VIDEO HANDBOOK

AND GREEN HOUSE EXHIBITION

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In Green Matters Mia Makela approaches eutrophication of the Baltic Sea from a new angle. She experiments with green macro algae and explores their possible use with traditional rug-making. In the process Makela engages with an eclectic set of knowledge, ranging from ancient rug-making technics to phycology and environmental politics. The work becomes an effort to help the dying sea.

Makela spent 1,5 years in the research and production of the project, including a residence at the Archipelago Research Institute at Seili island, where she had access to marine biologists´ labs and field trips on the sea.

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The GM - exhibition consisted of the algae experiments, herbariums, photos and the video handbook, installed inside a green house at the botanic garden of the University of Turku  at TURKU2011-Cultural Capital of Europe event.

Commissioned by Capsula for Curated Expeditions to the Baltic Sea.

As a follow-up Makela directed Algalab, a workshop on algae gathering and rug making at Tenerife Design Festival in 2011.

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