
Jakob Kudsk Steensen presents an immersive installation about the botanical afterlife deep beneath the city of Oulu, Finland11.3.2026 17:00:00 CET | Oulu2026, European Capital of Culture | Press release
Launching September 2026 in Oulu, Northern Finland — just below the Arctic Circle — Danish artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen unveils a major site-specific installation that draws on Finnish mythologies about the afterlife and botanical seed banks — places where life and memory continue in suspended animation. Blending folklore, artificial environments, and ongoing ecological shifts, the work asks whether humanity has created a new form of life beyond nature — a fragile world that may outlive us. Presented as part of the Autumn 2026 Lumo Art & Tech Festival and the Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture programme, Steensen’s new work (working title ‘Underground Clash’) will be experienced deep beneath the city in Kivisydän, Oulu’s central underground car park.














