Works by Juha Mäki-Jussila, Liisa Lounila, Seppo Renvall, Juha van Ingen, Sami van Ingen, Mika Taanila, Ilppo Pohjola, Kari Yli-Annala, Maria Ducker, Milja Viita, Outi Sunila and Sini Pelkki have been selected to Hard Thawing – Experimental Film and Video from Finland screenings @ National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA.

Light and Movements screenings, curated by Sami van Ingen, include works from the following AV-arkki member artists: Juha Mäki-Jussila, Liisa Lounila, Seppo Renvall, Juha van Ingen, Sami van Ingen, Mika Taanila, Ilppo Pohjola, Kari Yli-Annala, Maria Ducker, Milja Viita, Outi Sunila and Sini Pelkki.

Event: Hard Thawing: Experimental Film and Video from Finland

Dates of the event: 12.4.2014

Website: http://tinyurl.com/pdckfhm

City: Washington

Country: USA

Curator: Sami van Ingen

Hard Thawing – Experimental Film and Video from Finland

Finland’s unique language, distinctive culture, and unusual history are discernible in contemporary Finnish art practice and, notably, in the country’s strong tradition of experimental film and video-making. Conceptual art and aesthetic developments from other regions of the world (especially New York, London, and Berlin) have also made obvious contributions to Finland’s art. Hard Thawing is an attempt to illuminate many of these ideas through a small but diverse collection of artist film and video. The program has been selected and organized by curator Sami van Ingen with support from the Finnish Film Foundation, and with thanks to the Finnish Film Archive and the Embassy of Finland.

Part I: Streams of Light

April 12 at 2:30

East Building Auditorium

Introduced by Sam van Ingen

It has been said that ultimately film is a system united by rhythm, density, and interruption. This program introduces films made by artists to explore such a “system,” as a possibility for  creating new meaning and then locating its limits. The program includes seven short films: The Jump (1965, Eino Ruutsalo), +Plus -Minus (1967, Eino Ruutsalo), The Price of Our Liberty (1990, Seppo Renvall), Popcorn (2001, Liisa Lounila), Texas Scramble (1997, Sami van Ingen), A Physical Ring (2002, Mika Taanila), Routemaster (2000, Ilppo Pohjola). Total running time 66 minutes.

Part II: Movements

April 12 at 4:00

East Building Auditorium

Language in action is a transformation and also a sort of a movement — of ideas, feelings, or difficulties, constantly metamorphosing from one form to another. The ten short works in this program reflect various aspects of this idea, from bodily movements to aspects of global migration. Circle of the Day (1993, Seppo Renvall), (Dis) Integrator (1992, Juha van Ingen), Optical Sound (2005, Mika Taanila), A Life of One’s Own (a long tomorrow) (2008, Kari Yli-Annala), Go-Go (2002, Maria Duncker), Stagecoach (2010, Sami van Ingen), Embarkation (2013, Sini Pelkki), Suddenly, Last Summer (2013, Juha-Mäki Jussila), Platoon (2012, Outi Junila), Coriolis (2013, Milja Viita). Total running time 62 minutes.