Videos by Elina Brotherus in the Nordic House at the Faroe Islands

18-31 October 2021, the Nordic House at the Faroe Islands is showing five video works by Elina Brotherus from the series called Règle du jeu (rules of the game). In the videos, Elina Brotherus is following various instructions from other artists’ performance works. For example, she is running with balloons tied to her body and is passing a tree several times with different gaits.

Elina Brotherus: Balloon Dash (2017)

Elina Brotherus (b. 1972) is an internationally renowned photographer and video artist from Finland. Her works are often autobiographical and are about artistic creation. She often thematizes the body and its relation to the landscape, to objects, to other bodies, and to art.


Video 2: Elina Brotherus, 18-31 October 2021, The Nordic House at the Faroe Islands

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AV-ARKKI HAS PROMOTED AND DISTRIBUTED FINNISH MEDIA ART SINCE 1989. AV-ARKKI’S PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS HAVE MADE THE ARTISTS’ PARTICIPATION IN THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.