Videokanava presents:
RESOLUTION / KUMOUS
-Online Exhibition 19.12.2018 - 30.1.2019
Curators: Shubhangi Singh (India), Taija Goldblatt (Finland), Onni Lillqvist (Finland)
"The theme of the exhibition, Resolution / Kumous, deals with one person's revolution, civic activism and change."
Activistas
Made by Pro tavara-asema & Morkku workgroup
Music: Santeri Pilli
Country: Finland
Year: 2018
Duration: 3:49 min
Synopsis:
The purpose of the video is to complement Vapriikki's Lost Beauties / Kadonneet kaunottaret exhibition by exposing how great buildings in Tampere have also been able to retain by active citizens and by reminding them of the buildings still awaiting rescue.
The video is also a tribute to the activists who have fought for preserving Tampere's cultural history and the petition for preserving Tampere's old commodity station and Morkku under the demolition threat.
Made by Pro tavara-asema & Morkku workgroup
Music: Santeri Pilli
Country: Finland
Year: 2018
Duration: 3:49 min
Synopsis:
The purpose of the video is to complement Vapriikki's Lost Beauties / Kadonneet kaunottaret exhibition by exposing how great buildings in Tampere have also been able to retain by active citizens and by reminding them of the buildings still awaiting rescue.
The video is also a tribute to the activists who have fought for preserving Tampere's cultural history and the petition for preserving Tampere's old commodity station and Morkku under the demolition threat.
Terrorist/ Apostate
Artist: Shubhangi Singh
Country: India/ Australia
Year: 2017
Duration: 5 minutes
Synopsis:
A work in progress, Terrorist/ Apostate is a piece developed in collaboration with Iqbal Barkat for his theatre production with the same name. In a move of active confrontation, this work (in loop) has been played to the audience as they settle into their seats, thus, creating context and framework to the performance that follows.
Barkat's theatre piece was conceived in response to the overwhelming discourse around the "War on Terrorism" in which Islam is often deemed incompatible with the western values where Muslims must choose – leave Islam (apostasize) or be forever suspected a terrorist.
Artist: Shubhangi Singh
Country: India/ Australia
Year: 2017
Duration: 5 minutes
Synopsis:
A work in progress, Terrorist/ Apostate is a piece developed in collaboration with Iqbal Barkat for his theatre production with the same name. In a move of active confrontation, this work (in loop) has been played to the audience as they settle into their seats, thus, creating context and framework to the performance that follows.
Barkat's theatre piece was conceived in response to the overwhelming discourse around the "War on Terrorism" in which Islam is often deemed incompatible with the western values where Muslims must choose – leave Islam (apostasize) or be forever suspected a terrorist.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Artist: Riina Vilén
Country: Finland
Year: 2017
Duration: 5:10 min
Synopsis:
A short story about a person who is stuck in repeating the same routine over and over again
Artist: Riina Vilén
Country: Finland
Year: 2017
Duration: 5:10 min
Synopsis:
A short story about a person who is stuck in repeating the same routine over and over again
#MONDODIFFICILE@MEGAMIXX
Artist: Teemu Raudaskoski
Country: Finland
Year: 2015
Duration: 3:45 min
Synopsis:
The video is the image and sound collage of the beautiful, distressing, political and absurd reality in which we live. Are we surfing it with the last wave?
Artist: Teemu Raudaskoski
Country: Finland
Year: 2015
Duration: 3:45 min
Synopsis:
The video is the image and sound collage of the beautiful, distressing, political and absurd reality in which we live. Are we surfing it with the last wave?
It Seemed the Better Way
Artist: Elham Rahmati
Country: Iran
Year: 2017
Duration: 11:20 min
Synopsis:
The Video performances called “It seemed the better way” is based on my family’s history, my uncle, a member of People’s Mujahedin of Iran was arrested in 1982 and later executed, these executions which are the brutal reality of any revolution were aimed to remove radical dissidents of those who claimed the revolution.
