Jaap Klevering

Jaap Klevering is a Dutch-born sound and performance artist who has lived and worked in Finland since 1983. For more than 30 years he has designed, directed and recorded sounds, music, dance and theatre performances, films and installations. He also teaches and directs both professionals and amateurs. Through KulttuuriKauppila's residency programme in Ii, he took part in a social art project that produced a self-built suitcase radio with people recovering from mental health problems, and in 2020 he worked with Merja Pennanen on a communal art project for a local light festival.