In 1929 a group of Finns left the icy hills and lakes of the industrial Tampere, and set out to Brazil to build a utopian community in the tropics. My great grandparents and their children were among these historical migrants, whose mission was to live in harmony with nature, separated from the capitalist society and to lead a life based on vegetarianism. They settled on abandoned mountainous land in the state of Rio de Janeiro and founded Penedo, that despite its practical difficulties became one of the most famous examples of Finnish utopia migration during the 20th century. Decades later, I grew up listening to melodies from Brazil, whether they came from my grandaunt’s bossa nova guitar or from my father’s fado records. This ambience led me to search for my own path in the southern continent and to finally arrive in Penedo: The old colony that nowadays is both commercialised for tourism and surrounded by the highly biodiverse but endangered Atlantic Forest. 'Are We There' investigates migration, memory and the connection between human and nature. It tells about the reflection of history in today’s world, as well as about the concept of utopia and longing for something distant as a catalyst for human action. Archival photos from my family's album connect with light leaks on film, alluding to the material origin of a photograph and to the constructed and illusory nature of representations. At the core of the work lies a performative journey to the old village, where I try to build a connection with the past by re-imagining and reconstructing it. Like with the original settlers, the work stems from a primitive desire to connect with the earth and the non-human world. Through rituals that immerse the human body in its environment, I explore the questions of origin, belonging and coexistence.