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Timeline presenting the developtment of Ore.e Refineries
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| Yli-Vakkuri and "Heis" meet in Juupajoki. Jun 22, 2006 . And talk about printmaking vs. new media art. Discussions result into a shared critique of technocracy and a celebration of DIY Culture. |
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| Company Founded. Jul 30, 2007. As joined operation between Eero Yli-Vakkuri, Jesse Sipola and Outi Heiskanen. At this point the company is focused on producing only one copperplate for the usage of "Heis". |
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| "Building your own Furnace" tests made in Mynämäki. Sep 3, 2007. |
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| Journey to Benin, West-Africa.
Oct 22, 2007. During this trip to the Villa Karo, the Finnish-African Cultural Centre in Grand-Popo we produced a copperplate suitable for fine-art printmaking in collaboration with local artisans. |
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| The first prints. Aug 6, 2008. First drafts using the "copperplate produced in Togo" are made by Outi Heiskanen. The decition that nothing will be drawn on the plate is made. |
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| Website launced. Dec 1, 2008. Ore.e Ref. website is launched in preparation of the upcoming exhibition. The site does not feature "the PRESS/Investors/Etc page". The site is hosted inside the "storijapan - framework. |
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| "Casestudy: Collaboration with a Printmaker". Installation in Voipaala. Jan 30, 2009. Oheis - Group Exhibition (Cur. Outi Heiskanen). presented our work in a detailed manner. The print was made in Print Making Studio Himmelblau (Tampere) by Janne Laine. |
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| Mr. Rantanen arrives from Zambia. Feb 20, 2010. "Batch of Zambian copper imported to Finland by mr. Rantanen in a backpack". Copper was mined in Zambia, refined in the Republic of South Africa, bought back to Zambia. |
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| O:ESRek1.0 License announced | Website rebooted. Jun 24, 2010. At the same time the company website is rebooted, P.I.E (Press/Investors/Etc.) page is made and texts focusing on SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP added. |
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| "Archéologie de l'avenir" Installation presented at Taidehalli, Helsinki. Jul 19, 2010. Ore.e Ref. installation featured detailed texts in Finnish, France and English togeher with the plate and the print. |
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| Wedding Event. Aug 14, 2010. Ore.e Ref. is invited to produce "rings" from Zambian Copper to a couple getting married. This is done in a live event. The material for the rings what provided by the groom during his trip to Zambia. |
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| Workshop for Publicschool Helsinki. Oct 22, 2010. During a workshop a group was offered the possibility to practice smithing and talk about crafts together with Jesse Sipola. No prior skills was need. The workshop was free and took place in urban place. |
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| D2T - Service Announced. Nov 6, 2010. D2T (Digital-to-Tangible) this means that Ore.e converts digitally stored data into manuscripts by hand. Ore.e also takes part in the artmoney project and 20% of payment can be given in artmoney units. |
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