Published at June 18, 2011
in News.
Tässä ihanan avustajamme Manda Konttisen ajatuksia edellisen Twirling World -teoksen esitysperiodin jälkeen:
Viimeisestä kerrasta esitystä jäi niin koskettunut olo. Ystäväni Aulin rinnallesi asettaman sydämen tunsi yleisö myös omalla ihollaan ja sitä seurannut liikutus puhdisti katarttisesti. Esityksesi idean, vuosituhansina kasattujen roolien painosta vapautumisen, koki sisäisesti eikä pelkästään älyllisesti oivaltavana katsojana.
Tatu on kyllä tehnyt vaikuttavan äänitaustan teokseesi. Mieleenpainuvinta oli alkupuolen ääni, joka oli ikäänkuin repeämäisillään tuleen millä hetkellä tahansa, valtava rajapinnan lataus.
Toinen kohta oli se, kun nainen laitettiin kypsymään omenoineen, se valmistumisen odotusta kuvaava ajan tikitys.
Kolmas oli lopun puhdas, painoton leijunta.
Iloitsen, että saan kuulla tämänkin vielä kerran.
Silmien kuvaksi haluan jättää selkäsi, kun hitaasti riisut naiseuteen liimattuja kerroksia. Selkäsi on niin paljon puhuva, sisäisen tilan avartumisesta, levollisuudesta, voimasta – kaikki niin sisäistynyttä. Pakahduttavaa.
Manda
I had a very inspiring week with Rebecca. Working together felt very refreshing and thought provoking and I’m grateful for that. Exactly what I’ve been missing. So thanks Rebecca!
Rebecca flew back home today suitcase full of rye bread and Hanna Partanen‘s rice pies…
I was so tired I slept all afternoon.
Johanna
Unbearable heat. Walking and talking to people. Recording. Sweating. Creating an audio walk, recording it and testing it out. Some tears. Walking, cycling and also swimming a little bit.
Great week. Inspiring. Lots of thoughts. Many possibilities.
Johanna
Rebecca created “the free relief walk” for me. I followed her instructions and took these photos as instructed.
In the toilet of the city hall:
In the toilet of the main library:
In the toilet of the Hotel Puijonsarvi:
In the toilet of Intro:
The toilet of Minna shopping mall, which I didn’t get into:
I created an audio walk for Rebecca. I really enjoyed making it although I thought a lot about death.
The weather is kind of extreme at the moment. So hot! Cycling was great but Zumba maybe too hot.
Feeling excited, inspired and somehow exhausted. And very hot.
Johanna
We set a task today to make a walk for each other. Rebecca made an autobiographical walk and I made a socially engaging participatory walk. I had a great time creating the walk in two hours, doing the audio walk Rebecca had created and doing my walk with Rebecca.
I had a really nice conversation with a chugger on the market square, talked for an hour with a woman who sells vintage Arabia porcelain and cookware, went to Merja’s shop Alli & Aino which sells Finnish design by Noolan and Lumi Accessories and we participated in the @kuopio.doc project by Anniina Aunola and Anu Rajala-Erkut.
Johanna
with FrenchMottershead!
Rebecca landed yesterday and today we started working at 10am.
We talked an walked.
We walked and talked about our work, the audience, our ideas, about walking and about maps. We went to the Kuopio tourist information and got some maps. We walked more and talked more about autobiography, participation, social engagement and tasks. We realized that we both wanted to be architects.
We had Hanna Partanen’s rice pies in the market square. I had the first strawberries of the year and a cup of coffee.
After dinner we took a walk to the beach and Rebecca swam. I got a sun burn.
Johanna
