“2nd of May/2. Mai” Installation, wood, lamp, polyurethane, balloons, street stones, paint, plaster, pvc, 2023, size variable

“2. May” is a installation of preserved ritual objects from past days celebration, disobedience and postponed revolutions. The artwork studies the vocal history and “war stories” of mayday resistance and its imagery in relation to objects that are part of mayday, both in Finland and in Antti Pussinen’s native Finland.

Has the historical day of political and social resistance and its symbols become a visual and philosophical token for social media posts? Or is the act of resistance a ritual that is re-enacted yearly, to take part in the mythical tradition of street stones and smoke torches? 

The need to challenge the dominant narratives of unfair and gentrifying development in urban and social space is as great as ever. Are the methods of past still relevant in doing this?

The artwork in the gallery space develops and changes during the exhibition, as parts of it would be hung to dry and be preserved. 

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