Decisions for 2009
The Board of Kone Foundation has made its decisions as to which applicants were chosen for Saari Residence in its meeting on 29 September 2008.
See Instructions for residents
Justifications of Saari Residence decisions
APPLICANTS chosen for Saari Residence
Normal residency
Henni Alftan Artist and sculptor
Production of a sculpture series
3 months
Petri Anttonen MA Visual Arts
Artistic work and research
2 months
Eeva-Kaarina Aronen Author
Writing of a novel
2 months
Petri Tapani Eskelinen MA Visual Arts, Sculptor
Artistic work
2 months
Maija Hirvanen BA in interdisciplinary arts
Follow-up work for a choreography series and writing of presentation texts
1 month
Jeanne Hoffman MA Visual Arts
Drawing near: exploring lived landscapes through an expanded view of drawing to develop constellations of objects from local materials - specific visual responses to Finnish cultural content
2 months
Annika Idström Author
Work on a novel
2 months
Jonimatti Joutsijärvi Poet
Poetry
2 months
Karri Kokko Poet, journalist
Completion of a poetry collection
2 months
Elina Lajunen Puppeteer
Preparation of a solo piece
2+1 months
Tiina Lehikoinen MA, Literary art instructor
The writing and illustration of a book of aphorisms entitled Isoympyräkatu
2 months
Tommi Musturi Cartoonist, BA in interdisciplinary arts
Completion of a comic book
2 months
Tea Mäkipää MA Visual Arts
Artistic work
2 months
Jaakko Niemelä Artist
Preparation of a solo exhibition
2 months
Sari Katriina Palmgren MA in Dance
Aristic work
2 months
Tommi Parkko Author
Work on a poetry collection
2 months
Julija Potrc Translator
Translation of Pirkko Saisio’s novel Punainen erokirja (The Red Divorce Book) into Slovenian
2 months
Emma Puikkonen Author, director
Writing a novel
2 months
Satu Rekola MA in Dance
Preparation of a solo dance performance entitled In the Room Helsinki
2 months
Henriikka Tavi Poet
Work on a poetry collection
2 months
Miia Toivio Poet
Work on a poetry collection
2 months
Stanislav Vostokov Writer, zoologist, animalist artist
I would like to write in Saari the book with working title Tales of the Junior naturalist. This book will be a sequel of my previous books about zoos which were awarded by national literature prizes
2 months
Juhana Vähänen Author
Completion of a novel
2 months
Lars Wingård BA of performing arts
Project: To write Good bye Engineers; a script for theatre
2 months
Kari Yli-Annala Artist, researcher
Preparing a video essay OLIOIDEN PARLAMENTTI
2 months
Production residency
Niina Airaksinen and workgroup
A dance piece for three female dancers, entitled SOJIKU
2 weeks| 3.000
Maija Hoisko and workgroup
Production and rehearsal of a dance work
2 weeks| 3.000
Pauliina Hulkko and workgroup
Preparation of a dance performance entitled Pavlova’s Experiment
2 weeks| 3.000
Kersti Juva and Rosetta translator group
Ateljee critic’s workshop
1 week| 3.000
Karri Kokko and Vispo Work Shop
Visual poetry workgroup
2 weeks|3.000
Reetta Niemelä and Cat’s Plume workgroup
Russian children’s literature translation workshop
2 weeks| 1.300
Maria Nurmela and Saku Koistinen
Preparation of a contemporary dance work called Life and Death
2 weeks| 800
Quo Vadis Theatre group
Theatre production
6 weeks
Sari Torvinen and Dialogue Cities workgroup
Collaboration between members of Dialogue Cities workgroup
2 weeks| 2.000
Maija Hirvanen only stayed at the Saari Manor during January and Petri Tapani Eskelinen postponed his residency until 2010. Photographer Hannele Romppanen (for the preparation of an art exhibition and art book) and visual artist Minna Heikinaho (for the design and preparation of an exhibition entity related to a postgraduate degree in arts) were chosen to take their place at the Saari Residence. Additionally, dancer Satu Rekola partnered with choreographer Ulla Koivisto during her residency.
Justifications of Saari Residence decisions
The Board of Kone Foundation does not disclose the grounds for its decisions regarding individual applications, nor does it disclose the names of the experts who evaluate the applications. The general criteria by which the funding and residence applications received by Kone Foundation are assessed include the following:
- Evaluations of artistic merit are based on the applicant’s research/project proposal, Curriculum Vitae and portfolio, along with the letter of recommendation accompanying the application.
- For each residence period efforts are made to ensure that the recipients include both Finnish and non-Finnish applicants, and younger and more established artists from a broad range of disciplines.
- In general, seven artists are selected for each of the four residence periods. As such, decisions are also affected by the question of which available residence period is suitable for a particular applicant.
- For each residence period only one recipient whose work requires the use of the artist’s studio facilities or the dance studio can be selected. All others residents generally require only writing space, with a small number requiring the woodworking shop.