Step into the spaces of art across Espoo! Art spreads to the urban environment during the winter holiday week, when Espoo’s Event and Cultural Services bring art to different parts of the city.

R.O.A.R. By Jussi TwoSeven is featured on the pool side of the Espoo Cultural Centre 27 animation and paintings related to the animation. All the artworks can be viewed from the outside in the pool side of the Cultural Centre.

R.O.A.R. By Jussi TwoSeven The protagonist of the 27 animation is the king of our forests, the bear. The animation is based on photographs and consists of several street art works. The street art works ROAR The street art included in the R.O.A.R. 27 animation, depicting bears, has been painted in Oslo and Helsinki. The Oslo pieces were painted near the Akerselva river as part of the Nuart RAD art event (2017). The Helsinki pieces were painted in Kannelmäki during the Upea18 art festival (2018).

In the updated version of the animation that is on display at the Espoo Cultural Centre, Jussi TwoSeven has added a few still images of the pieces painted on canvas, which are also on display in the windows of the Cultural Centre. In these paintings, socially critical and environmental political texts painted with stencils have been arranged in the bear's mouth and the message is strong and eloquent.

The paintings are displayed around the clock but they are the most impressive in the dark. The projected animation will be shown from 6 pm to midnight.

Thu-Sun 24-27/2, 2022 at 6 pm - 12 am

City Gallery: Jussi TwoSeven - R.O.A.R. 27

The event “City Gallery: Jussi TwoSeven - R.O.A.R. 27” has ended