Inspired by the checkered floor of the gallery Oksasenkatu 11, words unfold into a grid resembling the layout of puzzle magazines.
Hidden within this horizontal page are eleven catachreses—terms that describe one thing by borrowing the name of another when no more precise word exists—inviting visitors to search for them. Each expression contains a body part embedded in language, revealing a bodily presence that is often forgotten.
A short story written using the ‘exquisite corpse’ method reveals the words hidden in the floor.
Hidden in Language: 11 Body Parts
by Maarit Bau Mustonen and Laura Cemin
Vinyl text on floor (435 x 405 cm)
Risoprint (14,8 x 21 cm), edition of 200
2026
Presented as part of the group show Bones et al. at Oksasenkatu 11, Helsinki, in August 2026.
The work was supported by Finnish Cultural Fund and their Uusimaa Regional Fund.
Hidden within this horizontal page are eleven catachreses—terms that describe one thing by borrowing the name of another when no more precise word exists—inviting visitors to search for them. Each expression contains a body part embedded in language, revealing a bodily presence that is often forgotten.
A short story written using the ‘exquisite corpse’ method reveals the words hidden in the floor.
Hidden in Language: 11 Body Parts
by Maarit Bau Mustonen and Laura Cemin
Vinyl text on floor (435 x 405 cm)
Risoprint (14,8 x 21 cm), edition of 200
2026
Presented as part of the group show Bones et al. at Oksasenkatu 11, Helsinki, in August 2026.
The work was supported by Finnish Cultural Fund and their Uusimaa Regional Fund.