Kyläkauppa / Village Shops, 1996
The village shop is like drinking water – we only understand how important clean water is once it´s gone. In Taneli Jorpelo´s opinion the little village shop will once again thumb its nose at the supermarkets. This book is shop owner Jorpelo´s story along with photos of many village shops. You can see images of […]
Mummon mökki / Grandma´s Cottage, 1995
There it is, standing at the edge of the field – small and usually red. Grandma´s herb garden, flower beds and well are in the yard; a little beyond are the outhouse and sauna. Some cottages are still occupied. Others are left empty and some are decaying. Many have been converted into summer cabins.
Huussi / Outhouses, 1994
An outhouse feels like a human. There are few buildings that can be understood at one sitting. The Acropolis is a familiar building; the outhouse is even more familiar. Even though the outhouse is small you can see far from there. Under your bare feet you can feel the well-trodden path of childhood leading to […]