
PLHOEM
TRAILER COMING SOON
Phloem is a multidisciplinary work that deeply explores the connection between nature and the human body. The piece combines gastronomy, sound, circus arts, and media art, focusing particularly on the symbolism of trees as part of the processes of life, death, and renewal. Phloem refers to the layers of the tree that carries the life force, and through this, the performance creates a link between the cycles of nature and the body's cyclical processes.
Through the dead tree, Kelo tree, at the end of its life cycle, a metaphor for fragility and renewal emerges. The movements and soundscape express this connection, where the pulsating life of the tree and the human movement merge.
The work moves toward darkness, yet also brings forward the possibility of hope, reminding us of life's continuity in its fragility. At the same time, the fusion of gastronomy and art deepens the symbolism of natural materials, such as wood, and creates a new connection to the cycles of nature through the preparation and presentation of food.
Concept
Hanna Moisala
Directing
Hanna Moisala, Jere Mönkkönen, Joona Kukkola
Assistant director
Jenni Lehtinen
Light & technical design
Jere Mönkkönen
Circus, Performer
Hanna Moisala
On Stage
Jere Mönkkönen
Music and Sound design
Joona Kukkola
Film DOP & Edit
Jon Fraser
Costume design
Riikka Manni
Gastronomy Chef
Monika Bloch
Art & Food Collaboration
Inês Coelho da Silva
Scriptwriter (Film)
Naida Valencia
Photography
Heidi Honkala
PAST SHOWS
Performance at Imaginarius festival 20-25.5.2025, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal • Performance at Oulu, Finland - December 2025
Imaginarius – Support for Creation and Santa Maria da Feira • Creative City of Gastronomy • UNESCO • Arts promotion Center Finland
The Finnish Cultural Institute in Madrid • Finnish Cultural Foundation • Oulu Valistustalorahasto • R.E.D Residency Norway • Tub A´ssaig residency Terrassa
The Phloem is supported by The Finnish Cultural institute in Madrid as part of the pARTir initiative funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU