4 Songs: As a Matter of Fat
Pekka Niskanen
The work describes the relationships of a family by text, images and jazz music. The Four Songs present the family dynamics from a child's point of view. The songs deal with childrens' observations of themselves and people outside the family circle. The actors performing in the video (Jenny Robson and Stig Baumgartner) tell their point of view. Their emotions, thoughts and fantasies, coupled with facial expressions, gestures and postures, create the impression of their 'social gender'.
Production Year
1998
Duration
00:16:00
Type
Genre
Tags
body,
emotions,
families,
family members,
fantasy,
gender,
gestures,
human relations,
memories (mental objects),
music,
personal narrative,
social cohesion,
stories
Original Title
4 Songs: As a Matter of Fat
English Title
4 Songs: As a Matter of Fat
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Pekka Niskanen (Author), Pekka Niskanen (Director), Raimo Uunila (Editor), Marikki Hakola (Producer), Kroma Productions oy (Producer), Tove Hagman (Producer), Raimo Uunila (Camera), TImo Muurinen (Sound)
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Pekka Niskanen
Born: 1961
Pekka Niskanen is a media artist, video- and filmmaker who studied visual communication in the University of Art and Design in Helsinki and media art in Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. He completed his dissertation at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 2014. His videos and films have been exhibited worldwide, including the White Box Gallery in New York in 2004 and Galleria Hippolyte in Helsinki in 2014. His works are represented in collections such as Helsinki Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma. Niskanen has also visualised experimental theatre in Finland and realised the set design and costumes for Verdi’s Rigoletto in Gothenburg’s Opera in Sweden 2005.
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