ALIEN INVADERS

The project was triggered by an observation: some geese on the Harakka island had started using plastic filaments in the construction of their nests. Birds adapt to urban marine environments and tend to appropriate anthropogenic materials for their own purposes.The work sets out to revisit the story of avian evolution by elaborating on the imaginary potential of new hybrid bird species, genetically programmed to thrive on plastic detritus.
The installation consists of 9 nest-sculptures put together of plastic waste drifted ashore with photographs of the nests placed in the natural habitat of the island. A part still in progress will deal with decoy birdcall music played with instruments fabricated of plastic waste, including a sound piece prepared in collaboration with the sound artist and composer Tytti Arola.