Since 2019 | Suvilahti, Helsinki
Tuska Festival
Spatial installations and art as part of large-scale events
Since 2019, Shadow Room ry has created art and spatial works for Tuska Festival, the largest heavy music festival in the Nordic countries.
Over the years, the association's works have been seen in many different spaces as part of the great metal celebration held in Suvilahti, Helsinki. The first works were made for Tuska's Black Dining restaurant, and from there the collaboration expanded to the pre-events held at the Redi shopping centre, the festival's Tuska Expo area and the Tuska Forum talks hall.
A key principle of the collaboration has been the use of recycled materials in the works. Decommissioned materials, equipment and structures have been reworked into part of the festival's visual identity and industrial setting.
The largest spatial installation was created in 2022, when Shadow Room restored and painted an old coal screen moved from Vantaa for the festival. The screen rose to a height of almost ten metres, and beneath it were placed animal figures built from old motorcycle frames.
The collaboration is an example of how art, the reuse of existing structures and materials, and the design of event environments can together build a distinctive visual identity for a festival.
