What happens when a concrete system that represents abstract thought becomes itself an abstraction? What does a word become when the ability to emotionally connect is removed? By using a process that I have developed to plot words, I am creating the opportunity to experience a system that we use every day in a new way.

These drawings are created through the use of both Finnish and English words; the specific words are chosen through a lottery system I that I have developed and selected from stream of consciousness lists that I develop daily. I plot the letters of the words as coordinates on a graph that features letter frequencies in Finnish and English, along the x and y axis. The words are translated into line through rules that I have established that inform letter placement, a line is drawn to connect the letters in their proper word-order. Each drawing features one English word and its Finnish counterpart plotted along these parameters.


TAMPERE

Site specific works, Tampere, Finland, 2011 (left to right) Ice Cream/Jaa Kermanvarinen, Bus stop/Kuljettaaa Bussilla Seis, Meat/Liha, Pastry/Leivos, Cake/Kakku, Dessert/Jalkirvoka

HAUKIJARVI

Site specific works, Arteles Creative Center, Haukijarvi, Finland, 2011 (left to right) Window/Ikkuna, Door/Ovi ,House/Koti, Closet/Tarkka