Vaasa by night

The works of the Romanian artist Dan Acostioaei usually investigates the impact of consumerism and global ideologies on the transition and the social relations in Romania.

During his two-month residency in Vaasa, Acostioaei has undertaken a project in which he has systematically recorded, by means of photography and video, various elements of the city seeking to uncover its identity and at the same time challenge this medium's ability to reveal those signs in the built environment that shapes peoples' sense of belonging. This body of work provides a spectacular viewpoint over a liminal place and offers a meditative portrait of a specific
location. These nocturnal images present a subtle vision of key aspects of Vaasa's identity in a surprising way that mirrors an integrated formal, conceptual, and documentary significance.

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