’ll probably be negotiating with lupine forever thanks to our wide-eyed freshmen summer (2020 is the year that haunts us all), but we’ve made peace with that. And this rewilding work is humbling, and it is work, even if we didn’t quite understand it from the beginning. We will probably never be experts, but that isn’t our aim. Our only goal is stewardship, and like the rest, it’s a moving target. Learn as you go. Learn by doing. Respond rather than initiate. Observe. Observe. Observe. And again, observe. Subtle adjustments. Small experiments. Failing is growing and isn’t really failing. It’s more like, complexifying. Even more like, storytelling. Story-listening. Definitely, listening. Fake gardening or bad gardening or anti-farming or being lazy or being messy or letting it be or letting it be “ugly” or re-wilding or re-creaturing or re-peopleing or just being more alive than you felt the year before. Really living. Or dying well. Well, I don’t know how to describe it.&nbsp;To evolve alongside this 2ha, the change it’s having on us as people, creatures, stewards, hosts – it goes far deeper than what our eyes alone can grasp. July and August will be our last months on the Koneen Säätiö grant that supported our rewilding efforts over the last few years, but this work will continue far beyond clock time.&nbsp; APRIL/ MAY&nbsp;2024 The below is a guest entry/ substack excerpt from Spring artist-in-residence,&nbsp;Dr. Emily May Armstrong:&nbsp; “The spring at TUO TUO was still enrobed in stasis, a dormant watching-waiting. Amidst this takatalvi (a blackthorn winter), I mimicked stasis, until I couldn’t. May Day, Vappu in Finland, drove me to lead a wassail for a lonely deer-antler-scratched apple tree. Pouring cider on roots and balancing cider-soaked local bread into its small arms, avoiding the deep cambial scars through to its heartwood, we clattered pots and pans and yelled into the sky. Last year it gave one singular apple. Maybe this year it might bring two. I dyed scraps of fabric with hot turmeric water, plunging my hands excitedly into the near boiling yellow liquid to make ribbons for the youngest birch. In Finland there are endless birches, many not yet entering their silvering years, many firmly footed in between, and a few hollowing themselves inside out by way of bark beetle and woodpecker. Kaitlyn of TUO TUO finds silver birches to be great exhibitionists, constantly peeling back their papery bark to show you what’s underneath; creating of us birch voyeurs each time we climb through the bryophytic underbrush. They’d pulled on fuzzy-leaved jackets by the time I left, but we knew what they were up to. We tied our ribbons and ate flame-licked corn and drank sima.&nbsp; <img width="1424" height="946" width_o="1424" height_o="946" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/533d7a71299a80b9a08cee5e7cf23310deb2e477133119e45b3b11cc2c4a9a3c/Screen-Shot-2024-06-25-at-2.33.47-PM.png" data-mid="213573640" border="0" data-scale="87" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/533d7a71299a80b9a08cee5e7cf23310deb2e477133119e45b3b11cc2c4a9a3c/Screen-Shot-2024-06-25-at-2.33.47-PM.png" /> The ground elder was first to crest above the straw after the snow melt-vaporated under the equally unseasonable hot sun that followed. Starting in a culvert, every time you blinked it crept, crept, crept, until the dry yellow straw left by the snow was green-dipped and then green-dripping. Then there was nettle, and dandelion, and yarrow, and meadowsweet, wood sorrel, wood anemone, lupine, lady’s mantle, clover, coltsfoot, mare’s tail, fireweed, blue-straw-rasp-berries. Then followed the swallows, the whooper swans, barnacle geese, finches, tits, siskins, wagtails, cuckoos, warblers, chiffchaffs. Joni of TUO TUO lights up as he finds brass-carapaced beetles, fuzzy-legged weevils, and lumbering bumblebees drunk on new nectar. On my birthday before the sun rises, I massage together equal parts lupine and sugar and leave it to ferment. The rattling rapid rain visits compel me to strip and lie naked on the what-once-was-a-football-field, rolling in lupine and moss-beds. The what-once-was-a-football-field is now a shimmering ecotone – wildflower meadow studded with Scot’s Pine saplings not yet two years old. Every year they creep further away from the treeline, a gentle and stubborn succession in action. Later, another artist, K&amp;J and I lie down in a subtle cubensis haze and watch a cathedral of cone-laden silver firs pulsing in heavy wind as we French-braid straw grass. The wind becomes so strong it rolls the carefully balanced smooth granite stones off their altars.” –&nbsp;Dr. Emily May Armstrong You can read more from Emily by following their substack&nbsp;Growing Towards The Sun. MARCH/ APRIL&nbsp;2024 it feels as if spring has arrived early this year, or at least its appearance flashed as suddenly as winter’s –&nbsp; it was a muddy March, the earth appeared at the beginning of the month and although we seemed to slide hither and thither between winter and spring the smell of fresh earth was an indication of the end, and of new beginnings. the winter was so unbelievably harsh this year, as we are learning they sometimes are – although the reasons are not so easy to espy – i think we truly believed deep down to our core that this winter would never end, so in that way, March was a gentle month: “gently, gently” it spoke with fat white flakes and bright, cold drip drip drops from the hem of house and raging guttered edge. the rainwater vessel on the south-east corner of the house became completely full; the soft ground beneath it buckled under the weight, the tap is practically touching the ground so we’ll need to dig a hole to access the water – hard to believe there will be a need to water soon, meanwhile everything is soggy and wet. by late March, the birds arrived both early and right on time. we went on several ‘swan walks’ their songs leading us to their favorite fields, shallow ponds of puddles, shimmering swamps and mirrored pastures. and not far behind them were the cranes, their screams like dinosaurs, and then the seagulls whose cries most of all sound like summer. the first “summer nights” came