ESOTERIC DIESEL
Group Exhibition
Pitted Dates, Helsinki
January 20 — March 03, 2024
Artists: Kristoffer Ala-Ketola, Zody Burke, Otto Byström.
Commissioned poem: Jaakko Pallasvuo.
Curation: Sakari Tervo.
Photography: Sakari Tervo / All images copyright and courtesy of the artist and the gallery.

Kristoffer Ala-Ketola:
STILL LIGHT
2023
60X80 cm
Acrylic on canvas
I’m So Frantic, That’s Alright, I Changed My Name
And I’m Not There
And Just Maybe, I’m Accursed By All I’ve Shared
Broke Our Mirrors
Judgement Day Is Everyday, For All I Fear
And I’m Not Spared
Hide These Sorrows In A Maze
My Aim Is True
She walks through fire. Esoteric Diesel. The  stage is lit with cinders. Bulky trainers melt, stick to the way. End-time revelations. Ready-to- astonish. Y1K Trends. The sunglasses hide half of her face. They shield her from deceptions. Success is a snare. Failure is a snare. The wisdoms are spat out by a vending machine.
— Jaakko Pallasvuo