Blonde Men
Ylikoski Maria
Blonde Men is a two-channel video installation in which a woman reads her daughter’s cards while teaching her the art of fortune telling. The cards promise men and wealth for both women in the future.
Production Year
1999
Duration
00:17:00
Asiasana
card reading, daughters, families, feminism, fortune-telling, future, humour, installations (works of art), love, media art, mothers, video art, video installations
Original Title
Vaaleita miehiä
Finnish Title
Vaaleita miehiä
English Title
Blonde Men
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Maria Ylikoski (Author)
Press Photos
Maria Ylikoski (b. 1966) has made several video portraits. Her art explores themes related to memory, storytelling and family. Ylikoski has studied photography and moving image. She earned her Master´s degree in Fine Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki in 2011.
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