Artists talk about their work The Flow of Time

*The work Flow of Time will be completed in August 2026 at the Sanginsuu boat launch site on the banks of the Oulujoki River. Photo Satu Pietilä.*

Kati Leinonen and Tuomas Mujunen

Our work Flow of Time reflects on the memory of a place and the memories associated with the place. Does a place exist without memories? Does the place remember its passers-by?

Before the bridge, there was a ferry and a carpet pier on the site of the artwork. It was a river crossing, but it was also a place for washing carpets, swimming and fishing. The place was a meeting place, which is what we want it to become again with the work.

The work contains twelve natural stones that form a meeting place and an auditorium for the river. The stones invite you to stop, reminisce and reflect on the flow of time. The ever-flowing ancient water creates a contrast to the seat stones shaped by the Ice Age.

The twelve words in the stones form fragments that mirror the themes of the work – time and memory.

FLOW OF TIME, Kati Leinonen & Tuomas Mujunen, environmental art, natural stones, text (2026).