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Temporary was open continuously as a free creative space for playing, working, socialising, or whatever else people wanted it to be. It closed in September 2017.

This site remains as an archive of the activities at Temporary.
01.05.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by Justin Tyler Tate
Currently pledged: 115Ŧ
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'Temporary Services' is a monthly, day long event where members of the Temporary community can open up the space to offer their variety of skills. Services will be exchanged for money which will go towards making Temporary a sustainable space with no need for outside funding. Participants should...
23.05.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by Ava Grayson
Currently pledged: 100Ŧ
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That's right, it's a good old flea market. This is a chance for the members of Temporary to practice a bit of charity, a bit of zen, and have a fun time doing it. In a similar way to the Temporary Services events, FLEA MARKET is a way for Temporary members to turn extraneous objects into a means...
11.01.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by Ava Grayson
Currently pledged: 625Ŧ
20Ŧ still needed
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Regular meet-up nights for anyone interested in learning or co-learning about anything sound-related. Come! Be noisy! Share ideas, anecdotes, and proposals! Ava Grayson will by default organise exercises/discussions/etc. However, other participants are warmly welcome to suggest topics or...
20.04.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by Ava Grayson
Currently pledged: 190Ŧ
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I am interested in a monthly or twice-monthly discussion group that meets to open-mindedly talk about topics that are regarded with shame, disgust, or a high degree of discomfort in our society. Some questions we could explore: -What is the validity/invalidity of considering certain acts or...
13.01.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by Glo
Currently pledged: 263Ŧ
66Ŧ still needed
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18:30: Discussing "Freaks" By Tod Browning Feel free to bring snacks/drinks to share or for yourself! Tea will be offer! Dear all, Nur Magazine started the New Year with a stimulating and pleasing event to all the people who live in Helsinki area, keen and interested in movies: “The Film Club”....
06.03.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by Justin Tyler Tate
Currently pledged: 160Ŧ
81Ŧ still needed
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Games are an important part of our well being; not only do we learn through playing but the activity refreshes us as we are engrossed in the temporal environment created by the game. Games are not just important to our health but they promote social engagement (IRL) in addition to encouraging...
17.02.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by Justin Tyler Tate
Currently pledged: 195Ŧ
72Ŧ still needed
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'Electromechanic Anatomies' is a open lab-space which pushes participants to let their curiosity, imagination and ingenuity run wild through the process of dissecting appliances, electronics, toys and other objects in an attempt to make them better, modify their function or to make them more...
29.01.2017 // Proposals //

Currently pledged: 214Ŧ
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In this series of workshops we reflect on building a common space that is decentralised and operated by a community of people. We will try to see how it is possible to construct the collective and through a series of various workshops from customised label making to building creative donation...
16.02.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by Justin Tyler Tate
Currently pledged: 70Ŧ
90Ŧ still needed
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Blood, it's in you to give. Let's meet at Temporary for the purpose of creating a dialogue about social responsibility by going, as a group, to give blood. We will walk together to the blood collection clinic (Veripalvelu, Helsinki, Sanomatalo) to collectively donate. Afterwards, we can reflect...
02.09.2016 // Proposals //

