Entresse library. Our day started with a tour of the extremely colorful Entresse library (though I was unable to join due to an extreme case of sleeping in).
Camouflage. The white park benches were clever to hide under the snow.
Beheaded dancer. Headless characters are littered around Espoo center.
Navigation. To avoid getting lost, one must stop and look around from time to time.
Riverside sauna. We ran across a beautifully placed old sauna into which these two gentlemen peered with great interest.
Straw bunny. The local fauna has adapted to human occupation.
"Good everyday life". A bread line was basking in the sunlight.
Take the stairs day. We found a few of these out of order elevators near the railway station.
Mystery picture of the week! What may this beeeeeee (in an eerie voice)?
Lords of the city. We got as high as we could in Espoo, on top of a two storey parking lot.
Flags. Yes, flags.
Beer stop. Before...
... and after.
It's all fun and games. The look on this man's face was rather disheartening as he was playing on a casino machine.
Explanations galore. We described our aspirations about our prospective installations to which Andy answered...
... with a smile. Especially to the one where one would place projectors next to the railways' power lines.
Curious architecture. I found it funny that one would create a crumbling looking wall from the get go.
About as ancient as it gets (in Finland). This lovely church was the final destination of the day.
Details, details. Very lovely ones, at that.
Stained glass panel window. Every church has to have one.
A freelancing organist Sanna Mansikkaniemi. Well she does other stuff, too. Like art and such.
An inside view of the church organ. This was simply something extraordinary. The complexity of the organ surprised everyone.
Incredible craftmanship.
Have a go. We were actually allowed to play ourselves, which was awesome. Unfortunately none of us was really a pro with keyboards so we had to settle for an excerpt from the Super Mario Brothers (which was quite enjoyable, might I add).
Taming the beast. Mansikkaniemi showed us how it's done and played some traditional and contemporary tunes with the massive instrument.
Could this be it? I'm considering building a small wall into the heart of Espoo and this might be a sweet spot for such an endeavour.
Stay vigilant,
- Kaarlo Kajalainen
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