Withstanding is a podcast, sound art and essay series produced by the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York. As we slowly approach a post-pandemic era, Withstanding looks into what lies ahead for the field of visual arts together with invited art professionals. What do we want to take with us to the future? What to leave behind? What to cultivate?
Find out more and read the accompanying essays at fciny.org/projects/withstanding
Season 5, Episode 5: on Yrjö Kukkapuro’s Design Philosophy
Ergonomics for the Mind: Ida Kukkapuro and Michael Yarisnky on Yrjö Kukkapuro’s Design Philosophy
In the fifth episode of Withstanding, season 5, designer-in-residence Ida Kukkapuro joins Michael Yarinsky, co-founder of Office of Tangible Space, to talk about her grandfather, designer Yrjö Kukkapuro, Studio Kukkapuro, and the continued relevance of his design philosophy today. The two are at the Office of Tangible Space, surrounded by Kukkapuro’s designs: Ida is sitting in the Experiment chair, designed by her grandfather in the 1980s, while Michael is sitting in the Carousel chair from the 1960s.
13 Aug 2026
Seson 5, Episode 4:On creating outside the boxes of categorization and social norms
In this episode artists Jade Kallio and Mette Sterre are joined in a discussion recorded during their overlapping residencies at ISCP in New York. Although they primarily work in different media and artistic practices, they quickly recognized a shared set of concerns and similarities that run through both of their practices. Creating outside of the boxes of how we understand identity, gender, technology, society norms and the body.
Throughout the conversation, Kallio and Sterre reflect on the role of categorization, why we rely on it, how it structures our social and political realities, and what artistic practice can offer as an alternative. This episode is infused with humor, as this is something Both Kallio and Sterre uses as a tool and strategy when creating. In the second half of the episode, the conversation shifts from process to practice as the artists watch and respond to selections from each other's work.
3 Jun 2026
Season 5, Episode 3: On hypnosis and cognitive art as a space of simulation
On the third episode of Withstanding Podcast Season 5, artist and certified hypnotherapist Aapo Nikkanen is joined by artist and educator Flora Bouteille for an intimate conversation about the worlds that we can build with art.
Working around the same themes in their practices, the artist couple explores the intersections of hypnosis, simulation, and cognitive artistic practices in performance and photography. The intimate conversation moves from the history of hypnosis through framing cognitive art to a broader question: what is the future of art in a world where everything seems possible?
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