An instrument to see things that are too small for the naked eye

An instrument to see things that are too small for the naked eye (2016) / Installation / single-channel video, stainless steel, thermoplastic, light, wooden table / 13’ / 100 × 70 × 50 cm

About / A device points to a green plastic surface, a planet or a cell-culture dish, to render visible its content for the viewer. Inside the ocular lens we see living activities staging a survival scenario where humans are left with nothing but each other. The installation reflects on possible futures and the nested hierarchy of looking at them.

Credits / cinematography: Paco Bouazza / studio, light and camera equipment: Angel Films / gaffer: Aki Karppinen, Angel Films / color grading: Jouko Manninen, White Point Digital / metal work: Markku Rytkönen, Levykaksikko Oy / photo documentation: Erkki Valli-Jaakola and Kati Kunnas-Holmström – Porin taidemuseo, Jukka Kiistala With the support of / Angel Films / Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) / White Point Digital Shows / 2015 Babel Gallery (NOR) / 2015 Huuto Gallery (FI) / 2015 Pleiku Gallery (GR) / 2015 Exhibition Laboratory (FI) curated by Tintti Timonen / 2016 Haihatus (FI) curated by Pauliina Turakka Purhonen / 2017 Pori Art Museum (FI) curated by Anni Venäläinen / 2017 Norrköping Art Museum (SE) curated by Helena Scragg / 2018 Pyhäniemi Kartano (FI) curated by Riikka Latva-Somppi / 2018 Watermans Art Centre (UK) curated by Irini Papadimitriou / 2021 Borås Art Museum (SE) curated by Caroline Gustafsson / 2025 Amos Rex (FI) curated by Katariina Timonen In the collection of / Borås Konstmuseum | Borås Art Museum (MKB.4567)