ACORN HUNT
ACORN HUNT
a strip is left between the lake and the accommodation facilities
the crunch of the undershrub is heard underfoot
constantly something disintegrates
but the twinflowers should not be scrunched
constantly almost seeing a loon
thank you for enabling me to enjoy the uttermost peace of this place
it is well and truly peaceful here
regrettably the cuckoo of the cuckoo clock has started to transform
previously it used to be meticulously executed
slowly it has started to lose its details
it seems like its overall form is transforming too, perhaps towards something like a bird’s egg it makes no sound as it shows itself on the hour
it somehow dwindles
it becomes an abstraction
I must stay up tomorrow night
people, who call a white dog Snow
people, who get a white cat and say The most fitting name would be Snow
people, who lift up a white rabbit and say A fitting name would be Snow
people, who go to the shop and buy eight metres of white fabric
other people, who think they know what will become of the fabric
people, who say This green bird I will call Snow
the green bird, who is soundless today
a white cockatoo, which vandalises an ugly railing and imitates a laugh
people, who have white leftover furniture paint
people, who won’t bother to get rid of it but will rather paint a bit more
people, who get a white chicken and say You would think that a white chicken called Snow would lay white eggs, but instead it lays pink ones, come and see for yourselves
people, whose red-eyed guinea pig will be called Snow the Ruby-Eyed
people, who say This brown horse I will call Snow, because it is a silent one
people, who seize the chance when it’s zero degrees and push around a creaking ball, which eventually is peppered with gravel
snow, which someone has shaped into caves during the night
people, who enter those caves
a person, who exits the cave on the edge of the field and shouts to the crowd SNOOOW a person, who pretends to be talking on their phone if Snow turns around
people, who point at two white rabbits and say These are called Frost and Thaw quite funny!
people, who listen to white noise in the evenings to calm down after everything
a person, who says at the party I have always wanted to be a falcon
another person, who answers So have I!
Original Finnish text by Eeva Turunen, English language translation by Matias Loikala
Forum box gallery
Helsinki, Finland
5.1.-28.1.2024
Documentation by Santeri Kuisma
Text by Eeva Turunen
English translation by Matias Loikala