Maria Rutanen

My Body's Ocean/ hydrocommons
“MY BODY’S OCEAN” is a research project exploring water and fluids that connect us to our environment. The starting point of the research is the hydrofeminist idea of ​​how we can encounter otherness within ourselves through bodies of water. The project investigates trans-corporeal relationships, inter-species connections, and specifically, the embodiment of marine mammals.​​ The research delves into the element of water, water deities, rituals, marine life, oceanic disasters, and sounds of the ocean as shared experiences, as we all come from a source of water. It examines how empathic experiences through bodily practices, memories, and imagination enable us to embody non-human beings. Through empathy, the project allows us to navigate our existence as part of an interconnected ecosystem in different ways. The research has been conducted through fluid studies by Body-Mind Centering, Astrid Niemans' hydrofeminism, and the study of West African vodou rituals and the Mami Wata religion. The project has been implemented with videos, audio and texts.
Supported by Arts Promotion Centre Finland
Residency Villa Karo Finnish-West African culture centre, Benin
2021-2022
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Due to quality of sound is recommended to use headphones while watching the videos.
moving slow#waves#wet matter#my body's ocean#spiraling#fluids# permeability#splashing around on earth#sounding whales#pulsing#

