My dear, the deer
White-tailed deer was given to Finnish forests in 1935 from Minnesota
It became ours
Our deer
Tamed
She is at the backyard of a house
and needs amulet-kind-of-objects to her horns to make a crown.
Audience is sewing the objects.
There are textiles from Finnish national dresses.
Thinking of identity
work and text by
Anna Rikkinen & Nelli Tanner
Tamed
2008
textiles, found objects, wood, thread, needles
300 x 150 cm x 4 cm
Dear Anna,
What a nice text and such a beautifull work… with so much space for poetry and magic. I like everything that has to do with protection and incantation.
Oh!… and I like to use this oportunity to say that I love your exhibition at Rob Koudijs.
Greetings and give a hug to Anna,
Célio