Tenderness = washing = a man’s way = caring is an installation in three parts. The themes are washing, affection, and rest.
In the gallery premises there is a plywood shed that serves as a treatment room and a place of rest. The artist offers energy treatment to the public, and he will live, rest and work in the shed during the exhibition.
In the back room there is a video work in five parts, “the Body Wash”. Five videos run nonstop on small screens, and they all feature a man washing a man in the sauna. It is about affection, confidence as well as touching another person and being touched by them.
Additionally, there will be textiles on the gallery walls. They are
embroidered with my feelings in the beginning, duration, and end of a love affair.
I’d like the drawings, texts, and experiences created during the exhibition to eventually form an entity.
Reima Hirvonen
tel. +358 40 8209648
reimahirvonen (at) luukku.com
