Vartiosaari (Wunnderkammernautica)
Episode 3
by Torsten Zenas Burns
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About the Book
Designed and curated by Torsten Zenas Burns / Helsinki, Finland / 2025
Welcome to the 3rd edition of an annual curated catalogue that mirrors a living and breathing collection of speculative moments on an island called Vartiosaari.
This constellation of life and art practices has been collaboratively collected from the years 2024 - 2025
Within this psychic sculptural book, we see seasonal landscapes, improvisational movement research, musical workshops, science fiction video, ritualistic portraits, social scenes, global friendships, surrealistic care stations, 2024 open studios documentation, reimagined allotment gardens, performances for the camera, phantasmagoric craft, more than inhuman othering, and visual art / food projects created by Vartiosaari artist house members + international residency artists.
Vartiosaari is a manifestation generator, and I hope you will have a chance to visit and collaborate with this imaginative zone in Helsinki, Finland.
A special thanks to all the contributors, and guardians
(past, present, future) protecting this sentient island.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Fine Art
- Additional Categories Science Fiction & Fantasy, Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: US Letter, 8.5×11 in, 22×28 cm
# of Pages: 240 - Publish Date: Aug 09, 2025
- Language English
- Keywords Finland, speculative fictions, video art
About the Creator
Torsten Zenas Burns is an artist and media arts educator currently based in Helsinki, Finland. He received his BFA in video art from the New York State College of Art & Design at Alfred University, and his MFA in New Genres: video and performance art from The San Francisco Art Institute. He has created video, photo, publications, graphic novels and installations exploring speculative content, including re-imagined educational practices, experimental space programs, eco-fictions, family archives, afterlife relationships, Humanimal stories and post-human narratives. He collaborates with Darrin Martin, Monika Czyzyk and Anthony Discenza (HALFLIFERS). Burns' selected video work + Netart is distributed by Vtape, VDB, and EAI. Burns participated in residency programs including Headlands Center for the Arts, Signal Culture, Smackmellon, Eyebeam and LMCC World views studio program.