134 drawings (October 2008)
I believe that the self, or I, is a collective phenomenon. Whenever I meet a person a fragment of me is transmitted into him or her, and vice versa. In an interactive situation such as a conversation between two people, the so called selves intertwine through a bidirectional process of perception. [...]
A Movie About Me (”Elokuva minusta”)
Digital Video
Duration 20:39
2007
For a long time I had planned to make a self portrait with video. The piece was composed of short documentary shots of monologues by people who have played an important role in my life. My face or voice is never present on the film; in fact, I [...]
Wuola: ”Wuola”
Audio cd, download
Duration 25:51
In December 2007 I composed and recorded an album with the idea of a musical self-portrait. My last name, Wuolio, is an archaic Finnish word for a stream or river. In every place I have lived, there has been at least a small stream nearby. I decided to audialize my personal [...]
