{"id":28952,"date":"2025-04-14T13:58:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T11:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arkdes.se\/?post_type=exhibition&#038;p=28952"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:34:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T08:34:57","slug":"industry-muscle-five-scores-for-architecture","status":"publish","type":"exhibition","link":"https:\/\/arkdes.se\/en\/exhibitions\/industry-muscle-five-scores-for-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Muscle: Five Scores for Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n    <div class=\"container my-2.5 2:flex justify-between items-start\">\n        <div class=\"max-w-inline w-full p-2.5 inline-content bg-white theme-default-shadow\">\n                            <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><html><body><p class=\"lead\">Can performance art and the trans body change the way we perceive architecture?<\/p>\n<p>This is the question explored by Finnish performance artist Teo Ala-Ruona and his interdisciplinary team in the exhibition Industry Muscle: Five Scores for Architecture, presented in the Nordic Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition is produced by the <span class=\"inline-content-footnote\" data-index=\"1\">Museum of Finnish Architecture in Helsinki<a href=\"#fn1\" class=\"inline-content-footnote-anchor\">1<\/a><\/span>, with Kaisa Karvinen as curator.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <footer>\n                <ol class=\"footnotes -2:mt-2.5 -2:max-w-inline\">\n                                                                    <li id=\"fn1\" class=\"footnote w-[190px]\" data-footnote-index=\"1\">\n                            <a href=\"#fn1\" class=\"footnote-index mb-2.5\">1<\/a>\n                                                        <div class=\"inline-content text-sm\">\n                                                                    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.fi\/en\/exhibitions\/industry-muscle-five-scores-for-architecture\/\">Arkkitehtuurimuseo (Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsingfors, Finland) \u2197<\/a><\/p>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n    <div class=\"container my-2.5 2:flex justify-between gap-2.5\">\n        <div class=\"max-w-inline w-full\">\n            <div class=\"w-full p-2.5 inline-content bg-yellow text-black\">\n                                    <p class=\"lead\">The team behind the exhibition 2025<\/p>\n<p>Teo Ala-Ruona (b. 1990, Finland) works at the intersection of performance art, theatre, and choreography. His practice explores ecology and social constructs through theory and embodied speculation. Collaboration is a central part of Ala-Ruona\u2019s artistic process.<\/p>\n<p>The team behind Industry Muscle includes:<\/p>\n<p>A.L. Hu \u2013 architect<br \/>\nTeo Paaer \u2013 scenographer and artist<br \/>\nTuukka Haapakorpi \u2013 sound designer<br \/>\nEven Minn \u2013 dramaturge<br \/>\nVenla Helenius \u2013 visual artist<br \/>\nErvin Latimer \u2013 fashion designer<br \/>\nKiia Beilinson \u2013 graphic designer<br \/>\nKid Kokko, Caroline Suinner, and Romeo Roxman Gatt \u2013 performance artists<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <ul class=\"flex flex-col -2:mt-2.5 -2:max-w-inline gap-2.5\">\n                                    <li class=\"w-full max-w-[290px] flex-grow\">\n                        <div class=\"p-2.5 bg-white theme-default-shadow\">\n                            <figure class=\"w-full\" >\n    <div class=\"relative\">\n        \n        <picture class=\"w-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/_nzUkfDdh4VhjJO5BUgz-I0dXV4=\/fit-in\/270x404\/smart\/filters:quality(10):blur(9)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F13_Teo_Ala-Ruona_photo_Anni_Koponen.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/WQo62ogJa7nAN04DmQkIKMd2TRY=\/270x404\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F13_Teo_Ala-Ruona_photo_Anni_Koponen.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/R-sW09ZUNPHC4w_WDfzZxyVRjgQ=\/540x809\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F13_Teo_Ala-Ruona_photo_Anni_Koponen.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full block\" height=\"404.91763270287\" width=\"270\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n\n            <figcaption class=\"text-sm mt-2.5 flex flex-col gap-2.5\">\n                            <i class=\"block not-italic\">Photo: Anni Koponen.<\/i>\n                        Teo Ala Ruona.\n        <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"p-2.5 my-2.5 bg-white theme-default-shadow max-w-inline\">\n\n        <figure class=\"w-full\">\n            <div class=\"wp-video\" style=\"width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Industry Muscle: Five Scores for Architecture\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/oj9MzddYo9c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n                            <figcaption class=\"text-sm mt-2.5 flex flex-col gap-2.5\">\n                                            <i class=\"block not-italic\">Produced by Cocoa and directed by Taito Kawata.<\/i>\n                                        The trailer for Industry Muscle: Five Scores for Architecture was shot on location at a concrete factory in Helsinki, where the installation for the Venice exhibition was constructed using concrete, steel, and a sports car. In the video, we catch glimpses of the performance, featuring Teo Ala-Ruona, Kid Kokko, and Caroline Suinner.