shortly after the total solar eclipse/ new moon, we had our first light-drenched sauna, a peculiar déjà vu. the old Finnish cosmologies say that the first summer nights are when the last cranes arrive, and the crow lays its first egg. it’s nothing but nonstop bird songs here, what a relief. by mid-month (April), all the snow has melted, we haven’t seen the ground this early since we’ve been here at TUO TUO; today (14.4) we took a long walk around the 2ha to see how various plot moments and projects had endured the heavy winter, we visited our “queer forest” behind the large rock wall where curvy trunks of trailblazing trees grow strong; we found fresh buds on the maples and lilac trees, the cherry and bushy willows too. all the trees in the yard are growing taller and i cannot believe that soon we’ll see them dressed, fully fleshed when their leaves come in. we visited the field – where a marvelous ecotone is evolving from wildflower meadow/ baby spruce forest/ moss-covered/ wild strawberry patchwork quilt. Joni’s sculptures convex around the&nbsp;fledgling trees with&nbsp;dizygotic sensitivy – a collaboration and touch of minimal interventon mirrors an earlier project (if not our entire rewilding approach) of removing the white picket fence where a dozen birch trees chose to grow inline – each soft-rotted, moss-covered log laid round a patch of sprucelings spoke like an invitation: “forest you are welcome here.”&nbsp; in the front of the house an ombre moss has begun spreading over the gravel yard like a gorgeous rash of electric yellow and neon rust, we send a subtle invitation to this colorful moss to overwhelm the whole front yard if that would be its wish. so much has happened in the past two years – and in the past four, this is not a place we can keep to ourselves, as the forest surrounding TUO TUO shrinks with every felling season (at least 10 hectares close by were clear cut in March), this small 2ha feels nothing short of miraculous. FEBRUARY 2024 we’ve begun planning for spring; deciding what areas need the most attention, which plants/ seeds to acquire, sowing schedules, and some site-specific experiments; our main focus this year is on perennial flowers – for pollinators, especially those plants which provide food (seeds) for birds, as well as others for our own consumption and medicinal/artful purposes and collaborations. we source our seeds via&nbsp;https://www.maatiainen.fi/siemen.htm&nbsp; winter compost has required some creativity, esp. considering our house capacity has been higher than seasons past, but we luckily prepared (unintentionally) with stores of dead leaves which has provided the necessary ratio of brown matter to offset the high volume of kitchen scraps. in short, the compost is composting ~ allbeit a bit sluggishly <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3be91cb08e7575d13392d817dc67adebbd95c6341301231d55ea4af0926c0bec/20240214_112528.jpg" data-mid="204641336" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3be91cb08e7575d13392d817dc67adebbd95c6341301231d55ea4af0926c0bec/20240214_112528.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af0522262c33be9fabba56f71a8847ce4d46494c0af494bab8c2bb4ecbc4a20b/20240214_112442.jpg" data-mid="204641334" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/af0522262c33be9fabba56f71a8847ce4d46494c0af494bab8c2bb4ecbc4a20b/20240214_112442.jpg" /> – while tending to the compost, we shared memories of our families’ compost heaps; Joni remembers loving to play in the piles of dead leaves as a child, Kaitlyn recalls the disgust they experienced smelling the compost pile located just outside their childhood bedroom window. JANUARY 2024 the year started at minus -30°C and we awoke to frozen pipes in the kitchen, it was a constant rollercoaster this month with dramatic temperatures and steady snowfalls; we were at full capacity with three-five artists at a time in residence, it was perhaps our most labor intensive month on record, we ended the month in a place of exhaustion but also discernment – the winter, with all its required exertions and unpredictability, might not be not a condusive period for hosting ... <img width="912" height="552" width_o="912" height_o="552" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/010b24c46747e3855201be4cad463a7e9ef671dd44abe490038df7d3961c7537/unnamed.png" data-mid="203617779" border="0" data-scale="76" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/912/i/010b24c46747e3855201be4cad463a7e9ef671dd44abe490038df7d3961c7537/unnamed.png" /> we’re grateful to our January guests for bringing such warmth to the space during this intensely cold period, especially the cosy dinners and the wonderful birding phenology that occurred during their stay: <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0236f2d30adb26c23e0b90e8217b29246bff973e94dd6b15c9fd09fa64557c2f/20240201_151333.jpg" data-mid="203617776" border="0" data-scale="41" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0236f2d30adb26c23e0b90e8217b29246bff973e94dd6b15c9fd09fa64557c2f/20240201_151333.jpg" /> DECEMBER 2023 we decided to take this month off from recording, there is little additional time for anything else but rest – winter is raging. NOVEMBER 2023 winter is here. there has been snow on the ground since the first day of November, and it has been all-white ever since. the early arrival of winter has created a lot of pressure and it has required a significant amount of our attention as stewards – from an operational standpoint (i.e. financially because of the higher electric use required to keep indoor spaces warm); from a rewilding perspective (readying the winter bird feeders in time/ properly stocked for a long winter); and of course from a general maintenance standpoint (the list is too long to include here). we experienced a mouse dilemma this month, perhaps due to the drastic change in temperature and conditions outside. freezing temperatures have a huge impact on everything, and in turn – our own capacities, we are meditating on the ideas of dormancy, malleability, stretchiness, change, and rest. OCTOBER 2023 around mid-month we began cleaning and preparing the bird feeders, and buying seeds for the winter birds. we trimmed the thickets amongst the 2ha forest, surrounding forest edges and the old sports field; raked and collected leaves for the compost. created forest-floor nurturing artworks on the old sports field which is now hosting approx. 