Aging Practice - Anniversary

Performance: Aging Practice - Anniversary by Tuuli Malla 3rd December 7 pm Duration: 30 min The performance takes place near the fountain Tuuli Malla dances in the library, inspired by her 99-year-old grandmother. Malla practices movements and presence, which she has observed in the body and gaze of her elderly relative. Both the artist and her grandmother live in Länsi-Pasila and are fond of literature. Malla tells: “I am observing the gestures of my grandmother, how she moves her fingers, wrists. I have started to feel how such a body could take space within me. Sometimes spark of excitement in the eyes, looking at a moving cloud, diving into a page of a book, fragile grip. Sometimes leaning on the past, childhood memories from almost a hundred years ago, getting lost for a moment. Time and space dissolve. With my hands I am feeling remembering, forgetting and slightly losing my way. I tell stories with a moving mouth without words. I search for body language stemming from aging and explore new patterns brought by a long life. Through the dance I want to show respect for my grandmother and aging.” The performance is a third part of Aging Practice performance series. The previous parts have taken place in public spaces in Itä-Pasila and at Tiilitehdas in Jokela. In addition to their grandmother, Malla would like to thank a dear colleague, performance artist Inari Virmakoski for being an example in the beauty of aging. About the artist Tuuli Malla works with sound art and performances, which start from listening and paying attention to phenomena around oneself. Malla enjoys creating art works especially for spaces outside traditional art venues. Most often Malla works in collaboration with others but Aging Practice is a solo performance. Malla has brought together working groups that have presented works for example in Kunsthalle Helsinki and at ARToulu Art Area, in recent years. This event is part of the programme for Pasila Library's 40th anniversary (helmet.finna.fi ↗).