Agreement

Harakka island, Helsinki
26.- 31.05.2026

In August 2017, I signed an agreement that expired on May 31, 2026. What once belonged to Sweden, Russia and the Finnish army was on loan to me from the Helsinki City. I had the right to open the door and close it.

The barnacle geese return every spring and erect invisible walls. They ask for no permission, they just take possession, they fight. The only signature, then, is a body leaning against the border, a position.

As my contract has expired, my right to the door has ceased, but I can still position myself on the cliffs and by the water’s edge, place my limbs against things, breathe in and receive the coolness, the moisture, and the warmth.

500 years ago, this island may have belonged to no one.