The single-channel video work 84.2 Years is the result of a correspondence between the artists, 8mm film shot in North Karelia, and archival material. The average life expectancy of a girl born in Finland is 84.2 years—the work focuses on the statistical midpoint of the protagonist’s life, reflecting through the concept of an oceanic feeling on themes of death, fear of death, embodiment, and intergenerationality.

Voice over: Seidi Haarla

Annu Timonen (b. 1984) and Kerttu Malinen (b. 1985) form the artist duo Annu & Kerttu. Both graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in 2018; Annu from the Academy of Fine Arts at the Uniarts Helsinki, and Kerttu from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Annu & Kerttu work with moving image, sound, and photography.