Proposed by Justin Tyler Tate
Currently pledged: 220Ŧ
73Ŧ still needed
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Fake It Till You Make It is a series of workshops for those curious individuals looking to broaden their experience and skill-set. Each session of FITYMI will be on a different subject which could fall under areas of expertise such as construction, making, baking, electronics, mechanics, cooking,...
13.08.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by mactwyver
Currently pledged: 50Ŧ
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Lets see if we can get the Temporary community together to build a food dehydrator we can use to dry food leftovers of dumper dived (?) food. At the Temporary Futures meeting we discussed about having some common services within the Temporary space and I think a communal food dehydrator would be...
31.07.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by mactwyver
Currently pledged: 70Ŧ
30Ŧ still needed
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Hydroponics is a way of growing plants by exposing their roots to a nutrient solution. With hydroponics you can grow (eatable) plants indoors and year round. The past couple of months I have been setting up a hydroponics system in the window of my bedroom and growing, lettuce, tomatoes,...
28.07.2017 // Proposals //
Proposed by Lauri Hyvärinen
Currently pledged: 67Ŧ
33Ŧ still needed
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Different Soundtracks is an attempt to create, well, different soundtracks to existing movies (or movie scenes). The movie selection will be unusual and eclectic and will be compiled by John Fail and Lauri Hyvärinen secretly beforehand. The selection of players/sound makers can be 'curated' or...
28.02.2017 // Proposals //
Proposed by hyksos
Currently pledged: 441Ŧ
48Ŧ still needed
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Now that Temporary is transitioning to Open Time, we still need a regular weekly 'meeting' to review proposals and do the minimal amount of admin necessary. This took place on Tuesday evenings for the first 6 months of Temporary and was always intended to be a social gathering, though it never...
28.02.2017 // Proposals //
Proposed by hyksos
Currently pledged: 271Ŧ
73Ŧ still needed
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SVAMP has been a long-running series of open sound/music improvisation workshops that have taken place in Helsinki (and Tallinn) sporadically for years. They have been organised by various entities, most recently by Äänen Lumo, and often featured a guest musician leading the group through...
22.02.2017 // Proposals //
Proposed by hyksos
Currently pledged: 2981Ŧ
600Ŧ still needed
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Open Day has been cool but a lot of people would like to come outside of the regular hours. Additionally, having only 2 or 3 people with keys creates an administrative burden. Proposal: expand Open Day to be Open Time, which will take over all times at Temporary when other experiments are not...
03.06.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by jonald dunn
Currently pledged: 90Ŧ
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we will bring and participants can bring food (not bombs) and prepare/cook it for the march to close all slaughterhouses starting at 12 pm on june 10th(same day). also participants can paint signs, banners, shirts, as well as noise makers like drums, whistles, tamborines, and any percussive...
02.05.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by Ava Grayson
Currently pledged: 333Ŧ
66Ŧ still needed
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Electric Sound Meditation is a twice-monthly experimental music and meditation series open to all members of Helsinki community. Each session is hosted by a different experimental musician or sound artist. There has already been 6 of these sessions, and I'm proposing that this series continue its...
07.01.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by stevemaherart
Currently pledged: 287Ŧ
66Ŧ still needed
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A series of con-linguistic based meetings, collaborative language learning and activism centred around the minority Finnic-Ugric language of Quenya created by J.R.R. Tolkien in the early 20th century. The meetings aim to look towards the constructed language of Quenya, the language of the High...
11.05.2017 // News //

Temporary's finances for April 2017 are now available as an Ethercalc spreadsheet. In summary, the expenses for April totalled 1175€ and the income was 100€, leaving a loss (-1075€). To date, the total operating loss of Temporary since opening in September 2016 is exactly 11000€!

We again thank Koneen Säätiö, whose working grants to two of Temporary's instigators allows us to continue to operate at such a loss. If you would like to donate to Temporary, either in cash, Ether, or Bitcoin, please see our information on donating.

21.04.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by ramina
Currently pledged: 100Ŧ
90Ŧ still needed
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Finnish class for Asylum Seekers Everyone is welcome to follow the class but teaching will be directed only to asylum seekers on any level because they are a higher priority. I teach both individual and group method. So far the only teacher is me so if you know Finnish and you want to share your...
24.04.2017 // Event news //
If you plan on coming to give blood tomorrow morning with us, we will meet at Temporary at 11:00 and then go on to the blood center. Please make an appointment for 11:20 at the following website: https://www.ajanvaraus.fi/veripalvelu/rms/loginCustomerStartPage.jsp
10.10.2016 // Proposals //

Proposed by Justin Tyler Tate
Currently pledged: 307Ŧ
59Ŧ still needed
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TRASHLAB events are social occasions to gather, try to fix broken things, while meeting others who care about tinkering, fixing, hacking, and the problem of waste and obsolescence in society. For each event, the expert hosts (Justin Tyler Tate and others, TBD) will try to identify the problems or...
07.11.2016 // Proposals //

