Exploring The Artefact

One of our transgressional exercises whilst visiting Finland and Denmark was to carry a small hand-held Artifact, and immerse that Artefact into various situations and contexts. We then recorded the process, in order to explore ways of seeing the everyday object as something different to the everyday, and concurrently re-interpret the spaces it inhabited.

Helsinki University Library

Helsinki University Library, Helsinki, Carl Ludvig Engel 1840

Paimio Sanitorium

Paimio Sanitorium, Paimio, Alvar Aalto 1929-33





Haiku

"Noble Quarantine,
To cure the uncurable
With fresh air and light."

Turku Library

Turku City Library, Turku, JKMM 2007






Haiku

"The Church of Knowledge,
Lofty, welcoming, light, holds
Pilgrims deep in thought."

Chapel of the Resurrection

Chapel of the Resurrection, Turku, Erik Bryggman 1941





Haiku

"Earthly, earthy place
Whose tranquil tactility,
Warm to the touch."

Villa Mairea

The Villa Mairea, Noormarkku, Alvar Aalto 1938-9





Haiku

"The Art Collector
Enmeshes forest, vine and stone
To dwell gracefully."