© Filippo Zambon
Nurture
WAUHAUS x TTK
Nurture is a one-on-one performance that makes space for tenderness and vulnerability. It investigates the politics of care, gender and coexistence through the acts of caregiving and breastfeeding. Nurture questions social norms, softens body expectations, and calls viewers to perceive connections of a wider coexistence. It invites us to examine interactions between living things.
Nurture was originally produced by Reality Research Center and first premiered at ANTI Festival in Kuopio 2020.
Working group
General info
Nurture will be part of In Search of the Present (Nykyaikaa etsimässä) exhibition at the Espoo Museum of Modern Art (EMMA) held between 14.3.2026 – 7.2.2027. Once a month during the exhibition, there will be a performance of Nurture for one participant at a time, held in front of an audience. The Nurture performance space will be open during the whole exhibition.
Viewing the performance is open to all museum visitors and is included in the admission ticket.
Experiencing Nurture requires booking beforehand. The performance dates and information for participation will be announced in January.
Concept, Performance, Perfomer: Samuli Laine (WAUHAUS)
Rug design: Samuli Laine
Rug weaving: Aliisa Talja, Laura Jantunen, Samuli Laine
Soundscape: Jussi Matikainen (WAUHAUS)
Mentoring: Jarkko Partanen (WAUHAUS), Jussi Matikainen (WAUHAUS)
Photos: Filippo Zambon
Production: Reality Research Center, Samuli Laine, WAUHAUS
Supported by: Finnish Cultural Foundation