2025 & 2026
BLOOMBOX is a recurring summer gathering featuring art exhibitions, live music, DJs and collaborative cooking. The event was initiated by Laura Lohiaita as part of Open Greenhouse summer program, and co-curated and co-organised by Hilda Kahra and Kaisla Kyyhkynen.
Open Greenhouse is a communal art project that invites people to engage in urban gardening and provides an accessible space for exhibitions, music events and other happenings in Vallila neighborhood, Helsinki.
Participating artists 2025: Hilda Kahra, Kaisla Kyyhkynen, Philip Lernhammar, Laura Lohiaita, Jani Luoma, Aleksi Martikainen, Minna Miettilä, Sauli Tvaltvadze + DJs McKenzie & Comaz.
Participating artists 2026: JANI, Hilda Kahra, Kitchen Testimonies, Kaisla Kyyhkynen, Laura Lohiaita, Jone Mutka, Vilma Määttänen, Iida Pii, Anne Roininen, Sasha Rotts, Sauli Tvaltvadze + DJ Frank Sriracha, Amelouk, Lumi Mannermaa, Vili Järvinen & Felix Alexander Lybeck, Heta Bilaletdin, Meemio.
The events were supported by the City of Helsinki.
Artistic contribution
Drip Feed (2025)
Site-specific installation of three ice sculptures hung from the greenhouse ceiling, melting slowly into the soil below. The sculptures were dyed with turmeric, beetroot, nettle, coffee and blue food dye.
