Together with sound artist Juhani Liimatainen, we create a scenery of everyday and mythological birds, like sparrow, great tit, starling, pigeon, seagull, swan, eagle owl, raven, loon, cuckoo, phoenix, and Tux penguin. Jussi plays synthesizers, me my voice, and we talk a bit, too. And we dress in feathers. The concert lasts 30-40 minutes.

The concerts: Kone Foundation’s Saari Residency, 05/18; New Performance Turku, 09/18; Lavaklubi, Helsinki,  01/19; Kontula Electronic, 05/19; Mad House Helsinki, 06/19; Kiilan Äänipäivät, 06/19; Volter Kilpi Kustavissa -kirjallisuusviikko, 07/19; Puistofilosofia, Ikaalinen, 07/19; Savonlinna International Nature Film Festival, 08/19.

Kind of a side joint to the Bird Concert, we accompanied Amongst the wild birds, a silent movie from 1927, at the Festival for Finnish Film, in Turku, September, 2020.

Photo: Esa Kapila / Kone Foundation