The Cleaner performances 2016–2017

I am the Cleaner.
I will clean whatever needs cleaning. 
I will come with my broom and sweep the dirt away.
I will come with my duster.
I will come with my scrubbing brush.
I will come with my mop.

Sweeping – Veerenni, Tallinn 2016, photograph Aksel Haagensen

Sweeping – Sydney 2016, video still Raul Haagensen

Sweeping – Rovaniemi, Finland 2016, video still

​Dusting – Amsterdam 2017, photograph Jian Lin

Sweeping – Telliskivi, Tallinn 2017, video still Michael Haagensen

Sweeping – Cesis, Latvia 2017, video still Michael Haagensen

Sweeping – Paldiski harbour, Estonia 2017, video still Michael Haagensen​

​Paldiski as a town was once officially closed, off limits; when it was opened up and everyone could visit the town they discovered a mess – a contaminated waste dump of soviet military equipment, structures and pollutants. Since those days Paldiski and surroundings have been cleaned up and now Pakri Peninsula is a protected nature reserve.

Sweeping – Pakri Peninsula, Estonia 2017, photograph Michael Haagensen

Sweeping – Paldiski Harbour, Estonia 2017, photograph Michael Haagensen

Mopping – Veerenni, Tallinn 2017, photograph Aksel Haagensen

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