in English – Sivu 6 – Aino Sutinen

European democracy

13.5.20142.8.2023 kirjoittaja Aino S

I was commissioned to draw a four-page comic about the European election and youth issues for YO! Mag, which is availabe to read online here.

Lempilajeja, osa 1: Maastopyöräily / My favourite sports, vol 1: Mountain biking

12.5.20142.8.2023 kirjoittaja Aino S

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MOUNTAIN BIKING / forces you to face the fears inside the head / and to focus on the present (the trail).

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With the other bike you speed from one place to the next / along a familiar route. You see cars and traffic lights / and arrive punctually.

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With the mountain bike you realise that Helsinki is actually filled with small pathways. And wonderful enclaves of nature.

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You see roots and fern. And arrive when it suits you.

Sietämättömiä asioita pedantille mielelle

17.4.20142.8.2023 kirjoittaja Aino S

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UNBEARABLE THINGS FOR THE PEDANTIC MIND 1) When someone asks for a date of birth when they actually clearly mean the Personal identity code.

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2) When someone talks about Scandinavia, when they actually clearly mean the Nordic countries. This is Scandinavia / This isn’t Scandinavia

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3) When someone states the distance between two spots as the time it takes to travel that distance (and usually from a motorist’s point of view). 300 km is a distance / 4 hours is not a distance

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BONUS! Joan Baez has that beautiful song Diamond and Rust – but then she sings: Hearing a voice I’ve known / a couple of light years / AGO

Vapaaehtoinen lapsettomuus / Childfree FAQ

3.4.20142.8.2023 kirjoittaja Aino S

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Q: What if you change your mind? You can never tell!?! A: I don’t see this happening. As for me, I think of myself as essentially the same person I was ten years ago (early twenties) and presumably will be the same in ten years (early forties). By the way, this innocent sounding argument is actually actually a real pain. And it has also lead to Finland having a high age limit for sterilisation, so it’s also harmful.

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Q: What about the biological clock? A: The what? We all get older. However, you can’t tell me what I should be feeling. I’m sure that being broody is a real and strong feeling for many, but I still just don’t have it in me.

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You can’t reason everything in terms of evolution. Simplifying ”biological” arguments often go together with muddled thinking and gender normative models. I feel happy being just a ”useless” link in the chain of life. That’s life, too!

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Q: Don’t you want to pass on your genes? A: No. Plenty of genes in this world already.

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Q: How about Finland and the Finns? A: Not the most pressing problem. For reference, here’s the human population chart on our planet.

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Q: A woman is no real woman without having given birth! A: Then I’m probably not a woman. Contraceptives and reproductive rights are a massive advances in terms of civilisation and women’s rights. Still, some of the most basic rights (such as abortion and the right not to hear stupid opinions such as the above) are under threath or lacking in many places. What a monster of a sentence…

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Q: How do you know what is pain / being tired / love before you have given birth / stayed up nights with a baby / raised children? A: As for the first two, do I want to know? There are plenty of pains and causes for insomnia in life, also for other reasons. And plenty of love, too.

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Q: Who will take care of you when you’re old? A: Probably civilisation will collapse anyway in a few decades due to the strain on the environment… so… Or on a more positive note, society should really take care. No one has guarantees in life that they will A) get to live to an old age B) have their kids take care of them.

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In developing societies, people are forced to reproduce to guarantee care in old age when pensions and social security are lacking. This is one of the reasons behind excess population growth.

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Q: Do you hate children? A:Yup. Especially you!

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DISCLAIMER: As touching this subject at all seems to annoy many commentators… I don’t hate anyone or anyone’s Mum. I only mean good, not evil. Peace!

Niskatuki – uusi kirja / Headrest – new book

21.3.20142.8.2023 kirjoittaja Aino S

NISKATUKI JA MUITA SARJAKUVIA

”Koneen säätiön tukemassa Tarinoita takomassa -hankkeessa kriitikot Ville Hänninen ja Harri Römpötti ohjasivat keskustelemalla seitsemää taiteilijaa muokkaamaan käsikirjoituksiaan. Mukana olivat Heta Bilaletdin, Aapo Kukko, Eeva Meltio, Emmi Nieminen, Aino Sutinen, Jari Vaara, Emmi Valve.

Keskustelun tuloksena syntyneen Niskatuki ja muita sarjakuvia -antologian tarinat ovat luettavissa albumina, mutta ne poikivat myös näyttelyn. Niskatuki/Headrest-näyttely saa maailman ensi-iltansa huhtikuun alussa Sveitsissä, arvostetulla Fumetto-festivaalilla. Sen jälkeen se siirtyy toukokuussa Napolin Comiconiin ja syyskuussa Helsingin sarjakuvafestivaalille.”

Myös Tampere Kuplii -festarin ohjelmistossa la 29.3.14 klo 11.

HEADREST AND OTHER COMICS

”Critics Ville Hänninen and Harri Römpötti steered seven artists by conversations aimed at developing their scripts. The results of Forging the Stories project are in this book. The artists are: Heta Bilaletdin, Aapo Kukko, Eeva Meltio, Emmi Nieminen, Aino Sutinen, Jari Vaara, Emmi Valve.”

On sale for 15,00 € here and here (or ask me). English translations included.

Edit: Arvostelu Turun Sanomissa 29.4.14