Junk-a-tron
commissioned work by Kiasma, the Finnish Museum of Contemporary Art, 2013The biggest junk that prevents us from seizing life, is the junk in our mind.
Niskala has long career not only as artist but also exact pedagog. From the end of 1990’s she has worked in public spaces with students from different backrounds investigating the tactics of participation and influencing.
Junk-a-tron was commissioned work by Kiasma, the Finnish Museum of Contemporary Art, and its School of Activism -project, where contemporary artists were helping young people to influence society through art.
In particular, in this piece the focus was on the junk of our mind, which makes it difficult to think clearly and go forward in life.
This flash mob tenderly distrubted the Helsinki center and transportation in September 2013, inserting over 50 mind trash collectors to collect all sort of trash from citizens minds, pockets and bags. More than 400 kilograms of junk was collected.
