'Video of the performance piece in collaboration between artists Raisa Raekallio and Misha del Val, presented in Sirkka, Lapland, Finland, on 11th September 2015. "So how do you do in Finland? Well it depends when you are asking" is a piece in 6 acts dealing with the tides of identity and culture, in an scramble of current affairs and personal experiences.
Act1 – Introductions: M holds a chorizo. R holds the horns of an elk.
Act2 – Please Be Tolerant: M sits in front of the chorizo and says to it in Finnish "I am tolerant, you are tolerant, he/she is..." R with the elk's horns emulates the movements of a bull.
Act3 – The Song: M sings a Basque song and R sings a Lappish song at the same time.
Act4 – Multicultural Multinational: M and R sit together. They eat pizza and drink beer from major brands.
Act5 – Papers: M buries his passport. R tapes her passport to her face.
Act6 – Opening Doors: M and R take turns in opening the front door of two near-by buildings.'
Also in youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dicWh-DT_Xg&t=89s
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