Following Art

A man asked me in Cambridge, where I was from. I answered London. He then asked, where I was originally from. Oh, yes I am from Finland. Sometimes I get weary to answer these questions. About this and lots more is our exhibition Follow the Fellow at Murray Edwards College in Cambridge.

Genevieve Guetemme took pictures of Fellows and Followers homes,

places with contemporary stamped on them.

 Elke Papp in her costume for the performance for the opening.

I am very happy to have my work shown in Cambridge. I am also holding private video screenings for people at my home in London. With my video pieces I am finally able to make sense of couple of last years madness. My videos are a proof of what I did I. Could I just show them next time somebody asks what do I do for living? 

traveling wife

I have been reading these two Finnish authors. Merette Mazzarellas Easter is from 1983. Anu Silfverbergs Mother-Card is published this year. Both books talk about woman´s place. While I laugh with Silfverberg, I still feel standing on the other side of the fence with her. She talks about having two carriers in the family and dividing house work. I have been going through this in my head millions of times. Discussion in Finland about house wives is not very pleasant. I feel like a slacker there while not having a proper job. Mazzarellas main characters mother is a house wife, who believes that she is needed home and is happy. The mother realises that not all of her own ambitions can come true.

I have interviewed in America women, who had a different point of view to the whole. They talk about doing these decisions together, having a common goal. They wanted to travel and husbands where relocated. I learned from them that not everything can be measured in straight forward career. There are many roads to home.