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| The Makapansgat Pebble. Composition by Matts Bjolin. |
FIRST INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MANUPORTS
12 August – 10 October 2021
"The oldest known manuport is the so-called Makapansgat pebble, a piece of jasperite that once fit into the palm of one of the oldest relatives of humankind roaming what is now South Africa, where it was discovered in 1925. What makes the pebble so interesting (apart from its clear resemblance to a face and the doubt as to whether its shape has been enhanced) is that it was found four kilometres away from the nearest natural source of jasperite, together with bones of the Australopithecus africanus that are three million years old."
I am part of this amazing international group exhibition at Taidehalli Kohta, which gathers together contemporary manuports from almost 300 artists, from 35 different countries!
Warmly welcome to the opening on Wednesday August 11 at 4pm to 8pm!
More info about the exhibition and the opening here.
First International Festival of Manuports was a pick of the week in Helsingin Sanomat. Read about all of the current picks here.
