16/04/2026
Cobots and Nectar. A photographic series exploring the interplay of pattern, interlocking forms, the endless, the body, movement, and costume.
Featuring Emilia Jansson and Hilda Purhonen as “cobots” — companion robots and mechanical bodies — the work unfolds as a ritualistic act within a continuous flow of transformation and collaboration.
The scenography consists of black-and-white patterned textiles enveloping walls and floors. Graphic symbols — The Shape of Sound, developed in collaboration with Jaakko Suomalainen — reappear across choreography, body painting, and styling, creating a visual language that moves between surface and body.
The process was developed in close collaboration with photographer Joonas Sdiri.
The series functions as a poetic prologue to a forthcoming video work, opening an interdisciplinary exploration across text, costume, performance, and sound.
Thank You:
Graphic designer — Jaakko Suomalainen /
Photographer — Joonas Sdiri
Touch Up — Panu Teräs
Photoassistant — Maisa Vehkakoski
Cobots — Emilia Jansson and Hilda Purhonen
Lighting equipment — Viirus
