Artist, curator, teacher, farmer
AAPO KUSTAA KORKEAOJA
works with human, animal, temporary, permanent, playful
and political issues with several mediums and techniques.
CV
Current position
Head of live art studies, Ba in Fine arts,
Kankaanpää Art school, Satakunta university of applied sciences
Education
2018 University pedagogical studies 60 cr
2007 Ma in new media, Media Lab, University of art and design Helsinki
2007 Degree in farming, Keuda
2003 Ba in Live art and interdisciplinary studies, Turkuamk
Prices and RECENT grants
Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Satakunta regional culture price 2014 (Käsitekesä)
Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Satakunta regional culture price 2012 (personal)
Kokemäki culture price 2006 and 2018 (Käsitekesä)
KONE-foundation 2018, 62 500€ (Käsitekesä)
SKR 2019 Performance pedabook 12 000€
Memberships
Muu ry , Presentaatio ry, MTK, Kukoistus ry
Recent artist solo work
Gender essay, installation at Kankaanpää art school, 2020
Hätähuuto -performance at The Finnish parliament-house, 2019
The box 3 -performance at Exquisite corps, Espoo city theatre, 2018
The box 2 -performamnce at Das Klubbe, 2018
The box 1 -performance at Putki-festival, 2018
Käsitekesä -exhibition curating, 2018
Porttiteoria triptych, Käsitekesä, 2018
Immaterial -festival curation, 2017
KVK-Kato vittu Kalevalasta, performance and installation at Kalevpoeg, joint exhibition, 2017
KVK-Kato vittu Kalevalasta, installation at SAMK, Pori campus
Folklore battle, Ilmiö-festival, 2017
Kello käy, aika kuluu, kuolema ja iankaikkisuus odottavat. Media installation, 2015
Laskenta, Performance, 2015
ALTEREGO -film directing/ producing, released in 2015
Käsitekesä -book, editing, 2015
Valitse elämä, 2014, Installation at Käsitekesä-exhibition
Threesome, 2014, Performance at Immaterial festival
Happy birthday mr. Fluxee, 2013,Performance at Fluxee club
Eyes, 2013, Performance at Art Nomade- festival, Chicoutimi, Canada
Acid, 2013, Performance at Le lieu,Canada
Sucking, 2013, Fluxee-club
Tongue,2013, Esitystaiteen markkinat
Millai Muute, 2012, Radioasema, Pori
Human certificates, 2012, Stockholm Sweden
Susi Kustaa Matrix, 2011, Fluxee-club
Tuonen lehto, 2011, Perf11, Pori
Susi Kustaa first time among human beings, 2011, Pori
Exhibitions
Keltainen, Muu gallery, 2007
Keltainen, gallery 3H+K, 2007
Curation
Käsitekesä exhibition (www.kasitekesa.org) 2014 and 2018
Immaterial performance festival 2014 and 2017
Fluxee performance club, (www.fluxee.org) 2003-2013
Koneisto electronic music festival, experimental arts curator 2001-2002
Teaching, lecturing, as an advisor ect
BA for Fine arts, head of performance art studies, Kankaanpää art school 2010-2020
Hautumo-artist sparring program designer/ leader in collaboration with TAIKE, FRAME and Presentaatio ry, 2016-2018
Panel discussion leader at Suomi Areena 2014
Panel discussion member at Suomi Areena 2015 and 2013
Live art specialist member at the Ministry of education working committee 2010- 2011
Future of art, lecture at University of art and design, Helsinki 2010, 2011
MA thesis assessor (Aalto and Art universities Helsinki, 2011-2020)
Workshops on video, performance art, activism, happiness ect. in several occasions.
Publications
Multauskottavuus-essay in Taiteilijakohtaloita-publication, 2020
Fluxee, performance decade, editor, 2014
Käsitekesä, editor, 2015
Contemporary art overdue,essay in Seven for the price of 1-publication, 2010
Columnist work
Columnist for Maaseudun Tulevaisuus/ Maaseudun tiede 2012-2014
Columnist for Satakunnan Kansa 2004-2010