The UPROOTED Fake Nations Festival is an experimental live arts event held at gallery Augusta, Suomenlinna, Helsinki , from Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th of September 2013.
The program focuses on artists of foreign origin and their contribution to cultural life in their foster country. Featured artists come from Canada , China , Gabon , Germany , Iraq , Italy , Japan , Malaysia , Mexico , the Netherlands , Poland , Portugal , Scotland , United Kingdom , and United States of America .
The festival is realised in collaboration with HIAP - Helsinki International Artist Programme and it is supported by the Arts Promotion Centre of Finland and the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.