A joint exhibition with Emma Rönnholm took place in Galleri Sinne, Helsinki, September 2011. We were working under the theme of encounters with animals in a urban space, especially concentrating on the animals of Helsinki.
The video draws a story about a mental dilemma, the protagonist is trying to escape by adopting the roles and forms of different animals. After several failures she has to accept her own limitations in order to be able to continue her journey.
“Mom bought us candies and we got to stay up late. But then my brother said we need to go to bed. He’s annoying sometimes. But then came the Satan and I thought he will eat us. But then he didn’t.”
(Aaron, 4 years)
This started as a playful thinking how to use an animal character in a artwork for a Ev.-Luth. church. A lamb as a symbol of the Christ is probably only possible option. If you place a fish or a pigeon into a church people take it as an insult. Even this work raised up some complaints.
You have a right to complain There is a room with a table and a small plant on it and a chair and outside of the room another table. Two monitors are playing video loops, one is showing woman´s face. She is mumbling, smiling, just staring and laughing. Other one is showing a woman writing [...]
I’m happy to announce that my short movie will be screened on FIPA-festival, Biarritz, France. Screening is held on Wednesday, January 25th – 17:45 in Le Colisée. It is part of a program curated by Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes More information on FIPAs website
I’m happy to announce that my film Self portrait with a deer will be shown in Port-de-Bouc, France, as part of Instants Vidéo -festival. Screening will be on 26th of November, 14.30, on Cinéma Le Mélies. More information on the festivals website.
On the following week (03. – 07. 10. ) my video ‘Self portrait with a deer’ will be shown on a Media Art Festival in Mexico City! See the program and more information in here : Festival de Artes Electrónicas y Video, Transitio_MX 04 Also, if you’re more closer to Helsinki, you can join the [...]
Stora Robertsgatan / Iso Robertinkatu 16
Helsinki, Finland
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My latest video ‘Self portrait with a deer’ has been chosen to competition of Pool screening motion -festival, that will be held next weekend 15th to 16th of September. Video will be screened on Pearls-program every night at eight. On Saturday there will be Artist Talk after the screening that I will join as well. [...]
My birds will fly to Kreuzberg and make a little nest to a group exhibition called ´Urlaub in Berlin´. It will last only 3 days, so come to the opening tomorrow 8th of July, 19.00 o’clock untill late (or early).
May is the month of performance art in Berlin. Today 19.00 my friend Mimosa Pale will perform in Grimmuseum (Fichte Strasse 2 @ kreuzberg) and I will be assisting her among three other friends. Come! 16th of May documentation of my performance ´I wanted to be a swan… but ducks are more real´ will be [...]
I’ve been working as an animator for a short movie called Retina, that has now been released and is going on festivals! I was responsible for line animations on objects and eyes. Movie is written and directed by Darko Dragicevic and produced by Austin Stack / Amberley Productions. More information on : http://www.amberleyproductions.com/
