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SAMI
AHO (b. 1976, Helsinki)
Pilots Galax Publishing and does performances along with the six-piece collective
The Doozers. He also teaches comics for kids in art schools. Sami is currently
working on a new graphic novel that's scheduled for late 2008.
Read the following:
Tähti / The Star (self-published)
Väritön maailma (self-published)
Glömp #2, #3, #6 & #8 (Boing Being, Finland)
Galax #1-5 (self-published)
>>> Kutikuti
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AMON
DÜDE
"A cacophony or heavily affected percussion, damaged electronics,
primitive vocal experiments, a swirling sonic chaos, clattery and explosive,
jagged and head spinning."
>>> Musical
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JAN
ANDERZÉN (b. 1978, Tampere)
Guides music of Tomutonttu as solo and Kemialliset Ystävät as
band. You can see Jan's art for example in Nazi Knife and Glömp.
>>> Kemialliset Ystävät
>>> Tomutonttu
>>> Tuusanuuskat
>>> Fonal
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BENJAMIN
BERGMAN (1980, Helsinki)
Son of Anita and Börje Bergman, brother of Anu Bergman, boss of Kutikuti
collective. Lifts The Thing. Chief of Kutikuti.
Read:
Bema Nyys, 9/08 (Boing Being, Finland)
Kuti newspapers (Kutikuti, Finland)
Nazi Knife (Nazi Knife, France)
Orang #6 (Reprodukt, Germany)
Glömp
#8-9 anthologies (Boing Being, Finland)
>>> Kutikuti
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DUUSERIT
"Spaces of creation, reckless performances, improvised stuff, good
things, universum things, more and more plus all the time, proding and
all that at different directions." The Doozers is a six-people improvisation
collaboration formed late 2005. Group's work contains live performances,
paintings, sculptures, comics, illustrations and animation. Work on different
fields of art combine's members' different backgrounds. The Doozers' live
performances are accompanied with sounds by orchestras Maniacs Dream and
Avarus while the group encourages the audience to participate in making.
The group shares a common vision of freedom being the main inspiration
for creation. The performances and works are defined by the place of making
and the materials consist of items that people throw away. Up to date,
The Doozers' exhibitions and performances have been seen in Germany, Belgium,
Sweden, Holland and Finland. At the moment they are working on multiple
animations, full-length movie and two books that are all scheduled for
year 2008.
>>> Duuserit webworld
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ROOPE
ERONEN (1982, Turku)
Proactive dork who digs waterfalls. Besides his work as visual artist and
Roope performs solo as Nuslux and together with bands Avarus, Maniacs Dream
and Pylon. He is also one of the founders for experimental music label Lal
lal lal.
Get these:
Kuti newspapers (Kutikuti, Finland)
Nazi Knife #3 (Nazi Knife, France)
Smittekilde #9 (Smittekilde, Denmark)
Jape's Comic Club 1-2 (self-published)
Glömp #5-6 and #8-9 anthologies (Boing Being, Finland)
>>> Portfolio
>>> Lal Lal Lal
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FRICARA
PACCHU
Fricara Pacchu started out his musical career as a rapper (Imukoira Koiruli)
in The Backdoor Funkers. The BF managed to get one album ready just before
they never saw each other again, causing changes in all members. This
might be the reason why Pacchu has only been able to work with instrumental
sounds ever since. A chain of collabo-rationalizing was to follow in groups
such as The Anaksimandros, Slow Convulsion, Rorererot, Avarus, Multi-Spatial
Love Band… but not until the birth of techno-rock-trio Maniacs Dream
was Pacchu able to find all the fundamental particles of his shattered
inner plectrum. Hence, the music on this 7” is the consequence of
using a plectrum. It is pretty good for doing parkour but it can also
help you forgive and respect (if you want to). The second track was recorded
after having a conversation with a man and a girl. “Stories of the
Old” also contains 42 pages packed with Pacchu’s visual scribblings
that might make you fall asleep after every page (because it’s soo
beautiful). Pacchu has previously released three cassettes. “Where
do you go after you’ve single-handedly destroyed the entire canon
of recorded psychedelic musics? Into techno, apparently.”
