WHO GOES HUNTING DOES NOT COUGH is a group exhibition and a series of public events curated by Kisito Assangni for Pixelache Helsinki, and realised in collaboration with the Finnish Museum of Technology and with EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art.

The project opens its doors to the public on 11.9.2026 with the exhibition vernissage at Museum of Technology, and a screening with a live performance Candles in the Dark by Joseph Ijoyemi at EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art.The activities are a prelude to Pixelache Helsinki Festival’s celebrations, with contents linking directly within the festival’s programme.

The exhibition at the Museum of Technology is on display from 12.9. to 11.10.2026 featuring works by: Kongo Astronauts, Yto Barrada, Neïl Beloufa, Theo Eshetu, Joseph Ijoyemi, Mouna Jemal Siala, Miatta Kawinzi, Ali Akbar Mehta, Marek Pluciennik, Johan Thom, Eden Tinto Collins, Sofia Yala and Oliver Whitehead.

The event at EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art includes a screening with selected works from the Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection that explore contemporary narratives around identity, technology, social change and global perspectives: Kongo Astronauts, Yto Barrada, Neïl Beloufa, Theo Eshetu, Cao Fei, Joseph Ijoyemi, Mouna Jemal Siala, Jesper Just, Miatta Kawinzi, William Kentridge, Shirin Neshat, Johan Thom, Eden Tinto Collins, Sofia Yala, and Oliver Whitehead.

In the words of curator Kisito Assangni:
“The title Who Goes Hunting Does Not Cough, is derived from an African proverb suggesting that, despite the significance and positioning of projects, you have to let the results speak for themselves. Especially, in a practice where the process holds as much importance as the outcome, and where the notion of an unfinished, remixable project is central. Media art, through its inherently interdisciplinary, participatory, and technologically responsive nature, has the capacity to radically reshape the future of the museum––transforming it from a static repository of objects into a dynamic site for the co-production of knowledge. The exhibition introduces the public to the works of international artists from different contexts who take on the concepts of power relations, decolonial aesthetics, affective spaces, resilient communities, and new technologies. They reflect about new visualities conducive to look towards the future of the museum as a lived experience. Combining film, video games, sound, photography, installation and performance, most of the pieces in the show embrace a sense of reinvention and agency with the aim to shape various interpretative environments. They speak to the informed viewer as much as the uninitiated.

This exhibition is an experimental platform for critical reflection and non-hegemonic world-views. It transcends cultural hierarchies, aligning with what theorist Irit Rogoff in her 2000 book Terra Infirma calls “criticality” – a practice that constantly questions and destabilizes the authority of knowledge production. This shift opens up new interstices and spaces of intersection where diverse forms of knowledge, from indigenous epistemologies to speculative futurisms, can coexist and interact. By challenging linear narratives and fixed hierarchies of values, media art could be the saving grace of the museum of the future. As society becomes increasingly mediated by technology, media art offers a compelling pathway for museums to remain relevant, accessible, and reflective of contemporary life.”

To what extent can media art allow us to shape the future of the museum, and set a greater model for transversal knowledges? Intertwined with the museum, media art marks a profound disruption of the representative regime of aesthetic experiences and objects through its nature to question global cultural systems. Technology establishes a novel infrastructure that affords virtually limitless possibilities for artistic practice within a hyperconnected, post-digital world.

Who Goes Hunting Does Not Cough is part of Another Story, a long term project designed by Egle Oddo and supported by Kone Foundation. Over the course of a three-year program, three invited curators delve into international media art archives to curate annual exhibitions and public programme.
Initiated to instigate emerging trends and explore new narratives, the project aims to critically examine contemporary media art practices and compare curatorial approaches. By showcasing the evolving field, the project’s ambition is to create meaningful connections to diverse global archives, and to unleash valuable repositories of knowledge that warrants further exploration and revitalization.

Who Goes Hunting Does Not Cough is realised in collaboration with Finnish Museum of Technology and EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art. Partners: The Embassy of Italy in Helsinki, The Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia in Helsinki, The Italian Cultural Institute in Helsinki, The French Institute in Finland, and Villa Eläintarha. Supporting Another Story three-year project: Kone Foundation, The Finnish Arts and Culture Agency and The Department of Culture and Leisure of Helsinki City.

About the curator
Kisito Assangni is an independent curator and consultant based between London, Paris and Togo. His research explores the circulation of images, postcolonial dynamics, and emerging forms of subjectivity. Assangni was the Director of TIME is Love Screening (2008-2020), an internationally touring video art festival. His discursive public programs and exhibitions have been presented around the world, including the Venice Biennale, ZKM Karlsruhe, Torrance Art Museum Los Angeles, Ben Uri Museum London, Es Baluard Museum, Palma, National Center for Contemporary Art Moscow. Assangni has participated widely in lectures, research collaborations, and symposia at institutions such as Whitechapel Gallery London, Apexart New York, Palais de Tokyo Paris, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art Helsinki, Cambridge School of Art, University of Pretoria South Africa. He coordinates a vast array of cultural projects.

Exhibition Team
Curator: Kisito Assangni
Project Leader: Egle Oddo
Pixelache Executive Director: Raisa Veikkola
Communications Coordinator: Selma Mataich
Technical Design: Mreethmandir Gunjan Kumar Roy, Leevi Toija, Joshua Cockroft
Graphic Design: Nikita Gavrilenko
Critical essay by Dr Greg de Cuir Jr.