Reincarnation alert - the acrobat and the next one to perform

Reincarnation alert, the acrobat and the next one to perform (2019) / Installation / single-channel sound and video, plaster, textile, silicone, synthetic fiber / 60 x 80 x 100 cm + 15 x 25 x 10 cm / current pedestal 140 x 140 x 40 cm

About / The sculpted figure of an acrobat dressed in a reflective silver jumpsuit pants and coughs, in the spotlight on a stage where her body is caught in mid-motion, at once rising and collapsing. Behind, a small creature with opening and closing eyes awaits its turn to perform. The figures oscillate between states of performing and not performing, between forms of being and not being, referencing cycles of transformation and temporal continuity.

Credits / costume: Jaana Haaksiluoto / video: Jukka Kiistala / with contributions from: Merja Heiskanen, Marja Helander, Venla Martikainen, Eeva Muilu, Joonas Pehrsson, Leonor Ruiz Dubrovin, Erika Turunen, Anni Venäläinen, Markus Åström / Photo documentation: Jukka Kiistala With the support from / Finnish Cultural Foundation, Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike), Rakennusapteekki, Kallion Sähkö

Shows / 2019 Mänttä Art Festival (FI) curated by Marja Helander / 2021 Oulu Art Museum (FI) curated by Elina Vieru / 2022 Helsinki Art Museum (FI) curated by Hanna-Reetta Schreck and Arttu Merimaa / 2022 Gallery Elverket (FI) curated by Camilla Granbacka In the collection of / Heino Art Foundation