SÄRESTÖNIEMI MUSEUM

Mie am mie - experience workshop

Mie olen mie - experience workshop is based on the method of empowering photography, developed by art and social educator Miina Savolainen. The earliest known project is the ten-year child protection project, The World's Most Beautiful Girl, which started in 1998.

Mie olen mie - the experience workshop started from the "aha" experiences experienced in the training Professional basics of empowering photography.
Although the experience workshop is based on the Empowering Photo method, the workshop organized in Särestö cannot be used as a tool in the social, health or educational fields.

In this method, the working tool is not actually photography, but the gaze and the way of seeing. Filming is done in pairs or in small groups with genuine Polaroid cameras from the 70s. At its best, I am me - the experience workshop gives its participants the experience of being seen and heard. Our spirit is strengthened and the group's mutual trust increases.

The experience workshop can be recommended, for example, to a group of friends, a family, a work community, a bachelor party... However, the essential thing is that all participants want to participate.

Särestö as a milieu offers a wonderful setting for the experience, and the guided thematic tour of the museum, part of the experience workshop, sheds light on the life and personality of the artist Reidar Särestöniemi.

The workshops are held on Mondays, when Särestö is closed to other museum visitors. This is how we ensure peace of mind for the participants.

The Mie olen mie experience workshop is guided by museum assistant Katri Alatalo, who completed the Vocational Basics of Empowering Photography training in 2013 and the Photographer's Professional Qualification VAT 2008. Katri has several years of experience as a workshop instructor. 
Museum director Anne Koskamo acts as a guide on the museum tour.

Number of participants: 4-9 persons
Duration: Estimated 5-7h.  The duration is determined by the number of participants and the customized content.
Price: from €380/ group. The price includes: Mie olen mie - experience workshop, museum entrance and guided tour. Camera use and guidance. 1 film/person. Morning coffees and savory pie, soup lunch and afternoon coffee and Särestö's homemade bun.
Language Finnish