About this episode

Jaakko Pallasvuo discusses the intersection of art, writing, and social media in this episode of Scaffold.

Jaakko Pallasvuo is a Helsinki-based artist and writer, best known for his Instagram account Avocado Ibuprofen . In this episode he reflects on the role he sees for art and writing in a world increasingly shaped by social media platforms and artificial intelligence, and he discusses his recently published collection of performance texts Mouthing the Words (Khaos, 2025). Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield.  Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google Play Become an Architecture Foundation Patreon member and be a part of a growing coalition of architects and built environment professionals supporting our vital and independent work.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Blunderfield

Guest: Jaakko Pallasvuo

Topics covered

• art
• writing
• social media
• artificial intelligence
• performance texts

Keywords

• Jaakko Pallasvuo
• Avocado Ibuprofen
• art
• writing
• social media
• artificial intelligence
• performance texts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Architecture Foundation, Khaos

Books & works: Mouthing the Words

Places: Helsinki, London

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