100 sprucelings, baby pines, and a few alders and birch trees (between 40cm – 120cm). the artwork consists of scupltures made from decayed branches and logs from old felled trees or pieces from the trees which were cut decades before we arrived to TUO TUO; mimicking a forest floor, the sculptures will fall and scatter and over time their presence will help to support the new forest growth. we have also gleaned from observation that plants and trees respond to placement and removal of various objects and we look forward to seeing what might occur on the field already next year in rsponse to the artworks. SEPTEMBER 2023 the month was unseasonably warm, meadows reflowered; we picked boquets of fresh daisy, tansy and yarrow from the fields, all the plants seemed to retain their green. we had our first big seed saving harvest, gathering from the native wildflower heaps we created last autumn and in early spring; we collected borage, poppies, flax,&nbsp;scabious, milk thistle, chammomile, and others. it rained and rained and rained and rained; the amount of mushrooms was extreme, the chanterelles returned again and again and again – all throughout the foresty edges of TUO TUO; the suppilovahvero (yellow foot mushrooms) grew as big as heads of cauliflower. the forest along the gravel road was clear cut; the forest to the left of the fork was cut; the forest across the lake where we usually pick yellow foot mushrooms was cut, and all were left in such dissarray they were almost impossible to enter.&nbsp; AUGUST 2023 we took three weeks off in August, and although much continued outside (with and without us) we decided to take this month off from recording, next month we will rethink our approach to documentation for year 2 of the Kone grant period which supports our rewilding efforts. JULY 2023 -started a ‘rewilding’ project in the front of the house to build soil / increase soil health on what was previously the parking lot used by the school (we refer to this area as “scorched earth”); we are gradually applying rich layers of green and brown matter, decaying logs, yard brush, etc. to create a forest-floor inspired terrain; this will be an ongoing experiment to observe, adjust and expand-reduced fireweed and lupine-native plants are blooming: flax, st. john’s wort, tansy, bell flowers,&nbsp; -numerous frogs and lizards of all sizes seen throughout the gardens -after much research and photographic comparisons, the mystery holes in the field have been atrributed to badgers, but we have yet to spot them in action -July 12, cloud berries spotted in the swamp (about half were ripe and reay to be picked!) -red and black currants have arrived -we planted sunflowers on the south-facing yard-consistent tending to edges and wild zones beyond the gardens and before the forest, such as rock walls, creek beds, young forest, etc. JUNE 2023 -reduced balsam upon its arrival (we have learned well to nip this one in the bud, so to speak)-reduced fireweed and lupine-reduced alder and willow where needed to prevent overcrowding -planted perennial transplants gifted from our neighbor Tuula :)-native plants are blooming: white and purple clover, wild strawberry, daisy, yarrow, cow parsley, lady’s mantle, various thistles, mugwort and nettle are growing taller&nbsp; -spread compost across the garden beds and campus -six babies counted in the swallows’ nest above the back door; our relationship with the swallows has been peaceful and they are calm with our presence (the cat is a different story but she is no threat) -bird babies heard in various birdhouses behind the house (some reinforcements were also made to deter woodpeckers) -mystery holes observed on the field behind the house; their presence continues to increase! -we have noticed a significant decrease in mosquitos this year (inside the house/around the gardens) which we attribute to covering all rainwater containers, and only leaving small, cup-sized water containers for birds and pollinators -consistent tending to edges and wild zones beyond the gardens and before the forest, such as rock walls, creek beds, young forest, etc. MAY 2023 -the greenhouse was finished; squash, beans, tomatoes, cucumber and chamomile were planted inside-reduced dandelion, fireweed and lupine -all cuttings of aggressive, biodiversity-threatening plants and couch grasses are done by hand; piles of green matter are left to decompose, or get added to the compost or layered onto garden beds -the swallows have returned; nests have been built inside of the barn and above the back door to the house-reinfornced forest paths in the “starter pack” forest behind the field, and edge zones on the south east sides of campus APRIL 2023 -sunshine for three weeks straight, very dry April, temperatures hitting almost 20ºC -started garden seedlings: tomato cucumber, kale, pumpkin-buds have formed on the lilac, cherry and apple trees in the yard – they’re looking healthier than ever before -willows are blooming and dusty with pollen -over-wintered bumblebees and bugs are waking up -planted red and white clover in the areas where goatweed loves to grow; signs of other competition appearred, namely ground hops and creeping charlie&nbsp; -snow has melted faster than previous years, garden beds are emerging; pallette compost piles are still frozen -birds, birds, birds (our migrating friends are returning in numbers) -sowed covercrops on areas cleared from invasive species in autumn ‘22 -greenhouse from recycled materials is well on its way - tended to forested areas, young trees and native berry shrubs -planted varieties of native perenniel wildflowers: Echinops bannaticus, Verbascums, Gypsophila paniculata, Silybum marianum, Lavandula,&nbsp;Papaver somniferum&nbsp;-aurora borealis / revontulet MARCH 2023 -drew very loose permaculture-like garden sketches for the year -began Sciaponics participatory research group led by Ilya Dolgov -built and installed another 5 bird