The idea for the House project in Pori, Finland, came up during the construction and realisation of other installations, some years ago. Simply said it is a reverse design proces: start with order and end with chaos.
There were not many places where a project like this was possible. First of all there was the need for a clearly recognisable design and second for an object we could handle. A Finnish wooden house was exactly what was needed. The Pori Art Museum offered challenging possiblities for this plan.
A small group (Bert Bekooy, Ger C. Bout, Aletta de Jong and Marius Voogt) spent several months building models and taking them apart to find out how a project like this could be done and the idea realised. The small pictures (in the pdf file) illustrate their way of working.
With these pictures it was possible to set up a working organisation in Pori and start with the realisation of the project.
The staff of the Art Museum in Pori and members of the Nyte-group have played important roles in the preparation and realisation of the project. A house was found and transport facilities, workers and equipment were organised: the project could be done.
Wihout the support of Marketta Seppälä, Anna Teponoja and Jari-Pekka Vanhala from the Pori Art Museum this installation would not have been organised.
Without the support of Kaisu Koivisto and Marius Voogt the realisation of this installation would not have taken place. Many others were helpful and I am grateful to everyone involved for their enthusiasm and support.
Press
- Länsi Suomi, Pori, Finland, 28 August 1993
- Satakunnan Kansa, Pori, Finland, 28 August 1993
- Satakunnan Kansa, Pori, Finland, 18 August 1993
- Radio Mafia, Pori, Finland, 27 August 1993