He would come to my housetop
in the shape of a crow now and then
Exhibited in Villa Lill Kallvik, Helsinki
Exhibited in Oksasenkatu 11, Helsinki
Curated by Mana Tashakorinia
Music and sound design by Markus Škraba and Celeste Sanja
Camera management and technical support provided by Jure Sulič
may 2024
Video installation of a filmed performance, projection on mask"He would come to my balcony every morning, leaving traces in the soil, leaving offerings from the shadows beneath the plants. I would know his voice at the first hearing of it and would go forth to him." While we usually cannot recognize individual crows, they possess a gift for remembering human faces and the rituals performed while wearing them. This installation explores the intimate relationship between humans and crows through the ceremonial practice of offering gifts. The video performance features the protagonist mirroring the crow's rite of gifting objects, attempting to reframe the often cruel scientific studies on crows, which have frequently been conducted under the guise of masks. Scattered objects, offered to the crow, intertwined with poetry recited in the background, embody fragments of ancient human connections with nature through mystical rituals aimed at divining the future in times of uncertainty.