Liang Han-Yun

väliin / in between

2013 September 6
Helsinki


Leaving home at 6:29:36 am, I start my journey carrying the chair to the bay around Toukolan rantapuisto. On my way to Vuosaari metro station, I took this photo as placing the chair in the park. It was a bit cold, since the sun was not rising high at the time and the fog was still settling upon the grass. Surrounding by the grass and mist, a sense of being protected by the nature soothes me. Also, by taking a portrait of the chair, somehow I realize a bit more about myself, of why being here and how I perceived myself.



In between the nature and me, human being;
the outer world and the inner voice;
last journey and the following one…



It is 8:02:47 now, and the sun is fully hanging in the sky, but the beautiful fish scale like cloud hides the sun. The mist also sits on the water, as if a soft prologue telling the story of this journey. My journey of carrying the chair pauses and begins the journey of the chairs’.




This chair is the very object to me at this point, as a bridge to connect to the world and the core of my being. Yet at the same time, when bringing it into a public space, it also invites people to have a seat, to have a moment of relaxation.

The notion of putting the chair in the water is to wish us to take something, anything a bit out of ourselves, and walk into the place where we are familiar with, but somehow we forgot about it. The sense of stepping on the rocks, the sound, feeling the coldness of the water, the warm sunshine, seeing the reflection of the sky and the trees and small island in the front, the ripple, the people passing by, and the serenity and harmony within the whole.



08:08:27 am




10:20:21 am



10:21:28 am



It’s nice to have a seat, to have a rest after travelling for a while. Words cannot describe how grateful and happy I am after this 5 days journey with my lovely classmates and professor.

Thank you.

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Epilogue


Something about this chair

To be in a totally different culture gives me a chance to learn how I perceived the world before and to test my belief of what human beings are. I met an issue with my roommate when moving in, which is not much related to the culture shocking but more about the humanity. It turns out to be my neighbor family, Amal, who’s happened to be an Aalto, Environmental Art student, saved me back then. I am very fortunate.

I got a dressing table and a chair from my warm neighbor just on this Tuesday, 3 September when I got home after the two days biking and visiting nature, this chair means a lot to me.

It is nice to take a seat, to just have a rest from the busy outside world and to open and welcome our senses to feel, and to listen the inner self as well.

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