Residency artists and researchers Community arts JP Kaljonen Visual Artist JP Kaljonen (b.1976) is a Helsinki based visual artist working in the field of social practice art. His projects are focused on intercultural communication and interplay between different social groups. The works are based on societal grounds and vary from video or photography to projects in public space. In the Saari Residence Kaljonen works with a social art project Populus (working title), which aims for designing and building a community based park to Mynämäki. The goal of the project is to engage local communities into cooperation for building a shared public space to the center of Mynämäki for events, meetings, entertainment as well as for symbol of local identity. Homepage HTTP://KALJONEN.COM/