houses in the forest surrounding the house&nbsp; -gathered materials/ began planning for a new green house; kiitos Light Harvsting Complex for the windows &lt;3 -coldest month of the year, March also saw some of the heaviest precipitation of the winter. snow depth ~ 70 cm-aurora borealis /&nbsp;revontulet&nbsp; FEBRUARY 2023 -saw aurora borealis or revontulet (a reference to Finnish mythology about the great fox in the sky)&nbsp; -the second half of feb saw the return of winter: a cold snap and more snow -a storm had fell a dying tree (kelo) in the forest behind the sauna -spotted some willow trees blossoming&nbsp;-snow depth ~ 40 cm (compared to ~110 cm in feb 22) -baby blue february skies are a welcomed sight ~ conditions waver between cold/crisp and thaw/icy -unseasonably warm nights have been good for stargazing -seed inventory/ strategizing &nbsp; JANUARY 2023 -snow work&nbsp; -maintained winter compost &amp; bird feeders -spotted plenty of animal tracks in the snowy forest: rabbit, fox, lynx, mink, squirrel...&nbsp; -a family of endangered willow tits&nbsp;(poecile montanus) has become a regular visitor on a feeder &nbsp; -made skii tracks in the forest&nbsp; -a new load of bone dry firewood from Timo&nbsp; -average temp -3C DECEMBER 2022 -maintained winter compost-kept bird feeders and ground areas clean -average temp - 4C NOVEMBER 2022 -extensive clearing of fireweed fields located on SE side of the barn&nbsp;-used the fermented/rotten plants for compost and mulch-composted and mulched heap by the sauna, composted and mulched Joss’s heap -permaculture-like thinking/planning for the spring (tended to garden beds next to the sauna, created smaller sections with rocks as borders)-seed research for native plants/ cover crops/ edible perennials-design phase for mini-greenhouse planning/ list for acquiring recycled materials -observational perimeter walk on 2ha OCTOBER 2022 -built heap along the outside border of the bird fence, built a snake heap on the NE side of the house and a semi-circle heap in from the barn -raked fallen leaves to use as mulch for garden beds and heaps-stored some fallen leaves in the barn for winter to be used as compost-researched leaf mold**leaf mold is a soil amendment – essentially a soil conditioner that increases the water retention; leaf mold improves soil structure and provides a fantastic habitat for soil life: earthworms, beneficial bacteria, etc., it doesn't provide much in the way of nutrition, so we will still need to add compost or other organic fertilizers to increase fertility SEPTEMBER 2022 -removed the white picket fence in the inner yard to allow trees to grow/ encourage filling in and new growth (used materials to build a front gate to prevent cars from driving onto the 2ha; stored remainder in the barn) -thinned pioneer trees (willow, aspen, alder, rowan, spruce) whose quick growth had filled the spaces where larger trees had previously been cut before our time: surrounding the house [this work revealed just how poorly treated/managed the 2ha has been] -thinned trees were used for: construction of the bird fence by the spruce line, spruce were used as protective coverings on garden beds, branches/trunks used as heap/raised bed material, we made small tidy piles on the floor of stretches of forest around the house, placed more strategically so that walking among the trees is easier and new growth is still encouraged; also, firewood -built a keyhole heap on the N side of the house -added compost to fruit trees/ added protective fencing -installed birdhouses (5)&nbsp; Spring ‘23 – Summer ‘23- common crane (grus grus)- mute swan (cygnus olor)- common chaffinch (fringilla coelebs)- common wood dove (columba palumbus) - robin (erithacus rubecula) Autumn ‘22 – Spring ‘23 - great tit (parus major) - eurasian jay (garrulus glandarius) - house sparrow (passer domesticus) - eurasian blue tit (parus caeruleus)- great spotted woodpecker (dendrocopos major) - willow tit (poecile montanus)- eurasian blackbird (turdus merula) - grey-headed woodpecker (picus canus)- eurasian tree sparrow (passer montanus) by late April the bird populations become so overwhelming our observation/recording practice desists, but this has also served as an inspiration for thematic residencies&nbsp; how we support wildlife @TUO TUO:-include plants that provide nutrition (pollen, seeds, berries) so animals may freely forage-encourage the growth of native trees and shrubs (also food)-provide supplemental food (in winter)-maintain 6 water features:from large steel basins to small clay bowls -keep areas of dense foliage, thicket, stone piles, brush piles to offer creatures cover &amp; hiding place-build bird and bat houses-leave dead trees which provide shelter/ abundance of insects (food)❦&nbsp; <img width="720" height="640" width_o="720" height_o="640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cc485cb175a06c8a64c563f0364b5c92fd18e9f9e207e29df36348d56058bfb/result.png" data-mid="168773435" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/8cc485cb175a06c8a64c563f0364b5c92fd18e9f9e207e29df36348d56058bfb/result.png" /> Thank you Kone Foundation (Koneen Säätiö) for supporting the rewilding work &amp; research of our programme facilitators. https://tuotuoarts.com/About Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:58:04 +0000 TUO TUO https://tuotuoarts.com/About TUO TUOLocated in a former schoolhouse in Joutsa’s Pynnölä- Uimaniemi village, TUO TUO (est. 2020)&nbsp; negotiates the point of convergence across the contemporary arts and environmental sciences. Project space, artist residency and publishing platform, TUO TUO blurs the binary between city and countryside by offering artists perennial access to its queer rural context and know-how as an ever-evolving collaborative organism. Contact: Kaitlyn D. Hamilton tuotuoarts@gmail.com TUO TUO Arts ry Association Statutes +Sustainability Guidelines +Non-Discrimination, Equality &amp; Cultural Safety Co-Founders &amp; Directors Kaitlyn D. HamiltonJoni JudénTUO TUO Arts ry Board 2025Anastasia (A) Alevtin (Khodyreva) Ellenor Rose Nish Sara Blosseville Vishnu Vardhani Rajan Emma Hovi Joni JudénKaitlyn D. Hamilton As a member of TUO TUO Arts