LastBorn();
Exhibited in V2, Aalto University, Helsinki
Technical support provided by Matti Niinimäki
december 2023
The theme of birth consistently appears in her dreams, serving as a symbolic announcement of the inception of a significant idea or the culmination of an enduring artistic process. LastBorn(); depicts a mechanised representation of rebirth, transformative pain and infusion of intimate materials that unfolds in every stage of the creative action. The wearable breathing sensor functions as a primordial form of communication, a conduit for information and nourishment between the creator and their creation. This soft mechanical robot undergoes inflation with each inhale and deflation with each exhale mirroring the breath of its human counterpart. Much like the synchronisation of breaths in a maternal bond, a connection is established. As the lastborn inhales, it evolves into an autonomous entity..