Anne Roininen: Made in Vuosaari
A large proportion of our goods, equipment, clothes and everyday objects is imported by sea in shipping containers. Vuosaari Harbour and the sea are part of the global movement of goods.
In the courtyard of Vuotalo stands an installation mirroring the dimensions of a shipping container. Inside of it there are stacks of tiles depicting the waves of a seascape. It seems that the sea and water have become cargo - cubed into merchandise. The installation seeks to create an airy atmosphere, a sense of the sea and, on the other hand, a sense of wistfulness and sadness in a time of ecological crisis.
Additionally, assemblages created from unwanted items donated by Vuosaari residents have been placed in the library's biography sections. These objects serve as portraits of the local inhabitants. The donated items were scanned and 3D-printed to form a new unified entity.
The objects collected from Vuosaari locals are largely mass-produced good from China - items that lost their significance once their novelty wore off. Perhaps this is precisely where the crisis simmers: the world is filling up with plastic and goods that have no one values or desires. Should we and is it possible to transform our relationship towards the things we have, use and own?
Made in Vuosaari is based on Anne Roininen's ongoing series of ‘Made in’ works, which have been realised with slightly different emphases in Ylikiiminki in Oulu, and Töölö and Kruunuvuorenranta in Helsinki.You can read more about them here: https://kruunuvuorenranta.cargo.site/Anne Roininen is a sculptor whose works are often site-specific and process-based. Encounters with people are an important part of Roininen's work, and the works are often politically charged.
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