There is always a risk of suffocation when swallowed (2024)

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Videoinstallation

Duration 07:10

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Video on TV-screen, gym mat, gym ball, pilates ball, massage ball​

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Sound design by Pääsky Piikkilä

Voice over Isa Lumme

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The work has been presented at:

Alien Desire, Huuto gallery, Helsinki

Hang in there, Vaasa Art Hall, Vaasa

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​There is always a risk of suffocation when swallowed explores bodily autonomous functions. What happens when a process taken for granted is disrupted for a reason or another? The act of swallowing compares to various normative functions: the subject suppresses their needs and emotions until swallowing becomes impossible.

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