Performing False Hope
| Author | Lisa Erdman |
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| Publisher | Aalto University |
| ISBN | 9789526084817 |
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Performing false hope examines the unexpected ethical issues and emotional responses that arose from Finnexia®, an advertisement campaign for a fictitious medication that helps people learn the Finnish language. Presented as a live performance intervention in the Helsinki Railway Station, Finnexia aimed to offer a space for public dialogue about the foreigner in Finland. The performance also presented a satirical commentary on overmedicalization and the proliferation of pill-based medical treatments. Finnexia served as the primary art production of Erdman’s artistic research. The author examines the ethical and legal consequences of generating false hope in the public eye.
| 264 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 23 cm, pb, English |
Aalto University
