Kalle Hamm & Dzamil Kamanger

Finnish Kalle Hamm (b. 1969) and Iranian-born Dzamil Kamanger (b. 1948) are Helsinki-based artists who have been collaborating since 1999.

Their cross-cultural art explores the status of the marginalized in mainstream culture, the theme of equality, and experiences of inclusion and exclusion.

Hamm and Kamanger’s work in Helsinki Biennial is a group of four insect hotel sculptures. Their decorative patterns are inspired by a traditional Finnish rya rug wool tapestry and a Kurdish kelim rug.