:: VIAPORI P r o j e c t ::
The Viapori shipyard boasts almost three centuries of uninterrupted activity. Where once galleys and war frigates where built, today ships with historical significance are repaired or restored.
The Viapori experience is unique!
Viapori is a place where the future is built on historical foundations - a cultural heritage is kept alive for the future.
Viapori is the meeting point of different human experiences that developed during the history of Finland.
The human experience that is developed in the shipyard consists of different aspects: the sharing of personal experiences in order to reach a common goal (the ship) and the transmission of knowledge to the
forthcoming generations.
It’s a knowledge belonging to the whole nation, kept alive through work and study.
The transfer of heritage does not happen only in time but also geographically.
The ships come to Suomenlinna from various Finnish costal regions. Young crews learn working methods in the dockyard and take the knowledge back home.
An ever growing number of young people take interest in traditional sailing, discover its aspects, appreciate and rediscover the identity that was about to fade.
The added value of Viapori lies in its human capital, in knowledge, development and transmission of traditional work techniques used on traditional ships.
The Official Trailer
"Viapori, a Bridge to the Future" on Vimeo.
A cultural project from Jacopo Brancati and Arja Kastinen with the participation of Humberto L. Schenone.
This short film is the first part of a large exhibition project concerning the Finnish maritime heritage.
The Exhibition Project
The exhibition leads the public to discover Viapori
through different sensory experiences.
Photos and videos tell about men, ships and the dockyard;
sounds and music create the atmosphere of the place.
The touch and smell of raw materials remind the visitor
that the ships are made by traditional components.
The exhibition develops through four sections presenting
the work and skills of men, the ships and their stories.
The exhibition is planned to be circulating and to be
adapted to the cultural programs of other museums.
A complementary section can be created in order
to contextualize the exhibition in sites other than
Suomenlinna and enrich it with local content.
All the photos and videos are by Jacopo Brancati.
The
sound installation is made, and the music composed and
performed by Arja Kastinen.
 Presentation ENG |
Presentation FIN |
Presentation SWE |