Vega Adsten’s participatory performance/workshop takes place at The Boxers statue in Paasivuoren puistikko, off the Hakaniemi square. This site has been intentionally chosen for its depiction of a violent encounter between two male-coded bodies, an image that resonates deeply in a world increasingly marked by tension, polarization, and aggression.
Over the course of four hours, participants are invited to come and go freely, engaging in dialogue and collaborative creation with Vega and fellow visitors. The workshop opens space for conversations around violence, its many forms, its roots, and how we might imagine alternative ways of being. What might it mean to redefine history, to challenge dominant narratives, or to reframe violence through collective reimagination?
The event culminates in a site-specific performance around the statue, where Vega responds directly to the day's process and the charged symbolism of the monument. Blending performance, conversation, and public intervention, Nyrkkeilijät is a living exploration of how we confront the past in order to transform the present.
After the performance, we will have a picnic and discussion with the artist. Some snacks and beverages will be provided.
Vega Adsten is a Swedish actress, trans activist, and performance artist based in Helsinki, currently studying acting at Uniarts Helsinki. Her work navigates creative accessibility, intersectionality, and collaborative storytelling across forms and languages. She has worked in Stockholm’s independent theatre scene and is deeply engaged in social change through art.
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Find all information with full event descriptions at pixelache.ac/events/monuments-summer-2025
MONUMENTS is a programme of events curated by the Social Choreography Lab Helsinki for Pixelache Festival 2025. The programme invites audiences to reflect on the idea of monuments in public space across Helsinki: not as static symbols of power or permanence, but as living, contested spaces where memory, identity, and imagination intersect. What does it mean to build, dismantle, or reimagine a monument today?
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