Leg 1: Marek Tuszynski, Mia Tamme (Svinö – Doksta (Sweden))
Leg 2: Anna Rokka, Rut Karin Zettergren (Doskta (Höga kusten)-Ulvöhamn-Marine Science Centre I Norrby, Obbola, Umeå)
Leg 3: Anton Shramkov, Mariya Shramkov, Darren Banks (Obbola – Stora Fjäderägg – Holmön – Ratan – Bjuröklubb – Vargön-Koskär – Luleå)
Leg 4: Johanna Ervast, Tove Gulliksson (Luleå – Kluntarna – Töre – Sandskär – Tornio)
Leg 5: Jozef E. Masarik, Jan Shultz, Patrick Nichols (Tornio – Ii – Oulu)
Leg 6: Rebecca Karlson (Oulu – Hailuoto)
Leg 7: Siiri Korhonen, Luumu Jokelainen (Hailuoto – Kokkola, artists did not join due to high winds)
Leg 8: Iida-Liina Linnea, Henna Nerg (Kokkola – Bjärköby – Vaasa)
Leg 9: Christelle Mas, Marek Tuszynski (Vaasa – Uusikaupunki)
Leg 10: Nina Liebenberg, Ramona Hägele, Marek Tuszynski (Uusikaupunki – Seili – Taalintehdas)
See the summer 2026 sailing route here.
Imagining Godzilla is an experimental platform for short term, semi-residential art-research projects, based on the sailing catamaran Godzilla.
Imagining Godzilla toured the Gulf of Bothnia in the summer of 2026. We are currently planning to sail into the North Sea during summer 2027 via the Kiel Canal. We will visit the north German and the Netherlands coasts, before crossing to southern England. From there we will explore the east coast of England and southern Scotland before crossing the North Sea back to southern Norway, and from there back into the Baltic. We may possibly leave Godzilla in southern Sweden or Denmark for the winter season. Future plans include sailing around northern Britain and Ireland, and then heading to the Atlantic west coast of Europe – France, Spain, and Portugal.
You can check out past summer tours from our Facebook and Instagram, and scroll down for the latest blog posts.
The Imagining Godzilla -project focuses on investigating the environmental challengesfacing the Baltic Sea and its surroundings. It is conceived and run by artists Merja Puustinen and Andy Best. With over 20 years of experience sailing in the Baltic Sea, Best and Puustinen are concerned with the increasing levels of pollution, biodiversity loss, and levels of shipping apparent in the area. Imagining Godzilla is an attempt to use artistic means to research these phenomena.
Can you imagine?
The first edition of the residency occurred in Helsinki during August 2019 in collaboration with Bioart Society. Since then, over 70 artists from different backgrounds have participated representing a wide cross-section of artistic disciplines. Projects on board Godzilla have included sound art, recordings from both above and below the waves, video, creative writing, drone photography, performance, as well as material collection and experimentation.
Our aim now is to build an international network of artistic residency centres and scientific research centers with an initial focus on the Baltic Sea. The sailing catamaran hosts artist-researchers during visits to partner locations. Site-specific working, coupled with dissemination and discussion of previous artworks and research to local audiences, are key aims. Outcomes include unique artworks, performances, exhibitions, journal articles, and research papers.
Latest posts
- Body as Location – Laura Denning 17.-20.7.2025I am a UK artist who works across different media to develop work which mostly focuses on watery human/nature relationships. I use… Read more: Body as Location – Laura Denning 17.-20.7.2025
- Piss, Posh Harbour Minks and that Pride Flag I Never Got to MendMia Tamme: sailing from Simrishamn in the south of Sweden to Skovshoved Havn on the outskirts of Copenhagen Merja is hands down… Read more: Piss, Posh Harbour Minks and that Pride Flag I Never Got to Mend
- Tonya Fucking Björkbom 27.-30.7.2025While onboard the Godzilla we sailed from Simrishamn to Skoveshaved harbour near Copenhagen. Our initial plan was to sail from Malmö to… Read more: Tonya Fucking Björkbom 27.-30.7.2025