Closing Borders

Closing Borders

If you demand Europe’s borders to be closed, you are not following your time. Our borders have already been closed, with concertina wire that tears both flesh and clothes. The Iron Curtain of the Cold War was a toy compared to the present border fences of Europe

Closing Borders - Riiko Sakkinen
Closing Borders
(2017)
Installation view Serlachius Museums, Mänttä, Finland
Closing Borders
(2017)
Installation view Serlachius Museums, Mänttä, Finland
Closing Borders - Riiko Sakkinen
Closing Borders
(2017)
Installation view Serlachius Museums, Mänttä, Finland
Closing Borders
(2017)
Installation view Serlachius Museums, Mänttä, Finland
African All Star - Riiko Sakkinen
African All Star
(2017)
Mixed media on paper,
172
121
African All Star
(2017)
Mixed media on paper,
172
121
Your 5th World Toilet Cleaner - Riiko Sakkinen
Your 5th World Toilet Cleaner
(2017)
Mixed media on paper,
172
121
Your 5th World Toilet Cleaner
(2017)
Mixed media on paper,
172
121
Gurugu Mountain - Riiko Sakkinen
Gurugu Mountain
(2017)
Mixed media on paper,
121
172
Gurugu Mountain
(2017)
Mixed media on paper,
121
172
Chorizo Gun - Riiko Sakkinen
Chorizo Gun
(2017)
Mixed media on paper,
121
172
Chorizo Gun
(2017)
Mixed media on paper,
121
172
This Is Not a Life Saving Device - Riiko Sakkinen
This Is Not a Life Saving Device
(2016)
Children’s bathing toys from Lesbos,
210 × 180 × 12 cm
This Is Not a Life Saving Device
(2016)
Children’s bathing toys from Lesbos,
210 × 180 × 12 cm
Frontexture - Riiko Sakkinen
Frontexture
(2017)
Enamel on concertina wire,
∅ 15 × 0,3 cm
Frontexture
(2017)
Enamel on concertina wire,
∅ 15 × 0,3 cm
European Hospitality Rating - Riiko Sakkinen
European Hospitality Rating
(2016)
Acrylic on European Union flag,
151 × 242 cm
European Hospitality Rating
(2016)
Acrylic on European Union flag,
151 × 242 cm
Europa Sneakers - Riiko Sakkinen
Europa Sneakers
(2017)
Shoes and LED shoelaces,
670 × 165 × 30 cm
Europa Sneakers
(2017)
Shoes and LED shoelaces,
670 × 165 × 30 cm