Alusta 01 will be realised in spring 2026 by invitation. The selected artist will be announced in early 2026. In the years to follow, editions will be produced either by invitation or through open calls. The project currently has permission through 2027, but the aim is for Alusta to become a permanent part of Turku’s public art programme.

Between editions, for several months at a time, Alusta will remain empty. This empty – that is, full of potential – monument is IC-98’s own work, the starting point for the project. The content of Alusta 00 lies in its active absence, and in the ongoing conversation it sustains about what could or should be on the site. This conversation also touches on the core of politics: democracy is essentially an open and unfinished process, rather than a fixed and final solution.