ry, you support the activities of the community and artist residency program. Read more about our membership benefits here. Financial Support Taiteen edistämiskeskus (2021, 2022-2023, 2025) Kone Foundation (2022-2024) Nordic Culture Point (2026) Air︎Energi n’ design &nbsp;Roby Redgrave McPherson Logo designArmando Tranquille Community Support Uimaniemen Seudun Kyläyhdistys ryOther SupportFiskars (2022)Cover Story Paint (2025) <img width="604" height="227" width_o="604" height_o="227" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/59d5741201e9de4b3fe874e45d65fed2817acd538c034445de93ea1d968ae7d6/Kone-logo_brown.png" data-mid="150841951" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/604/i/59d5741201e9de4b3fe874e45d65fed2817acd538c034445de93ea1d968ae7d6/Kone-logo_brown.png" /> <img width="2782" height="662" width_o="2782" height_o="662" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85723f6f464274100cc8d6d9c2b754747aeab94105156445f49f014cb27bdfc9/taike_logo_brown.png" data-mid="150842023" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/85723f6f464274100cc8d6d9c2b754747aeab94105156445f49f014cb27bdfc9/taike_logo_brown.png" /> <img width="1600" height="258" width_o="1600" height_o="258" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b32da90d5b9e71d8c649523f80ba0e1e3209f9dc9865d13d9dfa5bc63860e8d/fiskars_brown.png" data-mid="150842174" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b32da90d5b9e71d8c649523f80ba0e1e3209f9dc9865d13d9dfa5bc63860e8d/fiskars_brown.png" /> https://tuotuoarts.com/esoteric-yellow-pages Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:32:48 +0000 TUO TUO https://tuotuoarts.com/esoteric-yellow-pages ESOTERIC YELLOW PAGES Sonja Blom /Taivas:&nbsp;Whole House Astrology&nbsp;based on belief in rebirth and karma; readings in Finnish + English.✧ Kati's Astroastroastro✧ Astrological birth chart interpretations–emphasis on the psychological and spiritual levels of the chart, Soul*s purpose &amp; stuff to learn.Ora H. : Timeline jumping, ADVICE/ EROTIC, (HD) natal chart readings.Ka Yan ☉家恩☉: Vedic Astrology Birth Chart + Transits &amp;&nbsp;Astrocartography Readings; Reiki Healing (Remote).Charmaine Bee: Dream Support Hotline +1 843 940 8285 a community of black diaspora dream symbols – a space for black people to voice their dreams.Agnese Krivade: Fake Healer. Fake payments accepted.You tell me what aches. We talk. I probably remind you that you are fundamentally well. I have no idea how to help you but I will do the best that I can. *The title is used with permission of Valentina Desideri &amp; Keith Henessy who established the discipline. Julia E. Dyck / Spectral Center: self-hypnosis, group hypnosis &amp; hypnotherapy.Lotta Petronella: moth &amp; botanical tarot readings; chanting and bespoke flower essences.Karolien Polenus | NiXiE | energy8medicine: sound alchemy, group sound baths, sonic meditation,1:1 sound healing, 1:1 soul coaching, soundhealing radioshow. EM~BODY: sexological bodywork &amp; somatic counseling (Berlin + remote).CARE: trauma-informed astrology, tarot, reiki, somatics, hypnosis, doula work &amp; Transformative Justice work/Embodied conflict resolution.Émilie Payeur: traditional &amp; experimental herbalism, dream integration, tarot and messages from the unconscious, modern amulets. Òscar Moisés Díaz: Medieval Islamicate &amp; Hellenistic astrology, dream interpretation, poetry workshops, and celestial studio visits. Lucie Schroeder: holistic dramaturgy, an integrative accompaniment of artistic processes. <img width="900" height="900" width_o="900" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ddc04d412ef48b4ee2a647a8bc1f4025b5f47a755d7c98b6e572afdb59781de1/EPY-Classifieds-Glow.001.png" data-mid="177385436" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/ddc04d412ef48b4ee2a647a8bc1f4025b5f47a755d7c98b6e572afdb59781de1/EPY-Classifieds-Glow.001.png" /> <img width="900" height="900" width_o="900" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53b1566b4e9d01f1511e4e8ebcee46b4edbfa2143fb1622350aec15f1bb1e909/EPY-Classifieds-AD.001.jpeg" data-mid="177399911" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/53b1566b4e9d01f1511e4e8ebcee46b4edbfa2143fb1622350aec15f1bb1e909/EPY-Classifieds-AD.001.jpeg" /> <img width="900" height="900" width_o="900" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/28ce4b31f117a07df853f3749d15285f894cb907d515c0706e772da2ab33aa98/EPY-Classifieds-TAROT.001.png" data-mid="177388385" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/28ce4b31f117a07df853f3749d15285f894cb907d515c0706e772da2ab33aa98/EPY-Classifieds-TAROT.001.png" /> <img width="900" height="900" width_o="900" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a483b8f2d647530c6f02552ad0ee54702300726e480fc7314b9f24ab5a738b88/EYP-Classifieds-agnese.001.jpeg" data-mid="211231989" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/a483b8f2d647530c6f02552ad0ee54702300726e480fc7314b9f24ab5a738b88/EYP-Classifieds-agnese.001.jpeg" /> <img width="900" height="900" width_o="900" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/670bf8bf9d3c0e162878970d2ec1f8a22855ef26563f9326c4c77ed4ffb43828/EYP-Classifieds-kim.001.jpeg" data-mid="208442372" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/670bf8bf9d3c0e162878970d2ec1f8a22855ef26563f9326c4c77ed4ffb43828/EYP-Classifieds-kim.001.jpeg" /> ︎ @tuotuoarts https://tuotuoarts.com/Residency Thu, 26 May 2022 11:40:18 +0000 TUO TUO https://tuotuoarts.com/Residency Residency Supporting experimentation and future-oriented forms of community&nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="3130" height="2075" width_o="3130" height_o="2075" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66587593afd05b6a8691f8fb259b93434b4305a0e392cff981bf4c04fe337021/gL7j8WMw.jpg" data-mid="251385699" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/66587593afd05b6a8691f8fb259b93434b4305a0e392cff981bf4c04fe337021/gL7j8WMw.jpg" /> Located in a former schoolhouse in Joutsa’s Pynnölä- Uimaniemi village, TUO TUO (est. 2020)&nbsp; negotiates the point of convergence across the contemporary arts and environmental sciences.Project space, artist residency and publishing platform, TUO TUO blurs the