Pilvi Takala: Close Watch: The Pavilion of Finland: 59th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale Di Venezia

A performative meditation on the ethical implications of private security as both a concept and an industry

This book accompanies Finnish artist Pilvi Takala’s (born 1981) exhibition at the Venice Biennale chronicling the six months she spent working as a security guard at a mall. Featuring notes, interviews and other materials, it reflects on the moral dilemmas that she encountered while on the job.