Mold is a catastrophe that grows quietly over time. People believe mold makes them sick, and some have to move from place to place to heal their symptoms. Mari Vesala, Marita Vaan and Mika Tolonen have all lost their homes and health, and they belive that mold is to blame.

There is no denying that mold is a problem in Finland. Schools are shutting down, prisoners are moved around. A report made for the Finnish Parliament in 2012 states that as much as 18 percent of schools are severely damaged by mold and moisture. Mold Refugees Association estimates that almost a fifth of the Finnish population is subject to dangerous inside air.

An increasing amount of Finnish people are searching for help for their symptoms. Research has not been able to find a physiological mechanism that would explain a connection between their symptoms and mold. There is no practice to clinically test the sickness and there is no official diagnosis either.

Real or not, mold sickness has sever consequences for the lives of people affected.

This project was made in 2019 as part of Nest-magazine during my studies at DMJX.