Coppersmithy, Fiskars
7.6.-30.8.2026
Mon-Sun 11am-18pm
The Fourth Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale Explores the Sense of Water
The Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale opens on 7 June 2026 and runs until the end of August. Now in its fourth edition, the international event for contemporary art, design and architecture once again brings a thought-provoking program to the historic ironworks village of Fiskars.
KASTE / DAGG / DEW
The Biennale’s second main exhibition is KASTE / DAGG / DEW, the annual summer exhibition of The Onoma Cooperative of Artists, Designers and Artisans in Fiskars, curated and architecturally designed by Marco Casagrande.
Now in its 32nd edition, the cooperative’s summer exhibition explores the cycle of water and its role as the engine of the machine of life, positioning the human being as dew, too.
“Dew shimmers freely between the fields of art and science. The exhibition forms a kind of an organic machine, covered entirely in dew. The machine glistens, or sweats. The life-producing fabric of the surrounding nature continuously baptizes itself with dew; we are trying to connect with this ritual. All of Fiskars Village began from a drop of dew. Otherwise there would be no river, no forging hammer,” Casagrande describes.
Approximately 60 artists are participating in the exhibition, the majority selected through an open call among members of the cooperative. In addition, a carefully considered group of Finnish and international practitioners has been invited to join in. Casagrande’s curation engages with the ironworks environment, the flowing river, and the architecture of the historic buildings in a way that invites dialogue with history and the Fiskars River.
Veden taju / Känsla för vatten / Sense of Water
The main exhibition produced by Luovi is located across three floors of the Old Granary.
On the entrance level we’ll find Veden taju / Känsla för vatten / Sense of Water, curated by artist-researcher Riikka Latva-Somppi, an exhibition that examines the human relationship with water; how knowledge, emotions and action shape our sense of water.
The exhibition brings together design, art, science and personal experience. It features art and design projects as well as cross-disciplinary research initiatives. Key themes include water stewardship, and the relationship between plastics and water. The exhibition invites visitors to reflect on their own personal relationship with water.
On the lower ground floor, the Biennale Shop offers a carefully curated selection of timely and compelling Finnish design and craftsmanship.
Curators
Marco Casagrande
A Finnish architect, biourbanist and professor whose motto is: “There is no other reality than nature.” Casagrande has received, among others, the UNESCO Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, and his works have been presented multiple times at the Venice Architecture Biennale. He is known for his work in ecologically and socially sustainable architecture and reconstruction, including projects in Ukraine, where he serves as a professor at two universities.
Riikka Latva-Somppi
An artist-researcher and curator working at the intersection of fine art, design, and craft. She is a doctoral researcher at Aalto University, studying the role of craft in environmental discourse and the relationship between humans and soil. Her research combines artistic and scientific methods.
ABOUT
Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale | 7 June – 30 August 2026 | 10470 Fiskars, Raasepori FINLAND
Onoma Cooperative of Artists, Designers and Artisans in Fiskars, is one of the largest and oldest artist cooperatives in Finland. Founded in Fiskars in Raasepori in 1996, Onoma has grown and diversified continuously. The cooperative manages a year-round shop and gallery spaces at Fiskars ironworks, produces curated summer exhibitions and runs an international artist residency.
Luovi Productions is a creative company that provides curation, production and communication services. Luovi’s best known production is Helsinki Design Week, the largest design festival in the Nordic countries.
Biennale’s main partner is Fiskars.
