At the end of August, on 30.8. at 15:00, Contemporary Art Space Kutomo will host a performance demo by dance and performance artists Ella Skoika and Tuuli Vahtola, along with performance artist-scenographer Kaisa Rajahalme, Kiss me where my heart is (working title). The work explores the intersections of horror and eroticism, representations, and the transcendent. Free entry!
Artists Ella Skoikka, Tuuli Vahtola, and Kaisa Rajahalme have worked in Ehkä-production’s residency, exploring intimacy as a multifaceted medium for communicating fear, desire, longing, pleasure, and release—while drawing inspiration from the worlds of horror, gothic stories, and myths. Kiss me where my heart is reflects on the points where horror and eroticism converge, their representations, and their transgressive effects on consciousness.
The working title Kiss me where my heart is refers both to vampiric bloodlust and to the humane longing for connection, love, and intimacy. The work sets out to explore the flowing movement of the senses and imagination: Skoikka and Vahtola delve into the sensuous, lustful, and monstrous play that occurs between them—and which they understand as something fundamental to humanity.
The project is a continuation of Skoikka, Vahtola and Rajahalme’s previous collaborations Poet in my – my life as Fabou (2022) and intimate expectations (2023), both of which were co-produced by Ehkä-production and shown as part of Contemporary Art Space Kutomo’s program. In the performance demo, the working group shows excerpts of their residency working.
Performance demo at Contemporary Art Space Kutomo
Sun 30.8.2026 at 15
Free entry!
Costume and set design: Kaisa Rajahalme
Production: Ehkä-production and working group
Residencies: Ehkä-production/Contemporary Art Space Kutomo (Turku) and Old Mine Residency (Outokumpu)
Duration: approx. 30 min
Photo: Kaisa Rajahalme
Ella Skoikka is an artist working with dance, performing, choreography and music. Her projects are guided especially by her interest in ecological and feminist themes as well as creating imaginative and atmospheric worlds. She is drawn to the sensitizing, suggesting and connecting power of art that moves the body and the world.
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Tuuli Vahtola is a dance and performance artist based in Helsinki. Through touch and scattered elements of storytelling, she explores intimacy, privacy, and affective memory. These questions connect to a larger interest in social relationalities, realities, and responsibilities, and the possibility of queering them through experimental performance.
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Kaisa Rajahalme is a performance artist and scenographer (MA in Arts) who works primarily within dance and contemporary performance. As a scenographer, they seek pleasure through abundance and clarity. Their work navigates the borders between subtlety and grandeur, while also searching for more ecological approaches.
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