>>>
Excerpt from Midnight Pyre -CD
>>> Lal Lal Lal
>>> Fonal
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JYRKI
HEIKKINEN (b. 1958, Kuopio)
"Search for the footprints of the dead man! they said to me. I believed
it all, always. Ended up on a dunghill, bottom of the barrel and in the
forest that I never found a way out from." Jyrki Heikkinen is a poet
and a comic artist born in city of Kemi in Norhern Finland. His short comics
has been published in almost all Finnish anthologies since 90's. His first
graphic novel called 'Punajäkälä' ('Lichen Planus') was published
by Asema Publishing year 2005 and gained praise in Finland and abroad. Heikkinen's
style is lyrical and his stories often tell about anti-heroes who try to
keep up with the strict pace of the modern world. He is also an acknowledged
poet in Finland, first collection of poems being published 1984. He lives
with his wife and three children in Kuopio.
Read these:
Punajäkälä / Le lichen rouge (Asema, Finland / 5C,
Belgium)
Glömp #2-9 anthologies (Boing Being, Finland)
Tohtori Futuro (Asema, Finland)
Lucifer (self-published)
Laikku #2, #4 & #6 anthologies (Asema, Finland)
Onto Walls (self-published)
>>> Asema
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KIISKINEN
Kiiskinen is actually Niskanen, which makes sense and tasty food + plays
banjo.
>>> Lal Lal Lal
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REIJO
KÄRKKÄINEN (b. 1964, Kuopio)
Visual hack: fine arts, exhibitions, comics and illustrations. Works together
with the French arthouse Le Dernier Cri. Father since 2006 and amateur organic
farmer since 2003.
Read:
Robocop of the piss factory visit kungfu bingo (Le Dernier Cri,
France)
Pielavesi (Le Dernier Cri, France)
Money Tox (Le Dernier Cri, France)
Glömp #8 (Boing Being, Finland)
Kuti newspaper (Kutikuti, Finland)
>>> Le Dernier Cri
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JARNO
LATVA-NIKKOLA (b. 1977, Helsinki)
Won the Scandinavian Strip Comics Competition year 2005. After ten years
of participations in numerous anthologies, his debut graphic novel 'The
Master of Emotions' was released year 2007. The book is a humorous and
anarchistic trip into a dark side of a relationship. The imaginary principal
character, named Jarno Latva-Nikkola, tries to improve his stale relationship
by pretty original means. When this antihero (after unexpected turns)
gets to know the true Master of Emotions, laws of love take new more logical
shape. It's a love story lost with one hundreth of a second and boiled
in black humour.
Recommended reading:
Tunteiden maisteri / The Master of Emotions (Huuda Huuda, Finland)
Patto #1-4 anthologies (Patto, Finland)
Glömp#1-6 & #8 anthologies (Boing Being, Finland)
Sarjari magazines (Tampere Comics Association, Finland)
Galago anthologies (Galago, Sweden)
Pieni seikkailukirja #1-2 (self-published)
>>> Kutikuti
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HANNERIINA
MOISSEINEN (b. 1978, Lieksa)
Visual artist born in Joensuu. Won the Nordic Comics Competition 2006 and
became 3rd year 2008. Also winner of The Competition of Social Comics 2007.
Read the following:
Sen synty (Arctic Banana, Finland))
Glömp #3, #5, #8-9 anthologies (Boing Being, Finland)
Galago -anthology (Galago, Sweden)
>>> Hanneriina's website
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TOMMI
MUSTURI (b. 1975, Juupajoki-Helsinki)
Tommi Musturi grew up in an army base,
and later in a small village in Juupajoki. After studying graphic design
in northern Finland he is currently working on his MA studies in the University
of Arts and Design of Helsinki. His artistic work is strongly graphic
and almost silent. He utilizes symbolism to take reader through themes
of nature, loneliness and humanity. Drawing style changes fluently from
one to another to serve the story itself. His work has been presented
in over 50 exhibitions around the Europe. Besides comics his artistic
work include painting and performances plus illustrations for children
books, fanzines and art books. Musturi edits Glömp and works in 12-people
studio collective Kutikuti. Currently he has been working on a book based
on a character called Samuel.
See:
Concrete Floor (Boing Being, 2007)
The 2nd Book of Hope (Bries, Belgium / Like, Finland / 5C, Belgium)
Moving Plastic Castles (Boing Being, 2006)
Stand Alone and Smile (Boing Being, Finland)
Autiomaa Kis-Kis (Boing Being, Finland)
The 1st Book of Hope (Bries, Belgium / Like, Finland / 5C, Belgium)
Italo Sport (Boing Being, Finland)
Kuti #1-7 newspaper (Kutikuti, Finland)
Glömp #1-9 anthologies (as an editor) (Boing Being, Finland)
>>> Boing Being
>>> Kutikuti
>>> Huuda Huuda
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PAULIINA
MÄKELÄ (b. 1981, Helsinki)
Graduated in 2005 from the Institute of Design in Lahti with a degree
in graphic design. Since then she has been working as an illustrator and
comic artist in Helsinki. Pauliina is the current chief editor of the
experimental comics newspaper Kuti. Her debut comic album 'Karnevaalit'
was awarded at the annual Finnish graphic design competition Vuoden Huiput
in 2006. She is also the winner of the 2007 comics competition organized
by the Fumetto festival in Luzern, Switzerland.
