ARC @ La Biennale di Venezia

9 May 2026 – 22 November 2026
Pavillion of Finland
Venice, Italy

Pavilion of Finland Supports ARC at the 61st Venice Biennale

Pavilion of Finland presents Aeolian Suite by Jenna Sutela at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. The exhibition is curated by Stefanie Hessler and commissioned by Frame. The Biennale takes place 9 May – 22 November, 2026. In connection with the exhibition, Frame Contemporary Art Finland, together with Artist Jenna Sutela and Curator Stefanie Hessler, are supporting ARC – Artists at Risk Connection.

To mark the 70th anniversary of the Pavilion of Finland, commissioner Frame Contemporary Art Finland presents Aeolian Suite by Jenna Sutela, premiering at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. The exhibition is curated by Stefanie Hessler, Director of Swiss Institute in New York. Grounded in a shared commitment to artistic freedom, the Pavilion of Finland’s collaboration with ARC reflects the wider spirit of international solidarity and cultural exchange that animates the Biennale itself. 

Aeolian Suite transforms the Pavilion of Finland into an immersive soundscape that animates the elemental forces of Venetian winds to explore their environmental, cultural, and emotional dimensions. The exhibition features five sonic-kinetic sculptures installed in a circle, like a medieval wind rose diagram. The sculptures are covered in soft, fuzzy wigs that reference the wind muffs used on microphones. Here, instead of blocking out wind sounds, they become vessels for it, channeling the whispers and songs of wind while inviting us to reflect on what we consider noise and how we relate to our natural and cultural environment. 

“We find ARC’s international scope and holistic approach to supporting artists especially meaningful at a time of rising systemic oppression. With this donation, we want to express our commitment to the defense of human rights and to the spirit of Koyo Kouoh’s curatorial project. We encourage others, if they can, to support ARC or other organizations they feel aligned with.”

The presentation coincides with the Pavilion of Finland’s 70th anniversary in 2026. It will be accompanied by a publication edited by Stefanie Hessler, with newly commissioned texts by Hessler, Jenna Sutela, Elvia Wilk, and Gary Zhexi Zhang, and a vinyl record, co-published by Mousse Publishing, PAN, and Frame.

The 61st Venice Biennale is on view from 9 May to 22 November 2026.