Bark Boat I, 2010
C-Type Print mounted on Diasec
80 x 60 cm
edition of 6

On the 7th of August 2010 at 4am, a rudimentary and yet authentic sailboat was launched for the first time in the Finnish peninsula of Porkkala to embark on its inaugural journey across the Gulf of Finland. At its command was a young and resilient journeyman who has made a name for himself through his adventurous-spirit and his ritualistic quests for achievement, and known by the name of Antti Laitinen.
The young sailor along with his boat, made of ancient pine bark collected from the floor of the Finnish forest, confidently undertook the conquest of the Baltic Sea with the firm intention to reach the welcoming island of Naissaar situated northwards of Tallinn in Estonia. During a nineteen hour long journey the small vessel braved the elements of this unpredictable Sea; meeting on his way a seal and narrowly crossing paths with ocean liners sailing at high-speed.

Bark Boat II, 2010
C-Type Print mounted on Diasec
80 x 60 cm
edition of 6

Bark Boat III, 2010
C-Type Print mounted on Diasec
80 x 60 cm
edition of 6

Bark Boat IV, 2010
C-Type Print mounted on Diasec
80 x 60 cm
edition of 6

Bark Boat V, 2010
C-Type Print mounted on Diasec
80 x 60 cm
edition of 6

Bark Boat VI, 2010
C-Type Print mounted on Diasec
80 x 60 cm
edition of 6

Bark Boat VII, 2010
C-Type Print mounted on Diasec
80 x 60 cm
edition of 6

Bark Boat VIII, 2010
C-Type Print mounted on Diasec
80 x 60 cm
edition of 6