Leena Vainio, Migrants, 2023

During the residency in September, Vainio worked on a new project for her exhibition, which deals with people who once moved to Rauma as migrants. Like for many people in Rauma, the experiences of the war and the evacuees are also linked to her own family. 
 
Residency: September

During the residency Vainio started working on a new project by interviewing, collecting material and sketching. The exhibition that will be shown later deals with people who once moved to Rauma as migrants. Like for many people in Rauma, the experiences of the war and the evacuees are also related to her own family. Because of the war in Ukraine, the topic has become a current issue. 

For the exhibition, Vainio makes installations, paintings and e.g. portraits of people who came to Rauma as migrants during the war. She is especially interested in people who worked at the Ammus Sytytin Oy factory. The factory employed many immigrants, such as her father's family who came to Rauma as an evacuee in the early 1940s. 

The project will also include an installation made of plant fibers (linen and hemp), which is related to the products manufactured by the factory, and a video work. 

The project will also include an installation made of plant fibers (linen and hemp), which is related to the products manufactured by the factory, and a video work.