JP (JUHA-PEKKA) VÄISÄNEN
CONCEPTUAL ARTIST AND ACTIVIST
VISUAL VOICES ADVISOR
CONCEPTUAL ARTIST AND ACTIVIST
VISUAL VOICES ADVISOR
JP (Juha-Pekka) Väisänen is a believer in art as powerful tool for understanding, emancipation and social change. He lives and works in Helsinki, Finland. He is famous for his Artist Manifesto declaringhis art as property of the people. Since 1990 he has given away his art in live art actions and performances in 20 different countries around the world. Activism and art go hand in hand in his creative and political thinking. He has a history of LGBTI,peace and solidarity activism since the 1980´s. He has graduated from the Helsinki Academy of Fine Arts with Master's degree in Visual Arts. He hasdone post graduate studies at the New York State University at Albany in the USA and Escuela Esmeralda in Mexico City in Mexico. His goal is to enable, encourage and assist people in joint participation in artistic and social projects.