massflow – Creative & dance journal

Mass flow – a dance

Mass flow is a dance inspired by sea ice and its movement on the Baltic Sea this winter past. My experience of dancing contact improvisation in trios and the Skiing-on-Skin 2026 dance festival also added to my thoughts for it. Here I present an initial ‘score’ which guides the performance: it’s not a strict choreograph but guidelines and a direction of travel.

Journey across the Baltic Sea

I travelled overnight from Helsinki, Finland on Thursday 19 February 2026 to Stockholm, Sweden across the Baltic sea. It was my return journey from attending a dance festival. See photographs.

Sea ice and mass flow

I travelled overnight from Stockholm to Helsinki on February 5 across the Baltic sea by ship to the Skiing on Skin 2026 dance festival. This year is much colder than last year, and the sea ice is more extensive. This mass flow of ice on sea, makes me think of movement and dance. Here’s photographs and thoughts.