White Rabbit Fever
Finland
2020
“So that’s how it goes, anything with a beginning must have an end?” Our existence is limited or – to be more precise – is set within a time frame. Death is a primal experience and an integral part of life itself. Maija Tammi explores various approaches in relation to death and illness, through a scientific, yet poetic and abstract visual practice.
“White Rabbit Fever” is a phrase coined by the artist in reference to an imaginary disease, the archetype of a pathology. Her work is structured around two objectives: one is to reveal the decline and the ultimate disappearance of the rabbit, while the second shows the growth of immortal human cell lines that have survived or will survive the patients they have been extracted from. Maija Tammi makes time visible through the perspective of life and death.
With the support of Institut Finlandais
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About the artist
Born in 1985, Maija Tammi is a Finnish artist with a PhD in Art. Her photographs, sculptures and videos question the boundaries of disgust and fascination and of science and aesthetics. She regularly collaborates with scientists and musicians. Her work has been shown as part of group exhibitions in Berlin, Rome, London, New York and Tokyo.