The video follows a process of drilling a borewell on the Dansangrundet islet, which is located east of Örö island in the Baltic Sea. The borewell was drilled to the small bedrock island and produces drinkable water from the surrounding brackish seawater, which seeps into the borewell through microscopic cracks in the bedrock and between sedimentary layers. The barren islet acts as a filter, removing salt and organic matter from the sea. 

Current land use and real estate laws outside of town plan areas in Finland conceive land ownership on the ground surface, on the horizontal plane. The laws do not determine ownership in the direction of height, for areas located above and below the ground. The use of land or airspace on a vertical level confronts questions regarding ownership on vertical planes, but also about how we perceive our responsibility in relation to the environment.

The quality of the borewell water has been assessed by the staff members of the Institute for Coping with Destruction on 25th May 2023. The assessment of the quality of the water was done by tasting. As part of the drilling process, stone dust was brought to the surface from deep in the bedrock, which the Institute collected as a material for pottery. The audience is invited to take a cup and visit Dansangrundet to taste the borewell water.

Dansangrundet coordinates: Lat: 59° 48′ 10,015″ Lon: 22° 22′ 55,968″

Video was shot and edited in cooperation with photographer Jussi Virkkumaa.