Maarit Mustonen: Plural

Artist’s book Plural contains excerpts derived from a gathering of nine individuals, all named Maarit Mustonen. The artist, Maarit Mustonen, orchestrated this specific meeting in Helsinki in 2016. The book documents this collective experience through fragments of thoughts.

The text fragments are excerpts from interviews conducted in collaboration with linguists. In the long leporello book, the thoughts, memories and experiences of nine individuals sharing the same name converge and intermingle.

This small-sized book can be read by holding it in one’s hands or fully unfolded. On the reverse side of the text pages, a marbling pattern unfolds, capturing the trace of a lengthy and meandering movement.

The book is a continuation of Mustonen’s work, which she presented in her exhibition Kuka (Who) at the Hippolyte Studio in 2017.