Hembygdsfönster at Lenholm opens a window towards past time memories

Hembygdsfönster/Kotiseutuikkuna/Districtwindow

A project by Twotoo-Kaksinainen

May to June 2015

Spent the whole Friday morning as Twotoo-Kaksinainen(Arja Maarit Puhakka +Susanne Montag-Wärnå) with Maarit and Mika Kottonen in Lenholm Naturstigen, carrying a Hembygdsfönster/ Kotiseutuikkunen/ Districtwindow to its place, listening to birds, drinking tea, talking with Mika and Maarit and looking through the window onto ....yes, onto 10 years of Paraisten life. Thanks to this window frame many many memories of my first years living in Finland/ Pargas/ Lofsdal area were arising, as if a photo memory book was put to the table and opened up. By taking over Mika*s perspective, I discovered one layer of my own perspective, I recovered, because it had been lost under many layers of new life perspectives. Such a shaking situation. And a gift. To be taken to a place and recovering myself, through communication with the place and the people on place.
Yesterday I realized the fact, that I start to get to know more about Pargas Stad (historical facts and life stories combined) than I know from my own hometown Buesum /Germany. So I start thinking to do Districtwindow/ Heimatfenster one day in my own homevillage. Coming back to homeperspectives, linking them to here and now. Integration process. Thanks also to Björn and Sinikka Rantala for looking through their windows onto some time ago.
No photos here. All performance process and performance timeline until now will be edited and documented also on www.facebook.com/twotookaksinainen.
These words stand for my experience I had during the last weeks of performing this communal and communicative project. It is putting clear prints on my being here. Hembygdsfönster/ Kotiseutuikkuna/ Districtwindow . To see with your eyes.

Susanne Montag-Wärnå

As a wonderful coincidence we received an email on the same morning we were about to install the window at Lenholm.

Anne Lassfolk wrote the following to us:

"Suosikkipaikkoja voisi nimetä useita, eri mielialojen mukaan, mutta yksi kuitenkin on ylitse muiden minulle ja se on taianomainen Lenholmen.

Mietin minne laudanpätkän sijoittaisin mielessäni kaksi vaihtoehtoa; joko saaristotieltä luonnonpuiston suuntaan avautuva luonnontilainen tammimetsikkö niittyineen ja se ihana ilman ja avaruuden tuntu, vaiko tuo suuren suuri maahan vaipunut ikitammi siellä luonnonsuojelualueella, jonka näkeminen mykistää ja täyttää mielen ihailulla - luontoa kohtaan. Lenholmen on paikka missä sielu ja mieli lepää ja missä tulee onnellinen olo.

Terveisin

Anne Lassfolk"

It was a pleasure to read this message just at the moment we prepared to see through Mika Kottonens Kotiseutuikkuna at Lenholm. On place we read Annes email loud out, while birds were singing in the background and it certainly resonated in all three of us .

We are thinking to arrange a meeting of Anne and Mika there at Lenholm, to have a piknik or a view through the window. Certainly other participants will be welcome.
In case this event becomes true, we will publish the date in time.

So until then, feel welcome to go out and look through....