binary between city and countryside by offering artists perennial access to its queer rural context and know-how as an ever-evolving collaborative organism. Helmed by queer ecofeminist values and ethics <img width="3130" height="2075" width_o="3130" height_o="2075" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce417bc14a28235969d9b69a2e1ddb7cb65e2deb5dc8a4c741dc19557092a5e2/FTMRwe8A.jpg" data-mid="251385732" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce417bc14a28235969d9b69a2e1ddb7cb65e2deb5dc8a4c741dc19557092a5e2/FTMRwe8A.jpg" /> We support radical thinking and queer ecofeminist values across disciplines by providing space in an ethically aligned, supportive atmosphere. TUO TUO is fertile ground for ideas and close cooperation between artists, thinkers, researchers and other cultural actors through collaborative projects and residencies. In seeking the balance between pancultural pluralism and local consciousness, we are committed to contributing to the social and cultural life of Joutsa while supporting our community of Finland-based artists in various stages of their careers, and maintaining international connections.&nbsp; Residencies at TUO TUO <img width="800" height="1000" width_o="800" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82919573916c395f155a4cb3b6e32b1228d780a356498133136a971cbd4eb3b4/gbd5jfck.jpg" data-mid="251385708" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/82919573916c395f155a4cb3b6e32b1228d780a356498133136a971cbd4eb3b4/gbd5jfck.jpg" /> Artists-in-residence are invited based on the correlative balance between their desired conditions for a residency experience and TUO TUO's means and provisions. We aim to provide the optimal conditions for each artist based on their artistic practice, studio needs and access needs. If you’re interested in coming to TUO TUO for a residency stay or project, email tuotuoarts@gmail.com or fill out our rolling&nbsp;online application. 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The environments we create for ourselves shape the kind of humans we might become. All photos by El Hardwick (2024) https://tuotuoarts.com/Membership Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:09:38 +0000 TUO TUO https://tuotuoarts.com/Membership Membership Join TUO TUO Arts ryWe accept applications from artists, practitioners, and researchers who are Finland-based, as well as those residing elsewhere who have been involved with TUO TUO – through residency or exhibition participation, collaborations, etc. The membership is paid on a yearly basis (June 1), and the fee is 25 euros. TUO TUO offers members various benefits, including but not limited to: ✹ Summer mini-fest&nbsp;at TUO TUO - group camping/glamping weekend for members to share their practices in a casual context, live communally and deepen connections to the land &amp; each other&nbsp;*dates tbd (free to attend) ✹ Priority access to sliding-scale residency rates offered to members for two seasons on a first-come, first-serve basis&nbsp; ✹ Priority access to TUO TUO’s online editorial platform, email newsletter &amp; record label True Aether to promote their ideas or events✹ Winter Retreat *dates tbd (free to attend/ limited capacity) ✹ When organizing workshops (or other such events with a budget) we’ll look to hire artists from our membership pool✹ Ability to influence the direction of the membership programme in 2026 and beyond To apply for membership, fill in the online form here. Or, send a short motivation statement via email. Applications are processed by the TUO TUO Arts ry board before the annual meeting in May &amp;&nbsp;subsequently on a bi-monthly basis. Once approved, candidates will be contacted via email. If you have any questions, please send to tuotuoarts@gmail.com. https://tuotuoarts.com/Donate Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:42:43 +0000 TUO TUO https://tuotuoarts.com/Donate Donate Support TUO TUO Arts ryTUO TUO Arts ry is a registered non-profit association (Y-tunnus: 3116652-1) and artist-led project space &amp; residency, with all income directed towards maintaining and developing the residency. We accept donations via the payment options below. Donated funds will go towards overhead costs, supporting TUO TUO’s capacity to offer sliding-scale rates to our community of artists.&nbsp; You can also support us by purchasing music from True Aether. TUO TUO payment options: ✹ Donation via bank transfer &nbsp; TUO TUO ARTS ry (Not registered for VAT) IBAN: FI03 4213 0010 0561 20 BIC: ITELFIHH ✹ Donation via PayPal &nbsp; tuotuoarts@gmail.com&nbsp; Thanks for your support, if you have questions about making a donation please email tuotuoarts@gmail.com &lt;3 https://tuotuoarts.com/Resource-Library Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:53:49 +0000 TUO TUO https://tuotuoarts.com/Resource-Library Resource Library Granted ApplicationsGrant Application ︎︎︎Arts Promotion Center Finland ∙ 15400 € ∙ TUO TUO Arts ry ∙ 2023 Special grants for cultural activities in sparsely populated rural areas Grant Application ︎︎︎Arts Promotion Center Finland ∙ 30000 € ∙ TUO TUO Arts ry ∙ 2022 Special grants for communities to reduce the effects of COVID-19 Project Proposal &amp; Work Plan︎︎︎Kone Foundation ∙ 78500 € ∙ TUO TUO Arts ry&nbsp;∙ 2021 The development of TUO TUO’s cultural pollinators platform &amp; ecologically-focused residency program TUO TUO Arts ry Project Budget ︎︎︎Special grants for communities to reduce the effects of COVID-19TUO TUO Arts ry Project Budget ︎︎︎ The development of TUO TUO’s cultural pollinators platform &amp; ecologically-focused residency programTUO TUO Portfolio 2021 ︎︎︎ An artist-led project space &amp; residency program concentrating on the ecological arts in Joutsa, Finland Community Resources Windows of Tolerance: Tools for Ideal Collaborations in an Unideal (Art) World︎︎︎ “The aim of this publication is to guide collectivity, and foster transparency, accountability, kindness, and consideration when working with others.” (2025). – created by Feminist Culture House Attunement (in) Practice: A Companion for Coexistence ︎︎︎ A publication-tool to accompany artists during their residency at TUO TUO; this is the