SuomiSongs about Money and Debt, Communism and Solidarity
Songs about Money and Debt, Communism and Solidarity (working title) is a lecture performance inspired by anthropologist David Graeber’s book Debt. The First 5,000 Years. About the origin of money and debt – debt slavery, slave labor, debts as the creator of a network of relationships – but also about hierarchy, equality and inequality, communities,… Read more
OBLIVIA: DREAMING TURTLES
Since 2024, Oblivia has been working with and on ideas, visions and concepts of the Anthropocene, developing experimental music theatre productions within the frame of their Turn Turtle Turn cycle. 2026 will see the final production of the Turn Turtle Turn works with the new piece Dreaming Turtles, in which four performers will become just… Read more
OBLIVIA: REALITY BANG
Reality Bang continues Oblivia’s Turn Turtle Turn series. The performance weaves music, text, and movement into a sharp, minimalist performance that reflects on the “big bang of reality” – the moment society begins to truly feel the consequences of human-made climate change. The performance dives into this very moment, here and now. Performers: Timo Fredriksson,… Read more
Tree Concert
After the Mustarinda residency in December 2024, the Tree Concert became a performance with electronic and human sound and moving images of trees. I use my own human voice, Jussi plays synthesizers, and together we have filmed video clips from which I have compiled the tree video. Because we are Finnish, the winter part of… Read more
Animal beings
Animal beings (AB) is a performance that takes the shape of a guided tour. AB gives the human animal the opportunity to imagine and place itself in the lives of other animals and shows how interconnected all the lives on this planet are. In AB I play and wonder the world. My instruments are my… Read more
Firehead
Many have known it for ages, and some have even dared to admit the fact. Only now it has become mainstream but still there are people who refuse to accept it, while some pocket all the money there is to be made with it. Namely, if we burn all the fossil fuels there is in… Read more
Vocal Portraits
I have performed vocal portraits in various contexts since 1998. Basic situation has remained almost the same; a person sits on the chair and says his/her/their name, I cover his/her/their eyes and voice the portrait, using the phonemes of his/her/their name. The concept ‘portrait’ is a bit mis-leading. I don’t describe the person on my… Read more
