Spartak Khachanov: The Impersonal

In the project "The Impersonal", visual artist Spartak Khachanov documents the everyday life of reception centres, food culture, and the experiences of refugees. Khachanov is himself a political refugee, and his works repeatedly address themes of political instability, war, migration, and nationalism - subjects that are deeply personal to him through multiple displacements.

The project began with the artist's two-year stay at a reception centre in Vantaa, where he gathered material through photographs, videos, and sound recordings. The documentation encompasses food culture and physical environment as well as interaction with the outside world.

At the Hotel and Restaurant Museum, the exhibition is part of the museum's core exhibition "Taste Matters". Khachanov's works bring the food culture built in reception centres into the Finnish food narrative and give voice to those who sought refuge in Finland.

The exhibition runs from 5.6 to 16.8.2026. Admission 0-16 €.