Publications and participations:
Mystic Session Vol. 1 (Kutikuti, Finland)
Don't Don't Don't
(self-published)
Karnevaalit / The Carnival (self-published)
Kuti -newspaper (Kutikuti, Finland)
>>> Kutikuti
>>> Napa Books
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NUSLUX
Nuslux plays good-humoured and chilled out electronic minimalism by mostly
self-built analogue instruments. The result is a celebration of sound waves,
dry pulses, and harsh harmonies. The Main Mission is to try to get (back)
near the listeners ear.
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AAPO
RAPI (b. 1976, Helsinki)
Aapo was born in eastern Finland in the village of Savitaipale. His first
graphic novel, Pullapoika (Doughboy), was unanimously praised by critics
because of its hilarious story and abundant visual style.
Pullapoika is a story about a factory owner’s son who gets kicked
out of home. A naive and simple person thrown in a cold and ignorant world,
he seems similar to many others of Rapi’s characters who often are
outsiders of same kind: smalltown lunatics, elderly people, winos, loners
and so on.
Aapo lives in
Helsinki, teaches comics to children and shares his workspace with eight
colleagues of Studio Kutikuti. Lately he has been doing a collection of
stories about his grandmother called Meti which got released April 2008.
This is what you should read:
Meti (Arktinen Banaani, Finland)
Pullapoika / Doughboy (Napa Books, Finland)
Kelomökkien mies (Kutikuti, Finland)
Salcov #1-2 (self-published)
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PIIRUSTUSKERHO
Piirustuskerho (Drawing Club) is an open commune that has been exhibited
in Finland, Belgium, Holland and USA. The group focuses in creating images
by improvising. The work contain drawings and animations.
>>> Piirustuskerho
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ANNA
SAILAMAA (b. 1979, Helsinki)
Winner of the Nordic Comics Competition 2007. Born in Tornio and studies
comics in University of Arts and Design of Helsinki. Joined Kutikuti studio
spring '08.
Read:
Sarastus -anthology (Kemi Comics Center, Finland)
Glömp #9 (Boing Being, Finland)
Sirkus Arkus -anthology (Lahti Comics Department, FInland)
>>> Kutikuti
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KATRI
SIPILÄINEN (b. 1979, Turku)
A visual artist, painter who is ready for gypsy life. Able to set up a fireplace
and fires.
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JANNE
TERVAMÄKI (b. 1968, Punkalaidun-Helsinki)
Published his first comics in the beginning of 80's in the acknowledged
Finnish anthology Suuri Kurpitsa (The Great Pumpkin). He stopped making
comics for years and continued again after meeting his colleague Tommi Musturi
in the University they both were studying. Tervamäki's work is strongly
graphic, often wordless. His stories do not base on traditional narration
but may use for example theories of quantum physics. His work deals with
themes of existentialism, emptiness and apocalypse. At the moment he works
in Helsinki as a comic artist and an illustrator.
Read the following:
Glömp #5, #6 & #8-9 (Boing Being, Finland)
Kuti #1-5 (Kutikuti, Finland)
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AMANDA
VÄHÄMÄKI (b. 1981, Helsinki)
Moved recently to Helsinki to join Kutikuti collective and studio. She
is also a member of the Italian collective Canicola. Being a winner she
won international comics competition Fumetto in 2005. Apart from Canicola's
publications she has drawn short stories for Strapazin, Forresten, Orang
and Glömp. You should start with the novel Campo di Babà (“The
Bun Field”, 2005) that has also been translated into French, Swedish
and Finnish.
Recommend reading:
D&Q Showcase Book Five (Drawn & Quarterly, Canada)
Pullapelto / The Bun Field (Daada, Finland / Canicola, Italy)
Souvlaki Circus, with Michelangelo Setola (self-published)
Canicola anthologies (Canicola, Italy)
Glömp #8-9 (Boing Being, Finland)
>>> Canicola
>>> Kutikuti
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