iiu Susiraja: what am i?

Organized by Mike Egan

iiu Susiraja (b. 1975) lives and works in Turku, Finland. This is her second exhibition with Ramiken, and her first exhibition in Los Angeles. Her work is now on view at the Rubell Family Collection in Miami in the group exhibition Still Human. She is currently an artist-in-residence at the ISCP in New York.

Her photographic works for this exhibition are as follows, listed alphabetically by title: 

1. Nilkkapainot (Ankle Weights)
iiu with sausage links wrapped around her ankles. 

2. Duo
iiu with a green balloon tied to the end of her nose.

3. Silmät (Eyes)
iiu holds a fish. The eyes of the fish have been removed. The eyes are stuck on the front of her white shirt, on top/in lieu of her nipples. 

4. Patongit (French Loafs)
iiu with a baguette clutched between her knees, and another baguette held in place under her breasts. 

5. Kättely (Handshake)
iiu with a mannequin arm clenched between her legs. 

6. Morsian (Happy Bride)
iiu holds a giant sausage in her mouth, gripped in her teeth through a wedding veil.

 7. Siivouspalvelu (Housekeeping Service)
iiu standing in profile with a rainbow colored feather duster sticking out of her butt.

8. No
iiu with mouth shut; written across her lips is the word “NO” in red lipstick. 

9. Paidat (Shirts)
iiu with new white dress shirts tucked and held under each breast.

10. Yksisarvinen - suklaa (Unicorn - chocolate)
iiu with a chocolate ice cream cone stuck to her forehead. 

11. Maljakko (Vase)
iiu bent over with a white tulip sticking out of her butt. 

This exhibition will also feature the following video works:

1. Iso sävel (Big Melody)
iiu plays a drum by urinating on it. 

2. Lehmä (Cow)
iiu simulates the milking of a cow with a rubber glove and a pair of scissors.

3. Maanläheinen (Down-to-Earth)
iiu wears shoes filled with dirt. 

4. Korjata (Fix)
iiu ties a red string around her left breast. 

5. Minä tunnen Kaksi (I feel Two)
iiu spits on a plate and wipes it on her face. 

6. Suudelma (Kiss)
iiu puts on lipstick and then clamps her face until her lips are puckered.. 

7. Eväsrasia (Lunch Box)
iiu puts a whole cake down the front of her shorts.

8. Leiki minun kanssa (Play with me)
iiu caresses herself with a toy car. 

9. Rukoilija (Prayer)
iiu squeezes a banana. 

10. Sataa Yksi (Raining One)
iiu spits into an umbrella, then turns it over above herself. 

11. Sataa Kaksi (Raining Two)
iiu spits into her panties. 

12. Punaiset posket (Red Cheeks)
iiu uses ketchup as makeup, then eats a sausage smeared with the ketchup on her face. 

13. Pihvit (Steaks)
iiu steps on some pork chops, then puts them in a pan.

14. Vitriini (Vitrine)
iiu removes a vase from a glass cabinet, licks every square centimeter of the surface of the vase, and puts it back in the cabinet.