public culmination of a year-long consultation funded by Taike (2023). – created by Feminist Culture House and TUO TUO Where are you from? ︎︎︎ An online list of resources for navigating the nuanced and hefty topic of asking “where are you from?” within and beyond the context of artist residencies. – created by Feminist Culture House Studio Visit Ethics ︎︎︎ The Studio Visit Ethics project gathers artists’ lived experiences to investigate and challenge how studio visits are normatively (and uncritically) conducted – initiated/created by&nbsp;Feminist Culture House Access Riders ︎︎︎ “An access rider is written by an individual, and can be shared when one is invited to take part in a project or any working relationship. It can work as a starting point for a conversation between the inviter and invitee about the accessibility of a certain situation.” – initiated/created by Jessie Bullivant &amp;&nbsp;Jemina Lindholm; published by Frame Contemporary Art FinlandHere, Not. Dialogues ︎︎︎ Here, Not. Dialogues on art and the making of here is an edited collection of conversations, photographic work, and text, that investigate how cultural and artistic practices deal with belonging, identity and access in the urban spaces of Helsinki. – Edited by Micol Curatolo. Design by Lù Chén. Rave Intention Circle︎︎︎&nbsp; “Raves can be beautiful, transformative, radical, community-building practices. they can also be overwhelming, intensely emotional and challenging. rave intention circles have come to me through the lineages of harm reduction and sex-positive spaces.” – created by em steinbergMYÖS&nbsp;Safer Space guide for organisers ︎︎︎ Safer space represents the future we would like to see. It is a space that is critical of the power structures that affect our everyday lives. It’s a space that strives to respect and understand people's specific needs diversely.– created by MYÖSCommunications Manual for Performing Arts Events ︎︎︎ Initiated by UrbanApa and written by Pragma Helsinki, this communications manual addresses both the basic communication needs as well as the more in-depth accessibility features that one might come across when organising art events.– published by UrbanApa; authored by Essi Brunberg / Pragma Helsinki; working group: Sini Kaartinen, Lisa Kalkowski &amp; Sonya Lindfors; layout by&nbsp;Mari VillanenEthical Guidelines ︎︎︎ UrbanApa is an anti-racist and intersectionally feminist art platform whose purpose is to create space for multivoiced feminist and communal art making.– created by UrbanApa AGAINST! An Intersectional Critique of the New Finnish Government Program ︎︎︎ Kiila is the oldest functioning nonaligned leftist writers’ and artists’ association in Finland. A combating artists’ association, Kiila acts against all kind of discrimination, marginalisation and oppression, emphasising the necessity of extra-parliamentary pressure, and of increased solidarity.– created by Killa ry Tools&nbsp; Access Toolkit for Artworkers ︎︎︎ This toolkit contains practical information on how to plan, produce, and exhibit accessible art projects including information on access riders, financial planning, slow production, display, and creating an accessible workplace. This information is intended to address the access barriers faced by d/Deaf, neurodivergent, chronically ill and disabled artists, audiences and artworkers, and those who experience ableism. Author, Iaraith Ní Fheorais &amp; Editor, Hannah Wallis Art Supplies in Helsinki︎︎︎&nbsp; Online Directory by Residency Hub Feenix.&nbsp;Preparing for a residency often means thinking ahead about materials. While Finland may feel remote compared to larger art hubs, artists will find a range of well-stocked art supply stores in Helsinki or online. iNaturlist ︎︎︎&nbsp;Identify the plants and animals around you. TUO TUO has been using the iNat app, which is free to use/ download, since 2022; you can access all of our recorded observations via our account @tuo1.Auroras &amp; Space Weather – Finnish Meteorological Institute ︎︎︎ Space weather in Finland - RWC Finland ︎︎︎ Climate/ Forest Activisim Information Finland&nbsp;︎︎︎ A working list of online resources pertaining to climate, forests, deforestation.glossary of terms used in timber harvesting and forest engineering ︎︎︎ A list of logging-related industry terms in english from the USDA pertaining to logging and forestry practices, deforestation. The Micropedia of Microaggressions&nbsp;︎︎︎ The Micropedia aims to collect everyday microaggressions and highlight their harmful impact through source-based definitions and real-world examples. Legal Matters Artist Comission Agreement ︎︎︎ This agreement template was 100% inspired by the the Feminist Culture House x Vegan &amp; Legal Feminist Agreement Making Workshop held in 2021.Video Release Form ︎︎︎A video release form allows a third (3rd) party to use the appearance (both in video format and still image) and voice of an individual for audio-visual projects and comissions to be shared/ published online. We will contine to add to the library as we gather tools and resources. If you have questions or ideas about resources, please get in touch&nbsp;tuotuoarts@gmail.com︎︎︎ https://tuotuoarts.com/Where-are-you-from Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:17:02 +0000 TUO TUO https://tuotuoarts.com/Where-are-you-from Where are <img width="512" height="1358" width_o="512" height_o="1358" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c8082e4f41a4e3bac607184bb396f466784e9d0617adbd1a53b4ef0898abd03e/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.48.24-AM.png" data-mid="194293299" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/512/i/c8082e4f41a4e3bac607184bb396f466784e9d0617adbd1a53b4ef0898abd03e/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.48.24-AM.png" /> you from? Is a growing list of resources that have informed our understanding of the complexities of the question “Where are you from?”