He was buried in a graveyard mainly intended for the political prisoners of the 80s. There are many broken tombstones lying around in this specific section. The tombstones were broken at times by agents of the state, later they would be replaced with a new one by the families of the departed but it was only a matter of time for the cycle to be repeated. Just like that, the tombstones became vital objects, battlegrounds that from where we were standing had the potentiality to act as inanimate agents of resistance.
In this treatment of the tombstones, I would like to ask: what does that political past mean today and what to do with it? By washing and repairing the tombstone, I bring about a new set of values and transform the invisibility of familiar scenery into material for public discussion. With this work, my question could be – what are the fruits of the revolution?
Artist: Elham Rahmati
Country: Iran
Year: 2017
Duration: 11:20 min
Synopsis:
The Video performances called “It seemed the better way” is based on my family’s history, my uncle, a member of People’s Mujahedin of Iran was arrested in 1982 and later executed, these executions which are the brutal reality of any revolution were aimed to remove radical dissidents of those who claimed the revolution.
He was buried in a graveyard mainly intended for the political prisoners of the 80s. There are many broken tombstones lying around in this specific section. The tombstones were broken at times by agents of the state, later they would be replaced with a new one by the families of the departed but it was only a matter of time for the cycle to be repeated. Just like that, the tombstones became vital objects, battlegrounds that from where we were standing had the potentiality to act as inanimate agents of resistance.
In this treatment of the tombstones, I would like to ask: what does that political past mean today and what to do with it? By washing and repairing the tombstone, I bring about a new set of values and transform the invisibility of familiar scenery into material for public discussion. With this work, my question could be – what are the fruits of the revolution?
Bow, Kaboom, Splash
Artist: Veera Salmio
Country: Finland
Year: 2018
Duration:
Synopsis:
When everything feels like one big video game or a movie scene. Leaders are playing with big guns and people’s interest are turned somewhere else. Have we learnt anything from the history?
Artist: Veera Salmio
Country: Finland
Year: 2018
Duration:
Synopsis:
When everything feels like one big video game or a movie scene. Leaders are playing with big guns and people’s interest are turned somewhere else. Have we learnt anything from the history?
City of Plastic
Artist: Alberto Reza
Country: Finland
Year: 2017
Duration: 3:30
Synopsis:
The video represents a plastic city where everyone is focus on its own being, forgetting the danger between them, this could be an interpretation of our own “plastic” society.
Artist: Alberto Reza
Country: Finland
Year: 2017
Duration: 3:30
Synopsis:
The video represents a plastic city where everyone is focus on its own being, forgetting the danger between them, this could be an interpretation of our own “plastic” society.
Pispala 1918
Artists: Onni Lillqvist and Alexey Antropov
Country: Finland
Year: 2009
Duration: 1:56 min
Synopsis:
Song is about the battle of Pispala during the civil war 1918.
Artists: Onni Lillqvist and Alexey Antropov
Country: Finland
Year: 2009
Duration: 1:56 min
Synopsis:
Song is about the battle of Pispala during the civil war 1918.
