By Tessa Bunney on 20 March 2010
As Finland comes out of its long dark winter towards spring, the sunshine has put everyone in a good mood and I’ve had no problem in finding people willing to be photographed doing their chosen activity on the frozen lakes.
I’m steadily working my way around the ice swimming holes in and around Jyväskylä and with uncannily good luck have found people swimming at all of them and willing to be photographed. I’ve been shooting on film so photos will have to follow later as nowhere here processes 120 film – I haven’t met a single photographer here who uses…
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By Tessa Bunney on 14 March 2010
Thursday 11 March
I’m in the flat. There’s no television on. There’s no happy 4 year old child. There’s no internet. I can hear traffic and its raining. I’ve started knitting some socks but I’m thinking about the residency at the same time.
It’s taken us almost two days to get here with an overnight in Helsinki. It’s cold but not as cold as I expected and its started to rain. There are big piles of dirty snow everywhere.
I wanted to get off the train all the time to take pictures.
I’m here with Debby who is also part…
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By Tessa Bunney on 9 March 2010
Between 10 and 24 March, I will be undertaking the first part of Connections North, International Residency Exchange Project in Jyväskylä, Central Finland organised by Art Connections and funded by Arts Council England.
Situated in Finland’s lake district, I will be based at the Jyväskylä Printmaking Centre and working on a project exploring the landscape and leisure activities of the frozen lakes. Although this could all change once I am there! I will then return to Jyväskylä to complete the residency in late May.
The other artists taking part in the project are Debby Moxon (jeweller), Sally Greaves-Lord (textile artist)…
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