I Like This Silence
Taanila Mika
Sleepy surburbia of Klaukkala, as shown by the artist in 1983. Taanila added the soundtrack three years later and sent it to a Mail-art exhibition in Mexico. The cut-up monologue is taken from Jörn Donner's feature film Anna (1970).
Production Year
1989
Duration
00:01:32
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Pidän tästä hiljaisuudesta
Finnish Title
Pidän tästä hiljaisuudesta
English Title
I Like This Silence
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Mika Taanila (Author), Mika Taanila (Director), Mika Taanila (Sound)
Press Photos
Mika Taanila (s. 1965) is a filmmaker and visual artist based in Helsinki, Finland. He works with documentaries, experimental film and visual arts. Human engineering, utopias, failures and man-machines are recurring themes in his films and installations. Taanila’s works have been shown at major international group shows, such as Venice Biennale (Nordic Pavilion 2017), Aichi Triennale (2013), dOCUMENTA (2012), Shanghai Biennale (2006), Berlin Biennale (2004), Manifesta (2002) and Istanbul Biennial (2001). Solo shows include the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki (2013–14), Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (2013), TENT, Rotterdam (2013) and Galleria Heino, Helsinki (2010). Taanila’s short films have been screened altogether at more than 300 international film festivals and special events. In 2015, Taanila was awarded with the prestigious Ars Fennica Award, the biggest Finnish art award.
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