Curators introduction
SHUBHANGI SINGH
About the Program : What does history of a place mean to a foreigner? What are the ways that one can perceive or engage with an unfamiliar land's past? What is the lens to view these multiple narratives with and what are the devices to further articulate them? Given the landmark year we are in, through a section of the program, we would wish to open up these questions through the discourse of Civil War, worker’s films, class disputes and other related themes that not only represent and commemorate but also question what it means for Finland to acknowledge 100 years of Civil War. The idea of this program is to open up the conversation about class conflicts in many different ways through video works by artists within and outside of Finland (mainly the Indian subcontinent, Asia and Australia). By attempting to bring lesser narratives to the surface, the program seeks to facilitate a nourishing dialogue between communities making these inquires. Within this program at the festival, we look to contrast various class-related movements represented through an array of artistic mediums. Bio : Shubhangi Singh’s practice as an visual artist and filmmaker investigates the entropic culture we currently exist in and attempts to observe the socio-political impact of the individual as a powerful influencing force. Living between Mumbai and Sydney, Shubhangi often draws upon her personal experiences to question displacement and identity and, in the process, extend the discourse into public spheres. Singh attempts to consistently consolidate her formal training in films with her current practice to continually create and collaborate. Her works include documentaries, video poetry, community projects, sound pieces, sketches and video installations. She is interested in archives, folktales and the vague blurring between fact and fiction. Singh’s works have been part of the 28th Festival Les Instants Video (Milan, Italy), BideoDromo, International Experimental Film and Video Festival (Bilbao, Spain), 8th Cairo Video Festival, Experimental Film, Audio and Performance Festival (Florianópolis, Brazil), IDSFFK (Kerala, India) and + Institute for Experimental Arts (Athens, Greece) amongst others. She is currently based out of Finland where she is undertaking a Masters program in Visual Culture and Contemporary Arts (ViCCA) at Aalto University. Related Website : Vimeo : https://vimeo.com/shubhangisingh |
From the video “Dawn to Dust”
From the video “Anywhere But Here”
Taija Goldblatt (s. 1978) on tamperelainen kuvataiteilija joka työskentelee piirtäen ja tehden animaatioita. Goldblattin teoksissa tarkastelun kohteina ovat usein arjen outous ja tilanteet joissa asiat eivät mene odotusten mukaisesti, oli sitten kyseessä sukupuoli, kaupunkitila tai vanhemmuus.
taija.goldblatt.fi Videokanavan Resolution / Päätös-näytöksissä huomio kiinnittyy muutokseen. Animaationäytös lähestyy teemaa yksilön näkökulmasta. Mitkä ovat yksilön mahdollisuudet tehdä muutos tai vaikuttaa asioiden ja elämän kulkuun? Mitkä ovat seuraukset jos vaikuttamisen mahdollisuudet tuntuvat olemattomilta tai mahdottomilta? Näytöksen animaatioissa näyttäytyy muutoksen vaikeus, kuinka irtaantua ja etääntyä vallitsevista rakenteista ja tehdä tarvittava korjaus tai käännös. 
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Onni Lillqvist
www.elonet.fi/fi/henkilo/1511185 “Elämme maailmassa ja todellisuudessa, jonka rakenteiden on muututtava! Ihminen on kehityshistoriansa tässä vaiheessa ajautunut ajatustottumuksiin, jotka pahimmillaan voivat uhata elämän jatkumista biosfäärissämme: kuluttaminen, kilpailu, omaan napaan tuijottaminen, muiden niskanpäälle kiipeäminen, sota, xenofobia, heikompien kustannuksella menestyminen, kylmyys, tunteettomuus, luonnon ja muiden elämänmuotojen hyväksikäyttö ja niin edelleen. Monista kansalaisliikkeistä kumpuaa ymmärrettävä halu ratkaisuihin. Vanhat, jähmettyneet instituutiot eivät välttämättä pysty antamaan tyydyttäviä vastauksia. Ihmiset ottavat enemmän ja enemmän ohjaksia omiin käsiinsä. Valitettavasti joillakin keittää yli ja lopputuloksena on ihmisvihaa ja ääriajattelua. Jostain sekin kertoo: hädästä, pahasta olosta ja ratkaisun tarpeesta. Muutosta on tarpeen, sitä ei voi pysäyttää. Haluan tuoda Videokanavan näytökseen muun muassa erään dokumentin nimeltään Freedom in the Dark. Se käsittelee death metal skeneä Botswanassa. Elokuvassa seurataan genren yhtä tunnetuinta edustajaa, jonka bändi järjestää jokavuotisia metallifestivaaleja, joiden tuotto menee köyhyyden poistoon, orpokoteihin, päihdehuoltoon ja aidsin vastaiseen toimintaan.” |
