VARTIOSAARI (WUNNDERKAMMERNAUTICA) EPISODE #3
Designed and curated by Torsten Zenas Burns / Helsinki, Finland / 2025
Welcome to the 3rd edition of an annual curated catalogue that mirrors a living and breathing collection of speculative moments on an island called Vartiosaari.
This constellation of life and art practices has been collaboratively collected from the years 2024 - 2025
Within this psychic sculptural book, we see seasonal landscapes, improvisational movement research, musical workshops, science fiction video, ritualistic portraits, social scenes, global friendships, surrealistic care stations, 2024 open studios documentation, reimagined allotment gardens, performances for the camera, phantasmagoric craft, more than inhuman othering, and visual art / food projects created by Vartiosaari artist house members + international residency artists.
Vartiosaari is a manifestation generator, and I hope you will have a chance to visit and collaborate with this imaginative zone in Helsinki, Finland.
A special thanks to all the contributors, and guardians
(past, present, future) protecting this sentient island.