\n                <\/figcaption>\n                    <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container my-2.5\">\n            <div class=\"max-w-inline\">\n            <div class=\"bg-white\">\n            <div\n            class=\"\n                px-2 py-[9px] bg-white border-2 border-black\n                pt-2\n                \n                pb-2\n            \"\n            \n        >\n                                            <h2>About the Biennale<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div\n                                        class=\"inline-content pt-[15px]\"\n                >\n                    <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labiennale.org\/en\">International Architecture Exhibition \u2013 La Biennale di Venezia \u2197<\/a> takes place every two years in Venice, Italy. It brings together architecture, art, film, dance, music, and theatre from around the world through exhibitions, festivals, and seminars. Each year, hundreds of thousands of visitors explore the Biennale across historic sites like the Arsenale, the national pavilions in the Giardini, and venues throughout Venice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfv.se\/vara-fastigheter\/sok\/utrikes\/europa\/nordiska-paviljongen-i-venedig-italien\/\">The Nordic Pavilion \u2197<\/a>, located in the Giardini and designed by Sverre Fehn, is a collaborative platform for Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The pavilion alternates between hosting art and architecture exhibitions every other year, with ArkDes representing Sweden at the Architecture Biennale.<\/p>\n<p>The 19th International Architecture Exhibition takes place from May to November 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.fi\/en\/\">The Museum of Finnish Architecture \u2197<\/a> (Helsinki) serves as commissioner, with ArkDes (Stockholm) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasjonalmuseet.no\/\">the National Museum of Norway \u2197<\/a> (Oslo) as co-commissioners.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"p-2.5 my-2.5 bg-white theme-default-shadow \">\n        <figure class=\"w-full\" >\n    <div class=\"relative\">\n        \n        <picture class=\"w-full\"><source media=\"(max-width:409px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/FdNKZdMlfjqxlqnss7MZGCYuCt0=\/370x0\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F01_Teo_Ala-Ruona_IndustryMuscle_2025_Image_Venla_Helenius-scaled.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/uzmfxomAxjmkgh2dMxUX1eMTcK4=\/740x0\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F01_Teo_Ala-Ruona_IndustryMuscle_2025_Image_Venla_Helenius-scaled.jpg 2x\"><source media=\"(max-width:610px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/iH4b9TWSRdEuOzoWNKdISRH45GM=\/570x0\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F01_Teo_Ala-Ruona_IndustryMuscle_2025_Image_Venla_Helenius-scaled.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/bSxHR8AleglUy2FbegVvUoqm9v4=\/1140x0\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F01_Teo_Ala-Ruona_IndustryMuscle_2025_Image_Venla_Helenius-scaled.jpg 2x\"><source media=\"(max-width:809px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/etAALc4ofBUeDkXLrZYNh2xNzT4=\/770x0\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F01_Teo_Ala-Ruona_IndustryMuscle_2025_Image_Venla_Helenius-scaled.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/HPv6ZJ0EICMvJAip2G-6aMM1DIY=\/1540x0\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F01_Teo_Ala-Ruona_IndustryMuscle_2025_Image_Venla_Helenius-scaled.jpg 2x\"><source media=\"(max-width:1249px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/zWmWZRiiLWxP_au0ov_ijtBbRjc=\/1170x0\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F01_Teo_Ala-Ruona_IndustryMuscle_2025_Image_Venla_Helenius-scaled.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/9Fgkh-ndIV-FFRqkFrzxiE5LjwU=\/2340x0\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F01_Teo_Ala-Ruona_IndustryMuscle_2025_Image_Venla_Helenius-scaled.jpg 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/vZJkG1OStCEO6teE94_ZcAXa-Ww=\/fit-in\/1570x1030\/smart\/filters:quality(10):blur(9)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F01_Teo_Ala-Ruona_IndustryMuscle_2025_Image_Venla_Helenius-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/6S0K0KcFJA8y8sXaZTJoSItTUTM=\/1570x1030\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F01_Teo_Ala-Ruona_IndustryMuscle_2025_Image_Venla_Helenius-scaled.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/N40BMtRdNfM2SdLsxCIYDQ06T7I=\/3140x2060\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Farkdes.se%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2F01_Teo_Ala-Ruona_IndustryMuscle_2025_Image_Venla_Helenius-scaled.jpg 2x\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full block\" height=\"1030.3125\" width=\"1570\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n\n            <figcaption class=\"text-sm mt-2.5 flex flex-col gap-2.5\">\n                            <i class=\"block not-italic\">Photo: Venla Helenius. 2025.<\/i>\n                        Industry Muscle by Teo Ala Ruona.\n        <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","exhibition_category":[46,76,73],"class_list":["post-28952","exhibition","type-exhibition","status-publish","hentry","exhibition_category-architecture","exhibition_category-contemporary","exhibition_category-venice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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