ARTIST TALK 25.9 6-8pm with Residency of Hope and Art Alumni -residency program
Residency of hope

Träffa residenskonstnärerna / Tapaa residenssitaiteilijat / Meet the artists in residence Art Alumni residensprogram: Pihla Väisänen, Kuopio (Suomeksi)https://www.malakta.fi/art_alumni_2025/ Josefin Borgenfalk, Sverige (På Svenska)https://www.malakta.fi/air-malakta-art-alumni-2025/ Recidendy of Hope -residensprogram: Olga Drozd, Ukraine (In English) https://www.malakta.fi/residency-of-hope/ Aktuell med utställning på Platform, Vasa: https://www.malakta.fi/2366-2/ Konst: Josefin Borgenfalk Konst: Pihla Väisänen Artist Olga Drozd, Ukraine. Tack till finansiärerna: Kulturfonden, Frans Henriksson, Nygrens […]

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Residency of Hope & Olga Drozd at Platform, Vaasa
Residency of Hope

Opening on Friday 19.9.2025 6-8 pm – warmly welcome! The exhibition Between Stones and Signals 20.9-12.10 opens at the Platform Gallery (Vaasa, Finland, Kirkkopuistikko 20) on September 19th. (18:00) Curators: Noora Lehtovuori and Patricia Rodas. The exhibition presents works by two Ukrainian contemporary artists, Yuliia Bazchenko and Olga Drozd, dealing with Ukraine’s defensive war. In […]

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AiR Malakta: Art Alumni 2025
Art by Josefin Borgenfalk

JOSEFIN BORGENFALK (B. 1995, SWEDEN) Is a Photographer and visual artist based in Örebro, Sweden. In 2025 she completed her bachelor’s degree in photography and visual arts at Novia University of Applied Sciences in Jakobstad, Finland. Her work often explores spirituality and related themes, drawing inspiration from the elements of nature (fire, earth, air and […]

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AiR Malakta: Art Alumni 2025
Art: Pihla Väisänen

Pihla Väisänen (b. 2001, Kuopio) is a visual artist and a musician based in Kuopio, Finland. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Visual arts at Novia University of Applied Sciences in Jakobstad, did an exchange semester at at Art Academy of Latvia, and also studied at AhlamanEdu Kuvataidelinja. In her work, she explores how cultural […]

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