Observatory I, Montreal, 2012 Observatory II, New York, 2013 360°, Saari Manor in Mietoinen, 2013 Observatory III, Helsinki, 2013 Observatory V, Rakvere, 2014 Observatory IV, Espoo, 2014 Observatory VII, 2015. Barfotastigen exhibition, Korppoo. Observatory III, Helsinki, 2014 Observatories Observatories are temporary structures for detailed landscape viewing.
2012-2015
Site-specific viewing platforms (wood, waste pipe, fixings)
Built site-specifically to each location, the devices encourage passers-by to look through a set of waste pipe binoculars. By showing only small fractions of the landscape, the Observatories seek to re-contextualise the mundane, positioning it amongst the other sights in the area. Through their form and arbitrary collection of sights, the viewing platforms imitate touristic strategies used to showcase historical and picturesque locations and create new reference points between the observer, their body, and the surrounding environment.
Observatories have been realised in the following locations: Korppoo (2015) Helsinki (2014), Berlin (2014), Rakvere (2014), Espoo (2014), Brooklyn (2013), Saari Manor (2013) and Montreal (2012).
Observatories