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American School of The Hague

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20/03/2025 –
– 30/11

For future creators and art enthusiasts, 1646 is considering ways in which younger generations can be sparked with curiosity about art and feel engaged with cultural programs and 1646 itself.

In 1646, photography students from American School of The Hague, with guidance from Bernice Nauta, participated in an educational experiment as part of the current exhibition When I grow up, I will become a coatrack by Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen.

In Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen’s glittering and futuristic worlds, blind people drive cars and the elderly wish for care robots to protect them from their human caregivers. In the exhibition she invites us to better understand the consequences of excluding disabled people from decision-making and technological innovation. With help from Bernice Nauta, the students explored the meaning and context of the exhibition and it’s themes such as soft technology and inclusivity in relation to their individual projects.

The final presentation was on March 20th, from 18:30 to 20:00, in the backspace at Boekhorststraat 127.

Participating students: Cem, Graham, Eben, Enhe, Lili,  Maike, Theo and William

Educational and Program Leader: Délé Oriogun

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Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen (b. 1974) is a multidisciplinary artist and disability activist who works with textile art, installation, film and performance. In 2024 she was one of three artists selected to the Pavilion of Finland at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. In 2019 Wallinheimo-Heimonen received the Finnish State Prize for Multidisciplinary Art and in 2018 her short film about care robotics (Reflector of Living Will which comes to 1646) won the Best Screenplay at Pisa Robotic Film Festival. Wallinheimo-Heimonen´s work spans from sculpture and film to performance and activism within disability politics and policy. She has facilitated workshops in Finland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Estonia and China and participated in exhibitions in Finland and abroad. In 2022, Wallinheimo-Heimonen worked in the Harbourfront Centre Toronto artist residency as part of the Nordic Bridges programme and participated in the 8th Biennial of Contemporary Art Fundación ONCE in Madrid. She holds a BA from Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture in Helsinki. She has osteogenesis imperfecta as a piquant characteristic.

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