FLASH3 - Light and Death is the third Finnish light art biennial. The free entry exhibition is open for the two first weeks of November 2021, and the venue is the Fortress Suomenlinna, which has now belonged to the UNESCO World Heritage List for 30 years already.

The theme of this year's exhibition is light and death. Death is related not only to human life and human worldviews, but also to various cycles and transformations, such as decay, corrosion, and erosion. Light and darkness are associated both metaphorically and concretely with death. As inherently transcendental phenomena, both birth and death have been central elements in numerous myths and legends, but this theme is highlighted and topical today as well: The world is currently undergoing the biggest upheaval in the history of humankind.The chosen theme enables diverse ways of expression, and the purpose is to illustrate various forms of light art in terms of both technology and artistic thinking.

Altogether 16 artworks were selected for this exhibition after an open invitation procedure. The selection includes both previously made works and ones designed now for this biennale. The FLASH3 curators are Alexander Salvesen(b. 1990) and Jere Suontausta (b. 1994).

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