During her UA Miniresidency, Pihla Lehtinen will be play with the idea of hosting as a practice and work on her upcoming larp project. Poistaminen (Removal), is a folk horror larp about urban nature and otherness in urban spaces that will be played in public citypace of Helsinki in summer 2025.
As part of her UA Miniresidency, Pihla Lehtinen facilitates three larp-related events at SOLU Space. The first one is open for everyone, but the two other require pre-registration. Free admission to all events!
THE EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO SICKNESS
What: Queer Larpers’ Hangout
When: 14 December 2024 at 17:00-20:00
Where: SOLU Space (Panimokatu 1, 3rd floor)
Language: English
Welcome meet other queers larpers! We will have snacks and smiles and laughs. We might also have some cool discussions about larping while queer, but mainly the idea is just to have a relaxed evening with other queer larpers and maybe leave with an increaced sense of community.
Pihla Lehtinen (she/her) is a queer artist with a background in cultural studies a love for queer monsters in her heart. She works in larp design and spoken word, with a recurring theme of otherness. For the last few years she’s been exploring queer ways of relating with nature and playing around with the language of folklore.
Accessibility
9 stairs lead to the building’s front lobby. There is also a ramp next to the building through which you can access the front door. The front door is heavy and has two 2 cm thresholds. From the front lobby, you can take an elevator directly to the SOLU Space (3rd floor).
Unfortunately the wheelchair accessible toilet is currently out of use. There’s another toilet one cannot fit in with a wheelchair. The bathroom has a 2 cm treshold on the door.The space does not have an induction loop.