Vappu Jalonen

AU: Luku 1 / AU: Chapter 1

Audio work, 2021, Mad House Helsinki

Duration: 00:14:40
The work is in Finnish. English translation of the text of the work
The text of the work in Finnish
The work contains descriptions of an illness and its symptoms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inside the apartment is a body that fits it, inside the apartment is an alternate universe. Outside the apartment, people are preparing for the rising sea levels, 200 meters from the apartment there's a well-being centre. Water's gushing from the tap, the floor is hot underneath the occupant's feet, the white noise in the apartment never falls silent.

AU: Chapter 1 is a text-based audio work about the norms of living, weakness and fantasy. The work is the first chapter of a loose series of works that take place in different contexts and take different shapes.

 

Text, voice: Vappu Jalonen
Sound design: Ilja Pippa
Artistic consultation: Elis Hannikainen
Translation: Johanna Koskinen
Language advice: Katie Lenanton
Support: Arts Promotion Centre Finland
In co-operation with: Mad House Helsinki
Video trailer: Vappu Jalonen and Elis Hannikainen
Trailer text descriptions on Vimeo