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Pekka & Teija Isorättyä

We were born as neighbors in a small town called Tornio, in the Lapland of Finland.  We have played together since we were four years old.  We studied Art and Art Education at Aalto University, in Helsinki.  In 2006 we were married and ran away with the Mexican gypsy-punk band Polka Madre. Since then we have worked on the contemporary art field with sculptures, kinetic art, music and performances.

In our art we research tricks in which to create human movement in interpretive and conceptual ways.  Examples include our walking grandmother robots (Invalid Robots), pork skin marionette dancers (Chicharronas), and the skeleton army (Maquina de Huesos).  We have worked with bones; pork skin; fiberglass; projections; videos; wood; lace; car parts; motors; switchers; cranks; strings; bicyckle wheels, etc..  For us material has a great importance in carrying the message of the art piece and reflecting the relationship between the real and unreal.  In addition to this, the constant opportunity to learn new techniques gives us the possibility for perspective thinking.  

  There is also a certain humor in our art and it is easy to approach; this has given us many new friends. Sometimes our work spaces have begun to resemble forums in which distinct people gather.  We try to capture people interaction with our current project by inviting them to participate someway in the creation process and Organize the dynamics between interaction and action. A successful art piece for us is an adventurous journey.