Currently pledged: 160Ŧ
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In this workshop we will see the results of the 1st pinhole camera workshop and try to improve on making images. This time we will try to make cameras out of totally random objects that you will bring with you and insert photo film into them, take the photos at the spot and scan them too (erasing...
02.04.2017 // News //

Temporary's financial report for March 2017 is now available as an Ethercalc spreadsheet. In summary, the operating costs for the month were 1745€ and the income from donations and Temps purchases was 71€

22.03.2017 // Event news //
The 'Dialetics of Space' website with all of the events that currently fall under its umbrella: http://dialecticsofspace.weebly.com
16.03.2017 // News //

After discussion at the meeting on Tuesday, it was agreed that the base cost for experiments will now be 100Ŧ. Subsequent recurrences will still receive a 10% discount from the previous session (so 90Ŧ, 81Ŧ, etc.) and already-ongoing experiments (not yet scheduled) will have their future sessions price increased appropriately.

Additionally, Open Time now only earns you 5Ŧ instead of 10Ŧ. This change was made because it was felt that Open Time was generating too many Ŧs that were not being spent on pledges (or room rentals).

The reason for these decisions was to try to keep a balance of activities at Temporary; as the calendar is beginning to fill on many evenings and weekends, time for experiment scheduling is obviously a more scarce resource. Also, there are currently over 10,000Ŧ in the system, spread out over 209 different people, though only 46 different users have ever pledged to support a proposal. It is hoped that some of the other 150+ users will be encouraged to support some of the experiments that they have been participating in, so we'll see if these new 'rates' will help.

Temporary's operating rules are open for discussion at the 'meeting' events. Once a week, usually on Tuesday night, an experiment is tagged as a 'meeting' in which these and other issues can be discussed. So far, these meetings have been non-hierarchical and decisions have been made by consensus. If you would like to shape the overall experiment that is Temporary itself, please participate!

11.03.2017 // News //

Temporary's calendar is filling up. There is a steady stream of proposals and experiments being scheduled each week, many of which are recurring. Yet there are (at the time of this writing) over 10000 Temps out there in your accounts, accumulating too quickly to be spent.

Therefore, we will soon raise the cost of an experiment to 100 or even 120Ŧ.

This will be discussed at the next Temporary meeting - which is this coming Tuesday, during or after Works in Progress: Luca Aci. There is a lot to be decided - how much to raise the cost by, when to make this change, and if existing ongoing experiments should be 'grandfathered' into the old rate, or should be adjusted dynamically to the new one.

If you would like to have some input into this process, please come to the meeting! There will be food and drink as well as Luca's presentation.

03.03.2017 // News //

Temporary's financial statement for February 2017 is now available as an Ethercalc spreadsheet. In summary, the expenses for the month were 1115€ and the cash income was 15€, leaving a loss (an even -1100€) for the month.

14.02.2017 // Proposals //

Proposed by jonald dunn
Currently pledged: 133Ŧ
81Ŧ still needed
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The idea is simple. All participants bring plans, drawings, photos, or even a 3-d model of spaces they would like to renovate. Then together we will design the renovation according to permaculture principles and hopefully realize it too! I will continue to elaborate on the workshop, adding on...
01.03.2017 // News //

Beginning today (1 March 2017), Temporary finishes the Open Day experiment and changes to the new system: Open Time.

The difference is that while Open Day kept regular hours from Monday through Friday, Open Time is a fluid and ongoing session that is potentially open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The idea is otherwise the same - come by, bring some things to work on, and in general use the space for whichever creative purposes you would like. You will still receive 10Ŧ each time you visit (you can check in once per day).

Getting to full 24/7 status will require some time - right now, Open Time will be open whenever someone is there to keep it open for other people. As we migrate towards full 24/7 activity, please check the website before coming to make sure we are open. The top of every page on this site will say very clearly whether Temporary is open or closed at this particular moment, so check before you head this way. Temporary will of course be open for all other scheduled experiments on the calendar.

