SOFA – Conversations on Utopias (2024) was a series of performative conversations in public space. Eight guests were invited to share their thoughts on utopias and social change. The guests – artists, activists, researches – talked about democracy, practices of activism, care, pedagogy, city planning, art and hope.

The team: Pilvi Porkola, Salla Salin, Markus Heino and Sanni Priha. Produced by Reality Research Center.

Guests: H Ouramo, Iiris Laisi, Sofia de Vocht, Liila Jokelin, Alina Viranto, Teppo Eskelinen, Eero Yli-Vakkuri and Ronja Louhivuori.

The conversations were filmed and recorded. The duration of the videofilm (with English subtitles) is 1 hour 39 mins.

See more https://todellisuus.fi/sohva/

The work is a part of my research about politics of art pedagogy.