Hiki ja kyyneleet

28.11.2022 17–21
@ Kulttuurisauna (Helsinki, FI)

Come sweat with us next week!! 🔥💧🔥💧🔥💧🔥💧🔥💧🔥💧

SWEAT AND TEARS is a gender diverse sauna gathering – an evening of safer embodiment, care and communality, music, bathing, swimming and releasing tensions into the sea.

On 11.7.22 16-21 Kulttuurisauna is reserved for gender minorities, meaning everyone who is trans, non-binary or gender non-conforming. This event launches a series of changes that Kulttuurisauna will be making in order to provide safer access to their facilities to trans people, who are often excluded from shared sauna culture. This event is free, with an option to donate to the artists with cash/mobile pay.

Music will be played by:

Kaino Kim Vieno
Ruusu-Aura @ruusuaura
Keiska @Keiskaojala
Elana @ignata.elana

Available for free:
Gazpacho, fruit, water
Available by purchase:
low alcohol beer, soft drinks

The event is organised by curator Orlan Ohtonen @orlan_hohtonen and artist Ignata Elana @ignata.elana, in collaboration with Kulttuurisauna @k_u_l_t_t_u_u_r_i_s_a_u_n_a.

During summer 2022 Kulttuurisauna aims to start regularly running a sauna shift for gender minorities. People who are interested in developing this concept together with the organisers can sign up for a reflection discussion, in which we think about how the space should be run in order to feel safe and welcoming. More info at the event!

Image by:  -Amanda Lono @bod__i

Tietoa tilasta, turvallisuudesta ja saavutettavuudesta

We will not ask about your gender in any way; we only hope that you give space to those who cannot usually use public saunas without experiencing dysphoria, anxiety, or distressing incidents resulting from transphobia. If you have any questions or concerns about joining, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

Puusauna on päällä tapahtuman ajan, tilassa on kaksi sukupuolineutraalia pukuhuonetta ja suihkutilaa. Kylpytakkeja, pyyhkeitä ja uima-asuja voi käyttää saunassa, mutta niitä ei ole pakko käyttää. Tilassa on myös tilava vessa, jossa voi vaihtaa vaatteita yksityisesti.

Tapahtumassa on käytössä turvallisemman tilan säännöt, ja järjestäjät pitävät huolen niiden noudattamisesta tapahtuman ajan.