Zostera Marinas Song of increase / Helsinki Biennial 2025
Documentation video of the performance Zostera Marinas song of Increase with soundwork. Video by Helsinki Biennial.
Zostera Marina’s song of increase is dedicated to a species of seagrass native to the Baltic Sea: common eelgrass (Zostera marina). This foundational species provides shelter to many other species, reduces erosion by binding sediments to the sea floor, and improves water quality by absorbing nutrients. Sadly, marine eutrophication has seen a decline in common eelgrass meadows. In the low-saline habitat of the Baltic Sea, common eelgrass does not spread by flowering, but mostly by sprouting from its rhizome or from stems that break away and carry fertile seeds to new areas.
In this project commissioned by Helsinki Biennial, the artists envisage a hopeful, speculative, utopian future for common eelgrass, which they imagine as blooming and thriving in the Baltic Sea. The first part of their work consists of glass flowers, sound elements and a performance staged on Vallisaari’s freshwater pond. The second part on display in HAM’s north gallery consists of a bed of aquatic plants in an aquarium, glass blooms and a soundscape. With their project, LOCUS propose an alternative, optimistic narrative in which a healed Baltic Sea is an achieved reality.
In this project commissioned by Helsinki Biennial, the artists envisage a hopeful, speculative, utopian future for common eelgrass, which they imagine as blooming and thriving in the Baltic Sea. The first part of their work consists of glass flowers, sound elements and a performance staged on Vallisaari’s freshwater pond. The second part on display in HAM’s north gallery consists of a bed of aquatic plants in an aquarium, glass blooms and a soundscape. With their project, LOCUS propose an alternative, optimistic narrative in which a healed Baltic Sea is an achieved reality.
River Sisters 2021 - ongoing
Great River Ouse in Kings Lynn
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In our ongoing project “River Sisters” which we started in 2021 we focus on ecofeminism and hydrofeminism through the Ocean Decade 2020-2030. In the performance we physically connect rivers and bodies of water through gathering and mixing water in a healing process. Our focus is on hydrofeminism and the interconnectedness of all sentient beings of this planet, whether it be animals, waterways, ocean, human or forest communities.
River Sisters peformance series: 1. Akerselva Oslo 2020 2. Akerselva Oslo & Great River Ouse Kings Lynn UK 2021 3. Great River Ouse Kings Lynn & Lille Lungegårdsvann Bergen 2022 4. Lille Lungegårdsvann Bergen & Finsevatn Finse 2022 5. Finsevatn, Finse & Seneca River, NY USA 2023 |
Gilded Trees 2017- ongoing
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In Locus gilded trees performance, the artist duo use 24 carat gold leaf to gild a living tree using honey as natural adhesive.
Locus has performed gilded trees in Oronsko (PL), Palermo (IT), Moscow (RU), Everglades (USA), Humboldt (USA), Hamar (NO), Sognsvann (NO) and Västra Ämtervik (SE). By using the traditional human medium of gilding something sacred we attempt to connect with and honor the trees and nature at large. We see our gilded tree performance series as an attempted dialog, where we try to connect with the trees and honor the trees where we interact through the historically traditional human medium of gilding something sacred. We see a shift from the anthropos/human-centered worldview and to a broader, more balanced way of living and understanding of the world. This includes honoring and nurturing all aspects of nature. |
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