Tom Runeberg (b. 1984) has been working with literature at Studio Aula for a year, searching for his own style as a writer. Recently, he has started to write longer and longer texts on events and interests in his own life. These include trips, events and delicacies: a family party, a Horse Show performance and a Mignon chocolate egg. Runeberg is a long-span writer and hopes to publish his own book in the future. His texts will be on public display for the first time at the Outsider Art Festival this year.
Tom shares an interesting detail about himself: “I love food. I had a coffee yesterday with Finlandia Marmalade chocolate. And a strawberry and vanilla chocolate bars. And 3 kaverin gingerbread ice cream. And an egg and I put salt on the egg. For dinner I had rice porridge. The rice porridge was topped with cinnamon and juice soup. For supper I had banana quark and a banana. I ate part of the banana.”
Curators’ comments: “Tom Runeberg cuts to the chase! His texts are exhilarating and recognisable images of everyday life. Runeberg writes with as much precision and accuracy as only a well-versed poet can. The distance between texts and life is so short that the poems can be read as a manual for life. An exceptionally skilful and enchanting writer!”
