Näkymä 2020
I took part in an environmental art event “Näkymä 2020” in Akaa in Häme. I spent four days there constructing two works for the park near Nahkialanlampi pond, next to the traditional wallpaper factory Pihlgren&Ritola.
Co-Operation With a Tree
The work entitled ‘Co-operation with a tree’ was made of twigs I had gathered and constructed into dense ladders which I hung from an old willow tree.
What Remains
The other work entitled ‘What remains’ depicts an old blackened upright stove. It is in the area where the ruins of the old burned-down wallpaper factory stand. He stove was painted red ochre and the interior was covered with old wallpaper I found in the attic of the house I stayed in. You could go inside the stove and peer through the stove doors to see the Nahkialanlampi pond.
Photo 1, 2 Touko Hilasvuori