Matthew Cowan: Speculative methods and artistic transformations of folk customs across gallery and museum practice

The doctoral thesis ‘FOLKLORE AS WONDER or, Speculative Methods and Artistic Transformations of Folk Customs across Gallery and Museum Practice’ by Master of Fine Arts Matthew Cowan will be examined in the Academy of Fine Arts on Saturday 10 October 2026 at noon.

Matthew Cowan, exhibition view, 'Wildness Makes This World', Kunsthalle Seinäjoki, 2021. Photo: Jenni Latva.

Examiner Vytautas Michelkevičius, Doctor of Arts
Chair Ayesha Hameed, Professor (University of the Arts Helsinki’s Academy of Fine Arts)

The language of the event is English.

The doctoral thesis can be read in the University of the Arts Helsinki publication archive Taju.

Time

10.10.2026 at 12:00

Location

Auditorium

Mannerheimintie 13 A

00100 Helsinki

Tickets

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