The second edition of the Drifts Festival focused on the theme “Ghosts” to critically think about the diverse conditions that haunt our present. How ghosts give us space to reflect on societal fears and ghostly presences; to encounter beings and histories that have been forgotten, are conflictual, or cannot be fully understood nor explained; to go deeper into practices that delve into spiritual tropes, realms, rituals, and spells. The festival collaborated with 29 local and international art practitioners, presenting public programs such as audiovisual performances, film screenings, lectures, and exhibitions.

Participants

Ho Tzu Nyen, Emmi Venna, Sung Hwan Kim, Pan Daijing, Niko Hallikainen, Ana Vaz, Flora Yin Wong, M.E.S.H. Teo Ala-Ruona, Ayoung Kim, Elvin Brandhi, KAIROS, Hanna Heilborn and David Aronowitsch, Enna Bae, Ahmed Al Nawas, Nural Moser, Sonya Schönberger, Foundland, David Muñoz Alcántara, Jasmin Mora, Angel Ninja-Merak, Kristiina Männikkö, Youngle Keem, Jeamin Cha, Inhwan Oh, Heatlace, Hanna Maria Anttila, Topology, Lotta Petronella

Partners

Cultural Centre Stoa, Saastamoinen Foundation, Museum of Impossible Forms, AV-ARKKI, Wenla Bar

Sponsors

TAIKE-Art Promotion Centre Finland, TelepART, Finnish Institute UK, Frame Contemporary Art Finland, Konstasamfundet, City of Helsinki, Oskar Oflund foundation, Goethe Institut Finnland

Team

Artistic Director | Soko Hwang
Collaboration Artistic Director | Giovanna Esposito Yussif
Curators  | Linda Lazarov, Enna Bae, Marianne Savallampi 
Production Management | Ahmed Barakat
Producer | Tuuli Pohjola, Brad Mullen
Production Coordinator  | Laura Jurmu
Production assistant | Tuulia Kivisto, Jasmin Mora, Kin On Tham, Teo Schiffer
Light Management | Mikko Kaukonen, Kristian Palmu
Light assistant | Tuomas Lehti, Kai Rubinov
Sound Management | Pedro Mac Loughlin
Sound assistant | Saana Unelma Pohjonen
Sound System | Tatu Nenonen
Communication Manager | Aala Nyman
Graphic Design | Ji Kim, Soko Hwang