I created the visual identity and the exhibition architecture for the exhibition At the Mercy of Water (Veden varassa) at Helinä Rautavaara ethnographical museum in Espoo. I also curated the photo selection for the exhibition.

The exhibition enlightens how the climate change is affecting the people who’s life is depending on the water cycle. Tropical cyclones, unpredictable monsoon rains and rising sea level – those are among the consequenses of the climate change people are facing in they daily life. These phenomens are specially affecting the lives of hunter-gatherer communities relying on nature’s resources and people living in coastal areas. Photographer Vargha Bahagir’s beautiful images are the core of the exhibition, showing the lifestyle of two nomad people, the Bajaus living in the sea areas of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, and the Raute on the slopes of Nepal. The water related objects from the museum’s collection picture the importance of water for cultures around the world.

Client: Helinä Rautavaara Museum
Year: 2020