Grey Melange

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Remember Pyjama Infinity

This flipbook of mine came out from Napa Books in 2008.

It is a small object based on a big revelation. It had to do with a pair of pyjamas and the vast. infinite. space. gasp. of. the. universe. gasp. Somewhere late eighties, early nineties.

Since I havn't got around to documenting it, here are some images other people have taken of it. Thanks for the help Elizabeth Dunker, Jenni Rope, Mieke Willems and Anna Lehtonen.

You can buy Pyjama Infinity online at Napabooks.

It is also available at other Napa Books retailers ie. all the coolest book shops around the world.

Monument for the possibility of a Simple Life

Open spotify. Search Bonnie Tyler. Sort by popularity. Listen.

Meditation imagery

Life Aquatic

Contexts

My moodboard for summer 2009 consisted of Korean babes, photobooth party picture, Wayne's world, escape fantasy imagery borrowed from Truffaut and primitive eskimo sculpture.



This is my work station in March 2010.

Happy Birthday B-galleria

"So all the artists are your friends?"
"... and you say it like it's a bad thing?"

B-galleria is a non-profit art gallery located in Turku, Finland (population 176 242). It's run by a group of young local volunteers: artists, designers, art and art history students and other people who are interested in being involved in creating happenings, art shows, music shows - instead of just whining and pining for a better, richer "cultural life". I've been involved in B activities since the second show held in February 2005 and today is the celebration of the gallery's 5th birthday.

Miércoles, originally uploaded by Suunnitelma B.

These guys in the pic are Irana Douer and Hernan Paganini, from Argentina, who put up a show in the back room of B-galleria this week as they were touring Europe and passing through Finland. I couldn't attend in person but I hope to meet them soon as they are visiting Berlin.

I've known Irana and her work through the internet since the early 2000s. Now she came all the way from Argentina and was in my home town! Maybe that's normal now, sure, but I can't help feeling amused. A bit unsettled too, to realize how I'm pleased with internetassisted globalization for bringing all these cool people into my life. My best memories of B have to do with putting up small happenings and shows with friends, like the Plastic Bag Happening last summer with Jason Rosenberg and Emily Ryan. The ability to share time and make something happen, in the privacy of your own home town, but extending towards other corners of the world via the internet. Of course running a gallery is a lot of work and the way we run it at B is often bordering on chaotic and disorganized, but I feel it's all worth it. This wave of _____ when you are turning the key to the gallery to step in. That there is this space. And we've held a show here every month for the last 5 years. It's amazing.

Some people -quite often middle aged men-, had a hard time understanding why I spent so much time with the gallery and I've had some confused and ultimately tiring conversations over the issue.

- So let me get this straight.. you don't get any money from it?

-No, I just do it because I like it.

- So like... a hobby?

- Yeah you could say it's a hobby.

- (pause) Well, I play basketball and I know why I play basketball- I play basketball because it keeps me fit. But what do you gain from having these shows, I have no idea.

Well. Sometimes it's hard to give answers for other people straight away.

I'd want to put up all the names of the cool people who I've met through B / who have helped in creating things there / driven a screw to the wall etcetera but too many to mention and forget.

So happy birthday B-family! Stay small, expand!

Magic Crystals

"Everyone dozes off when you say Mp3... we should just start calling mp3s Magic Crystals"

Karl Blau yesterday at Schokoladen.

B-home in Berlin

It's been almost a year from Grey Melange, the last B-home exhibition by me and Antti Hiljá. Tonight it's happening in Berlin!

Starting at 7 p.m. Friesenstraße 6 (nearest U-bahn stop: Gneisenausstraße)

Come around!
BYOB

Facebook event here.