Egle Oddo's Another Story Tackles Media Art's Repeated Names, Opens in Helsinki
Egle Oddo, an artist from Palermo born in 1975 and currently residing in Helsinki, initiated the project Another Story after her analysis of the Pixelache archive spanning from 2019 to 2022. She discovered a limited group of featured artists and curators. In 2022, she collaborated with curator Kisito Assangni, who authored Disentangling Archives: The Case of Pixelache Helsinki. With support from various organizations, the project includes curators Assangni, Basak Senova, and Kari Yli-Annala, set to debut on 11 September 2026 at the Helsinki Museum of Technology and EMMA, starting with Assangni's segment. The artworks will be archived in the U.S., Sweden, and the U.K., featuring contributors like Kongo Astronauts and Yto Barrada. The research phase continues until 2028.
Key facts
- Egle Oddo, born in Palermo in 1975, is an Italian artist based in Helsinki
- The project Another Story began in 2019 from analysis of the Pixelache archive
- Oddo examined Pixelache's digital archive between 2019 and 2022
- Curator Kisito Assangni joined the research in 2022
- Who Goes Hunting Does Not Cough opened on 11 September 2026 at the Helsinki Museum of Technology and EMMA
- The program will travel to the United States, France and Sweden
- The project is supported by the Kone Foundation and various embassies and cultural institutes
- The research is scheduled to run from 2019 to 2028
Entities
Artists
- Egle Oddo
- Kisito Assangni
- Basak Senova
- Kari Yli-Annala
- Kongo Astronauts
- Yto Barrada
- Neïl Beloufa
- Theo Eshetu
- Cao Fei
- Joseph Ijoyemi
- Mouna Jemal Siala
- Jesper Just
- Miatta Kawinzi
- William Kentridge
- Shirin Neshat
- Ali Akbar Mehta
- monautomaton
- Marek Pluciennik
- Johan Thom
- Eden Tinto Collins
- Lebohang Tlali
- Sofia Yala
- Oliver Whitehead
- Greg de Cuir
- Lori Adragna
- Lea Vene
- Orietta Masin
- Eva Comuzzi
- Jonas Staal
- Santa Nastro
- Timo Tuhkanen
Institutions
- Pixelache
- Kone Foundation
- Italian Embassy
- Italian Institute
- Tunisian Republic Embassy
- French Institute
- Helsinki Ministry of Culture
- City of Helsinki
- Helsinki Museum of Technology
- EMMA
- Kiasma
- Art Dependence
- Artribune
- Myymälä2
- Villa Eläintarha
- Italian Council
- Access Space
- Mal au Pixel
- ElectroPixel
- Pixelvärk
- Piksel
- Pikslaverk
- Pixelazo
- Afropixel
- PixelIST
- AV ARKKI
- Mediataideverkkosto
- HAM Museum
- FINNA
- Saastamoinen Foundation
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy
- Helsinki
- Finland
- Sheffield
- Paris
- France
- Nantes
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- Bergen
- Reykjavik
- Colombia
- Dakar
- Istanbul
- United States
- United Kingdom