Body, Landscape, Memory
2025 ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art, Kuopio, Finland

Harold Offeh will workedwith residents of Kuopio, Finland to create a new live performance work called Body, Landscape, Memory.

The work explores residents’ relationship to the local landscape of Kuopio and uses performance, movement and storytelling to address experiences of belonging. A diverse group of participants is invited to share their experiences and draw on cultural and historical references as well as the group’s own personal memories.

Audiences are invited to journey through the landscapes and encounter and interact with performers. The following Kuopio residents will take part in the performance:

Summer Anuthida
Palash Chakraborty
Lauri Hei
Tanja Holma
Lea Pulkkinen
Liliana Rivia

Harold Offeh was nominated for the 2025 ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art. The Prize is funded by the Saastamoinen Foundation (2025–2029). The performance was part of Kuopio 250 anniversary year programme and it has received production support of the anniversary year.

Photos: Akseli Muraja / ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival 2025, Kuopio, Finland.