Image: Migratory Notes (NYC Edition), Emeka Ogboh. Courtesy of the Artist. Photographer: Matthew Gilbertson
Migratory Notes – Helsinki Edition explores migration, memory and belonging through taste. Artist Emeka Ogboh, whose work can be seen in The Other Side of the Mountain, has developed a gin with Nordic Premium Beverages that serves as a kind of sensory map. The gin combines Finnish botanicals with ingredients that have travelled here along migration routes.
The artist-hosted dinner event, developed in collaboration with Helsinki restaurant Nomad Food & Wine, expands on these cultural narratives through food and a shared gathering.
Ogboh has created versions of Migratory Notes in cities around the world.
This event is for visitors aged 18 and over.
Migratory Notes with Emeka Ogboh
Date: 5 November 2026
Time: 18:00 – 21:00
Venue:
Amos Rex
Mannerheimintie 22–24
00100 Helsinki, Finland
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Emeka Ogboh
Based between Berlin and Lagos, Emeka Ogboh interrogates places through multi-sensory installations. Exploring migration as an exchange between people and place, his installations oscillate between what is deemed to be foreign and what is recognised as home, inviting the audience into this liminal space. Many of his works are grounded in dialogue, whether between people, the ingredients of gin, or even between cities. Discover his installation Transmissions in the Southnord Artfest 2026 exhibition The Other Side of the Mountain at Amos Rex.