ROOPE HATTU
2009-2019

I had an alter ego named Roope Hattu that I used to explore gender norms, roles and artistic freedom. I study these subjects in my writings and wrote an essay to "Bebete" (Esterin Kirja 2021), these being the issues at large that inspire my work.

Roope Hattu & Pirunkeuhko
2015-2017

2015 I was having difficulties performing my poetry and remembered an old accordion I had dumpster-dived as a kid. I named it Pirunkeuhko and started to learn how to play the broken out of tune instrument to create a personal sound for my prosaic poetry. They were stories of existential moments while living off-grid, hitch-hiking, performing and living off the streets.