From collection Kosti Ruohomaa Collection
Square Dancing 28
In this image Ruohomaa's camera looks down on participants and onlookers during a square dance. In the foreground, a woman in a skirt and bolero vest and a man in a suit and trendy striped tie step forward in ballroom dance position while others follow. The setting is a room decorated with pictures and Japanese paper lanterns. Onlookers watch, chat and smoke from the sidelines.
In this improvised dance hall Kosti finds his preferred subject matter: the folkways of ordinary people at work and as here, at play.
