Minna Kantonen
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Line of Height- Between 2002 and 2005 I visited several offices and work spaces asking the workers to form a Line of Height. Arranging office workers by a line of height was my attempt to capture the strange play between institution such as the office and individuals.


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Adopt a Tree for a Week- In 2002 I reconstructed a tree from a bark of a birch, which I had cut down in Finland. I then invited a variety of friends and strangers to adopt the tree trunk for duration of one week. To commemorate their participation the subjects received a certificate and posed for a portrait. 

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Arboriculture- There used to be a forest island next to my childhood house. From the outside it looked like a dense forest however inside there were no trees, just silence.

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Happy Ever After- in 2000, I got married to a cardboard husband. This was followed by a honeymoon in Florida. Some time after our family extended with a daughter. This is our family album, including snaps from our honeymoon and a family holiday to Center Parcs.


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Triumph of Nature- in 2008 I was commissioned by Getty Images. Inspired by various Guerrilla Gardening initiatives, I planted perennials in public spaces for the project, the act of which I photographed. A small triumph of nature over the urban sprawl.



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A Tree Dedicated- In 2001 I dedicated a tree for myself, for which I received a certificate and a map with the location. I then visited the tree with offerings to the tree. In 2012 the tree and I celebrated a 11 year anniversary, repeating the ritual of the first visit.
  • Home
  • Urban Vistas
  • Kaino
  • Line of Height
  • A Small Book of Trees
  • Project Archive
    • Adopt a Tree for a Week
    • Happy Ever After
    • Triumph of Nature
    • A Tree Dedicated >
      • Arboriculture
  • About
  • Contact
  • Essays/reviews
  • Documentary portraits
  • Editions