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Heidi Linsén

Disco natt i Borås, 2024 (Tufted)

Disco natt i Borås, 2024 (Tufted)

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A handmade tufted art piece featuring a dessert motif, crafted by Finnish artist Heidi Linsén.

Tufted wool and acrylic yarn

47x41x3cm

The‬‭ scary‬‭ vision‬‭ of‬‭ the‬‭ future‬‭ today‬‭ made‬‭ me‬‭ think‬‭ about‬‭ the‬‭ attitude‬‭ of‬‭ different‬‭ generations‬
‭ towards‬‭ the‬‭ future,‬‭ hope‬‭ and‬‭ change.‬


‭ In‬‭ the‬‭ 1970s,‬‭ Finland‬‭ was‬‭ undergoing‬‭ a‬‭ major‬‭ social‬‭ upheaval,‬‭ urbanization,‬‭ the‬‭ promise‬‭ of‬‭ fresh‬ suburbs,‬‭ hundreds‬‭ of‬‭ thousands‬‭ moving‬‭ to‬‭ Sweden‬‭ in‬‭ search‬‭ of‬‭ a‬‭ better‬‭ life,‬‭ increased‬‭ employment‬ of‬‭ women,‬‭ humanizing‬‭ laws‬‭ and‬‭ an‬‭ internationalizing‬‭ cuisine.‬ Koskenkorva's‬‭ sales‬‭ records‬‭ are‬‭ also‬‭ in‬‭ this‬‭ decade,‬‭ just‬‭ like‬‭ my‬‭ birth.‬ So‬‭ a‬‭ lot‬‭ of‬‭ promise.‬ In‬‭ my‬‭ mind,‬‭ I‬‭ imagine‬‭ Åsa-Ulrika,‬‭ who‬‭ has‬‭ just‬‭ moved‬‭ to‬‭ Hagalund‬‭ with‬‭ her‬‭ husband,‬‭ listening‬‭ to‬‭ the‬ radio,‬‭ leaning‬‭ on‬‭ her‬‭ hands‬‭ as‬‭ she‬‭ stares‬‭ at‬‭ the‬‭ suburban‬‭ life‬‭ through‬‭ the‬‭ folds‬‭ of‬‭ her‬‭ kappa‬ curtains,‬‭ and‬‭ hopes‬‭ that‬‭ the‬‭ canned‬‭ peach‬‭ jelly‬‭ will‬‭ come‬‭ out‬‭ of‬‭ its‬‭ pan‬‭ without‬‭ breaking‬‭ this‬‭ time,‬ sucks‬‭ the‬‭ last‬‭ smokes‬‭ from‬‭ her‬‭ cigarette‬‭ and‬‭ fixes‬‭ her‬‭ hairdo.‬


‭ On‬‭ the‬‭ other‬‭ hand,‬‭ kitchenettes‬‭ thick‬‭ of‬‭ cigarette‬‭ smoke,‬‭ heavy‬‭ knockers,‬‭ thin‬‭ bread,‬‭ living‬‭ that‬ rough‬‭ life.‬ Jelly‬‭ dishes‬‭ saved‬‭ the‬‭ meal‬‭ of‬‭ many‬‭ poor‬‭ families,‬‭ they‬‭ are‬‭ an‬‭ amazing‬‭ eye-turning‬‭ trick.‬‭ How‬‭ little‬ could‬‭ be‬‭ created‬‭ with‬‭ the‬‭ help‬‭ of‬‭ gelatin‬‭ and‬‭ mold‬‭ to‬‭ create‬‭ something‬‭ festive,‬‭ flamboyant,‬‭ and‬‭ for‬‭ a‬ moment‬‭ believe‬‭ again‬‭ that‬‭ life‬‭ will‬‭ carry.‬ It‬‭ was‬‭ this‬‭ fragile‬‭ feeling‬‭ of‬‭ happiness,‬‭ an‬‭ almost‬‭ desperate‬‭ faith‬‭ in‬‭ tomorrow‬‭ that‬‭ inspired‬‭ these‬ works.‬

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