We are delighted to host for the first time in Helsinki, acclaimed Black feminist writer, researcher, and organizer Lola Olufemi. Her work interrogates the structures of oppression while imagining liberatory futures rooted in collective struggle, radical politics, and care. Olufemi is the author of Feminism, Interrupted: Disrupting Power (Pluto Press, 2020), and Experiments in Imagining Otherwise (Hajar Press, 2021). Her work bridges activism and theory, advocating for abolitionist politics, reproductive justice, and community-led organizing. 

On 21 March, Olufemi’s lecture and workshop will explore the uses of the political imagination as it relates to crisis, cultural work and the archival material of radical social movements.

PROGRAM

18 March 2025
17:00–19:30 | Experiments in Imagining Otherwise, reading circle led by Micol Curatolo with Kiila ry

21 March 2025
15:00–16:00 | Workshop by Lola Olufemi with Ruskeat Tytöt (SIGN UP Link)
18:00–19:30 | Talk by Lola Olufemi
19:30–20:30 | DJ set by Wekesa

About the Artists

Dr. Lola Olufemi is a black feminist writer and Stuart Hall foundation researcher from London who recently completed her doctorate at the Centre for Research and Education in Art and Media at the University of Westminster. Her work focuses on the uses of the political imagination and its relationship to cultural production, political demands and futurity. She is a member of 'bare minimum', an interdisciplinary anti-work arts collective. Olufemi’s forthcoming publication Against Literature will be available in 2026. 

DJ Wekesa is a Helsinki based dj and a dancer. In their sets they play amapiano, afrobeats, dancehall, hip hop, r&b and queer anthems. Wekesa is a socially skillful dj, who can read the dancefloor while serving surprises and their own strong artistic view. Throughout their DJ career they have given their input for safer space practices to the Helsinki club scene.

Experiments in Imagining Otherwise and a selection of Hajar Press’ publications will be available for purchase through Pp. kirjakauppa during the event.

This event marks the inaugural gathering of SLOW — Seasonal Laboratories for Other Worlds — a series of exhibitionary workspaces for collective laboring, anti-capitalist dreaming, and building connections between bodies, places, and economies through art. Curated by Micol Curatolo in collaboration with the Museum of Impossible Forms, SLOW offers a framework for resisting capitalist temporality and exploring alternative ways of being and organizing. 

SLOW is funded by Koneen Säätiö. Visual identity by Pauliina Nykänen.

For more information, please contact:
Museum of Impossible Forms
Email: museumofimpossibleforms@gmail.com
Website: museumofimpossibleforms.fi
Instagram: @museumofimpossibleforms