About Nyyh
Nyyh is an online publication focusing on contemporary art, where writing about art is approached freely, experimentally and exploratively. Founded in 2023, the publication was born from the need to promote independent art discourse and strengthen the position of criticism. Nyyh encourages diverse art writing and discussion and delves into current and timeless phenomena of contemporary art.
Nyyh publishes four thematic issues a year with changing editors. In addition to the thematic issues, texts are published in the column section “Palsta”. Nyyh also organizes events, discussions and engages in other publishing activities.
Nyyh is run by Nyyh ry association, with board members Aapo Laakso (chair), Tuija Huovinen, Erika Ryppieva, Henriikka Reitala ja Lotta Roiha (2025-2026).
Participating members of the association are Eino Viitamies, Estelle Strandberg, Gabriel Thiam, Isa Lumme, Louna Haapavaara, Mikael Palmu, Oula Haapala, Siiri Sainio and Telma Pietiäinen.
Nyyh is supported by:
Finnish Art Society
Finnish Cultural Foundation
Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation
University of the Arts Helsinki Foundation
You can find the texts available in English below.
The Art of Edible Landscapes: In conversation with Alejandra Alarcón
Alejandra Alarcón is an artist and designer with a background in industrial and contemporary design. She migrated to Finland in 2020. Currently, she is working on a project called Edible Landscapes, where she makes sculptural cakes inspired by nature and the changing seasons. Her family background, seasonal ingredients…
⟶Murmuring in the forest
Pascal Gielen is a Belgian full professor of sociology of culture and politics. His research focuses on artistic practices, cultural politics, and the conditions under which art is produced today. Much of this work examines how artists operate within – and in resistance to – social, economic, and…
⟶Fragments of a stolen memory: Efforts to reclaim the Palestinian image
In March, Al Jazeera released Karnit Mandel’s 2021 documentary A Reel War on their YouTube channel. The film bears a striking resemblance to Rona Sela’s Looted (2019). The directors, both Israeli women, originally archivists, narrate and guide the audience through their research, dramatically recounting the rediscovery of the…
⟶Conversations with Kolya Kotov
Opus phase iii (2023) is an installation by Kolya Kotov that consists of a series of kinetic objects. It was originally presented at Kuvan Kevät 2023, MFA graduation exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki. In the artwork Kotov combines various mediums: weaving together elements of photography,…
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Recipe is the 8th thematic issue published by Nyyh, including Vanessa Uhlbäck’s text in English The Art of Edible Landscapes: In conversation with Alejandra Alarcón.
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