If you'd like to make an appointment to visit for any reason - to work on your own projects, or just to meet other people and learn about what happens at Temporary - send an email to admin@temporary and we'll try to accomodate you.

03.02.2017 // News //

Temporary's financial statement for January 2017 is now available via Ethercalc spreadsheet. In summary, the expenses were 990€ and the income from cash donations was 11€ leaving a loss of -979€ for the month.

19.01.2017 // Event news //
mactwyver writes
REMINDER: For those of you who are joining the workshop tomorrow: please bring something you would like to preserve for a time of need. It can be anything you want: from your favorite comfort food, to a love letter, to warm socks. You name it, (yes) we can it!
13.01.2017 // Event news //
stevemaherart writes
IMPORTANT UPDATE - Quenya being our primary language in the E.L.V. it seems that our translation department didn't realise the Suomi name for E.L.V. was in fact Gnome and not Elf. Please note Quenya is not a Gnomish language, I don't even know what Gnomes would speak. Hence forth our Finnish name will now be Haltia Vapautusrintama H.V.R.,(Which is also probably wrong) there may be an issue with immediately updating the link on the temporary.fi webpage, so use your internal non-me spell check. Now to figure out what to do with all this gnome merchandise I made.
09.01.2017 // News //

During the first few months of Temporary, you may have noticed the amount of Temps in your account was not correct for what it should have been. This may be due to several reasons: the instability of the Ethereum blockchain in October/November (during which time it was under a DOS attack, and many of our transactions failed and were resubmitted), the instability of our check-in kiosk, or the generally poor coding skills of Temporary/Biathlon developers.

Today we are running an 'audit' script to compare your balances on the blockchain and add or delete Temps as needed so everything will be correct. This only affects your actual, unspent Temps - Temps you have currently pledged to yet-unscheduled events still exist, and are not spent until the event is scheduled.

If you believe there has been an error with our caclulations, please contact admin@ temporary via email. And remember to always check in to activities at Temporary!

03.01.2017 // News //

Temporary's financial report for December 2016 is now available as an Ethercalc spreadsheet. In summary, the operating expenses for December were 1396€ and the cash/donation income was 27€, leaving an operating loss of -1369€ for the month.

With 2016 reaching a close, the overall operating loss for Temporary is -6172€ (approximately 1543€ per month). We thank Koneen Säätiö for allowing Temporary to run at this loss, as working grants to individuals have made this possible.

At year's end, after 4 months, Temporary has 192 registered users on the website. 43 different people checked in to Open Day or other experiments in December, a total of 115 times, as well as 35 anonymous people/guest tickets.

03.12.2016 // News //

Temporary's finances for November 2016 can be found on this Ethercalc spreadsheet. In summary, expenses were 1135€ for the month, while income (in the form of cash donations) was 68€. The loss for the month was -1067€.

23.11.2016 // Event news //
hyksos writes
Hi everyone! Great news, the stuff I ordered arrived so we can meet on Sunday as planned.

My plan was to attempt to build a basic condenser microphone, using some plans found online. I ordered enough parts for 10, except 7 condenser capsules are normal and 3 different ones I ordered are really, really tiny, like we're talking spy microphone tiny. I got some various XLR connectors and the necessary capacitors too. I think.

This will be a condenser mic that gets power from a 9v battery, not phantom power (that will be an advanced topic for a future meeting). If you have some 9v batteries, bring them. And most important -- bring something to build your microphone into, a case or housing. I'm going to use some empty coconut shells from the last Fake it Till You Make it workshop. So please bring something fun and weird that you want to make into a microphone shell.

If everyone could kick me around 10-12€ for materials that would be great too!

