Myös meidän sydämet voivat särkyä

Exhibition Our Hearts Can Break Too presents observations on the hatred that sex workers face in Finland. The artist acts as both the face and the narrator in a setup where the anonymous figures of internet communities are set against sex workers who do their everyday work. In February 2021, the Me Naiset magazine published an interview with Iiris Elena Rusi in its Toisintekijä article series, focusing on her as a sex worker and visual artist. The interview has since been shared on various social media platforms and discussion forums. Their comment sections have filled with messages that take a position on, among other things, Rusi's appearance, desirability, and moral conduct. After the article was published, a young man approached Rusi, who had stopped in the Asematunneli to write a message, and when Rusi raised her eyes he shouted "Pay your taxes, whore!" and left the scene smiling.