History
Why did IHME change its operations?
From a festival into a contemporary art commissioning agency.
The annual IHME Helsinki Commission is open to everyone and free of charge. A work tailored to a public space is created from a dialogue between art and researched knowledge. IHME works are often situational or place-related, and over the years they have been marveled at in the tram, at the health center, in Vantaa’s Mätäoja neighborhood park, as well as in Yle Areena.
Internationally recognized and awarded artists who share our ethos of ecological sustainability and the power of art in the sustainability transition are chosen as the creators of the commission. You can experience many kinds of emotions with art, and art has the power to change thinking and action. A large number of multidisciplinary partners from home and abroad often participate in the realization of the commissions. The commissions can also be realized in the artist’s home country.
IHME Helsinki works are often participatory, in which case the role of the audience in the work is central. Check out the upcoming work and come along!