soap wi-fi stilts | 2.–25.8.2019

Opening on Thursday 1 August at 6–8pm
Welcome!

Will we use stilts made out of aluminium in the future, for our shoes not to get wet? Eat from shared plates. Borrow a glass of water from the person who monitors the weather. Is it necessary to produce new things for an exhibition? A pianist’s salt soap. There’s a blanket that warms up the land. An unconscious person was lying on the floor at a supermarket as shopping carts went steadily by. A ribbon in front of a painting separates the valuable from the worthless. I’ll leave my phone here. One of this town’s Airbnb flats is empty. Does anyone notice the absence of objects?

The exhibition at Titanik consists of borrowed objects and personal belongings of Tatu Gustafsson, who has convened the exhibition. The objects perform as works of art for varying time periods, and return to their everyday uses once the loan time has passed.

Objects at the exhibition are on loan from a magician, a supemarket, a futurologist, an insomniac and a museum, among others. A very special thank you to everyone who have leant objects for the exhibition!

The exhibition has been supported by The Arts Promotion Centre Finland, and Tatu Gustafsson’s work has been supported by The Finnish Cultural Foundation.