Reincarnation failure

Reincarnation failure (2016) / Installation / single-channel sound and video, glass fiber, synthetic fiber / 33 × 100 × 65 cm / 4'30''

About / A character attempts to act in relation with the form it embodies, that of a dog-like hairy creature, growling and panting accordingly. Over the course of a four-minute loop, the creature undergoes a short life journey: it wakes up, barks, wonders, gets excited, fearful, puzzled, and more astute, before finally fading away, only to fade in again to do it all over.

Credits / actor: Otto Korkalo / cinematography: Jukka Kiistala / photo documentation: Anna Autio With the support of / Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) / Kone Foundation Shows / 2016 Forum Box (FI) / 2018 Showroom Berliini (GR) curated by Teemu Lehmusruusu and Pasi Rauhala / 2017 Pori Art Museum (FI) curated by Anni Venäläinen / 2017 Galleria Harmaa (FI) curated by Piia Oksanen / 2018 Watermans Art Centre (UK) curated by Irini Papadimitriou / 2019 Open Art Örebro (SE) curated by Maaretta Jaukkuri / 2021 Borås Art Museum (SE) curated by Caroline Gustafsson