HETA OKKONEN

TUFTING

Tufting is the opposite of animating. Or not really but it frees me from it.

I had my first exhibition “SUMMER PLAY” in Turku, Finland in the summer of 2025.

My films depict the causality of memories, dreams and emotions. The pieces for SUMMER PLAY were born from these themes aswell.

I can’t knit or sew. Having a soft material to work with has been an exploration of play. Making an object instead of working digitally. These things are uplifting, haptic experience is healing.