. We invite you to explore these texts that offer a wide perspective on the topic. We welcome any suggestions to add to this list—please feel free to send them to tuotuoarts@gmail.com &amp; info@feministculturehouse.org. “Where are you from?” Curated and Edited by Sabina McKenna “Where are you from? was created to celebrate, educate and raise awareness about the BIPOC identity, through thought provoking art and storytelling.” The Micropedia of Microaggressions - “Where are you really from?” &nbsp; The Micropedia aims to collect everyday microaggressions and highlight their harmful impact through source-based definitions and real-world examples. “I feel my body is split in two and there’s a learning process between them” Written by Yilin Ma 2021 Astra Magazine&nbsp; Third Culture Kids 2022 Mixed Finns Performing a Lifetime Written by Saara Mahbouba and illustrated by Gladys Camilo 2021 <img width="1538" height="1324" width_o="1538" height_o="1324" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/844e1686a815f943beb6a64df02425bd3a61361050ffcc1fdf6b705c2217a99e/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.47.13-AM.png" data-mid="194293278" border="0" data-scale="57" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/844e1686a815f943beb6a64df02425bd3a61361050ffcc1fdf6b705c2217a99e/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.47.13-AM.png" /> This is an excerpt from the collaborative publication, Attunement (in) Practice: A Companion for Coexistence by Feminist Culture House (FCH) and TUO TUO. Attunement (in) Practice: A Companion for Coexistence is the public culmination of a year-long consultation between FCH and TUO TUO; this work was funded by&nbsp;Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Taike) in 2023. The publication was realized through aditional support from:&nbsp;<img width="600" height="143" width_o="600" height_o="143" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8bddf8f89da6ffd31241507318e215303157232bf162b16a2869cd141d94c0cc/taike_logo_brown.png" data-mid="194295003" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/8bddf8f89da6ffd31241507318e215303157232bf162b16a2869cd141d94c0cc/taike_logo_brown.png" /> <img width="500" height="188" width_o="500" height_o="188" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab775119d0d0677b97dbf36b1e36abad6e10160d51c921bd24ab6c17d41d4343/Kone-logo_brown.png" data-mid="194295001" border="0" data-scale="54" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/ab775119d0d0677b97dbf36b1e36abad6e10160d51c921bd24ab6c17d41d4343/Kone-logo_brown.png" /> https://tuotuoarts.com/accessibility Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:33:09 +0000 TUO TUO https://tuotuoarts.com/accessibility Residency &nbsp; ︎︎︎ Accessibility &amp; Facilities &nbsp; Accessibility Our main entrance is via a 120cm wide concrete ramp with secure hand rails on the right side; the entrance is 83cm wide. &nbsp; We have an accessible toilet located on the ground floor next to the main entrance. The downstairs bathroom has a barrier-free shower. The downstairs bathroom/shower is designated to artists staying in the downstairs bedroom/ work space (Olotila). Olotila is located directly across from the main entrance. The kitchen and other studio spaces are also located on the ground floor. We keep our floor space free of obstruction and have clear pathways for wheelchairs and strollers.&nbsp; Guide and service animals are welcome at TUO TUO.TUO TUO operates in Finnish and English. SAAVUTETTAVUUS&nbsp;Sisäänkäynti on takakuistilla olevan 120cm leveän rampin kautta, sisäänkäynti on 83cm leveä.&nbsp; Opas- ja avustajakoirat ovat tervetulleita. Alakerrassa on tilava WC yleisölle. Alakerran julkiset tilat ovat esteettömiä.&nbsp;&nbsp; Voit ottaa meihin yhteyttä suomeksi tai englanniksi.&nbsp; FacilitiesPRIVATE BEDROOMSRose – Located on the second floor, Rrose includes a double bed, wardrobe and small fireplace. The window looks out over the grounds and forest. The shower-equipped bathroom is located on the same floor and is shared between residents. Kammari&nbsp; – This cozy upstairs bedroom includes a wardrobe, bed, and a peaceful view of the grounds. The shower-equipped bathroom is located on the same floor and is shared between residents. Olotila&nbsp; – The ground floor live/ work space is suitable for writers, researchers, performance artists, film/ video artists, land artists, etc. The kitchen-adjacent room is equipped with work and lounge lighting options; included are a double bed, desk space and chair, storage units, and a garden view. This room includes a private bathroom on the same floor. COMMON AREAS &amp; WORKSPACESKitchen – Modern and spacious, our kitchen is equipped with oven/ stovetop, coffee maker, cold storage, refrigerator and freezer, as well as a variety of tools and cookware. Guests are welcome to cook for themselves or the group. You'll also find a washing machine in the supply closet, just off of the kitchen entrance. Sauna – The wood-burning sauna is a few steps from the main house. There is a cozy adjacent room with a fireplace – ideal for unwinding between rounds. The sauna itself fits three and is equipped with a water pump connected to the well onsite. This is a nice place to hide out, nap, or meditate during the daytime/evening when the sauna is not in use. Barn – A versatile space with multiple rooms for working, hanging out, and exhibiting work in warmer months. Indoor Studio (52m2) – The space is equipped with multiple work benches, a desk, two fireplaces, a large chalkboard, an industrial sink, and three floor-to-ceiling windows. Kellari (15m2) – The three-corridor cellar is where teachers and students once stashed their fresh milk for lunch. Woodshop (32m2) – Originally where the principal housed the school cow, the outdoor workshop located in the old barn is available throughout the warmer months – an ideal space for sculpture, installation, woodwork, etc. Exhibition Hall (62m2) – Located in the main house, the exhibition hall is perfect for showcasing visual work, or rehearsing and presenting performance and movement-based projects; the space includes a room divider, track lighting, and four floor-to-ceiling windows. It’s also where TUO TUO’s loom is located; this is a nice space for lounge vibes, movie nights, karaoke, etc. &nbsp; *AV List ☽ If you have questions about the facilities or accessibility concerns, please get in touch via email tuotuoarts@gmail.com