05.11.2016 // Event news //
hyksos writes
Final results of the vote:

1. Late night karaoke hour - 50 points
2. Culinary traditions of USA/beer batter - 49 pts
3. Diversity of Voting Protocols - 30pts
4. Upside-down map of the world - 29pts
5. Democratic confessions - 21pts
6. New hairstyles - 20pts
7. Top 100 poetry night - 19pts
8. Crying and cartoons - 16pts

12 ballots came in total, thanks to everyone! We'll definitely do the first four of these assuming all the proposers are still willing. See you on Tuesday.
03.11.2016 // News //

Temporary's financial report for October 2016 can be found on our Ethercalc spreadsheet. In summary, the costs for Temporary were 1088€ and the income was 25€ (in cash donations), leaving a minus of -1063€ for the month.

13.10.2016 // News //

Temporary's Temps currency (Ŧ) is built upon the Ethereum blockchain, a decentralised application platform. Ethereum is still very much an experimental, bleeding-edge technology and has been undergoing many DDoS attacks in the recent weeks. This means that many of our transactions involving Temps being created, transfered or spent are not being processed, or not being processed for hours.

If you see a red alert sign in your activity feed, that means your transaction was not successfully mined on the blockchain. Rest assured that we are doing everything in our power to fix this (which, honestly, there's not much we can do) and that when the blockchain is healthy and stable again, all missed transactions will be re-submitted. 

In the meantime, you can still write proposals, comment on them, and pledge to them! And we are still open daily for the Open Days experiment, where you can receive 10Ŧ for attending (even if it make take a few hours (or days) for the Ŧ to actually reach your account).

03.10.2016 // News //

Temporary's first month is in the books and we couldn't be more delighted with how it went. Amazingly, there are 98 of you who have registered on this site, and 65 of you attended at least one experiment. Already, Temporary has become a site of vibrant, strange and fun cultural exchange with a heavy social and participatory focus. Thank you to everyone and we hope October has just as much energy.

As this was Temporary's first month, expenses were quite high, involving costs for furniture, networking, hardware, and other supplies. Still, several people helped out by donating money to purchase Temps or other equipment. The bottom line is that Temporary cost 2940€ in September, with an income of 267€, leaving a debt of 2673€.

The full financial breakdown can be found as an Ethercalc spreadsheet and most of the receipts for credits can be found in the activity feed. There are some discrepancies in the Temps count due to errors writing to the blockchain, but these will be dealt with and re-submitted in the next few days so everything should be correct by then. 

If you have any questions, send an email to admin@ or just show up to the next Open Day and ask in person.

29.09.2016 // News //

We're thrilled to offer a limited edition Biathlon/Temporary ID card, with artwork by the great Sac Magique! These cards can be linked to your account and are made of a much more durable plastic than the Temporary business cards we have been using. You can choose one of three different designs - there are 15 of each available, so get them while supplies last!

 

We are asking for a minimum payment of 5€ per card, and you will receive 1Ŧ for every 1€ over 5€ you pay; for example, paying 12€ gets you an ID card + 7Ŧ, and it helps support Temporary with your cash donation. Cards are available during Open Days or any other activity, while supplies last. Cash only, please, and if you like the art and would like to 'tip' Sac Magique in Temps you can do so via his profile page.

09.09.2016 // News //

Many thanks to the Ethereum explorer, Etherscan, who have verified Temporaries as a recognised tradable token on the blockchain! You can see proof of this here.

07.09.2016 // News //


Temporary welcomes Marc Dusseiller aka Dusjagr to Helsinki, who will be running the ongoing Empathetic Taxidermia Lab between the 8th and 20th of September. This is in conjunction with this year's Pixelache Festival, which will host an Empathetic Taxidermy workshop on the 24th. Before then, at Temporary, Marc will be working daily in an open process, with an inauguration event on Saturday the 10th, two open labs on the 14th and the 19th, and a weekend-long Taxidermy Kit workshop on the 17th and 18th.

Participation is open to everyone!

04.09.2016 // News //

Temporary is located at Kolmas linja 7, in the courtyard, in the Kallio district of Helsinki.

Enter through the gate on Kolmas linja, where you see the yellow Temporary sign. Go up into the courtyard and head to the right, behind the bins. You'll see this sign above our door. The door should be open during Open Days and other experiments.

 

If the outer gate is closed -- ring our doorbell!