New moon over the Old City of Stockholm, for the first time visible in this month of Ramadan. It’s Tuesday, March 12th, and I’m leaving with the overnight ferry to Finland – heading to the city of Oulu/Uleåborg. Praxis of Social Imaginaries

In Åbo/Turku, Frank Berger meets me for the eight hours’ train ride due North. Among the things I’ve brought for the occasion, there’s a puzzle crafted from the Waterman version of a ‘butterfly map’. Having worked for some time with printed variations of the butterfly, I felt an urge to break  up that fixed form; and so, I painted the map on separate pieces of board, thinking that it would be interesting to see how people chose to combine them. Well, Frank doesn’t leave me disappointed…

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A musician’s hands, and an open mind, at work; photos HHW.

…as he carefully plots out a number of unknown continents, crowned by a white Terra Incognita.

In the afternoon, we finally arrive in Uleåborg/Oulu – a city of islands and bridges, situated where Oulujoki river meets the Baltic. Here, the Praxis group is gathering for yet another symposium. More to follow!