Baltic Sea Day: LOCUS performance

Time: Thurs 28 August 2025
Place: Vallisaari Island

LOCUS’s new commission for Helsinki Biennial 2025 Zostera Marina’s song of increase is dedicated to a species of seagrass native to the Baltic Sea: common eelgrass (Zostera Marina). The artists envisage a hopeful, speculative, utopian future for the common eelgrass.

The work includes two public performances: on the first day of the biennial 8 June and the Baltic Sea Day, 28 August. LOCUS / Thale Blix Fastvold & Tanja Thorjussen will guide the audience to the pond, where their artwork is located. There they will perform an activation in dialogue with their art, as an invocation, and an honoring of Zostera Marina (common eelgrass). 

• Duration approx. 30 min.
• Suitable for all audiences.
• The performance uses theatrical smoke.
• The audience will meet at Katie Holten’s artwork location (no 28 on the map) where LOCUS will guide the audience to the pond.
• Language: English
• For the the performance on 28 August catch latest the 11:00 ferry.
• For detailed ferry schedules please visit FRS Finland.

The Baltic Sea Day, launched and coordinated by the John Nurminen Foundation, is celebrated every year on the last Thursday in August with various rallies and events. The goal of the theme day is to highlight important marine themes, and encourage people to take concrete action for the Baltic Sea. The Day celebrates the versatility and immeasurable value of the Sea. Moreover, the celebration seeks to disseminate information on marine nature, culture, and history. In 2025 the Baltic Sea Day is celebrated on August 28th. www.balticseaday.fi

LOCUS / Tanja Thorjussen & Thale Blix Fastvold: Zostera Marina’s song of increase, 2025, detail. Helsinki Biennial 8.6.–21.9.2025, Vallisaari Island. Photo: HAM / Helsinki Biennial / Henni Hyvärinen