A Feast with King Midas
Wright Timo
A Feast with King Midas is an experimental short film that deals with overconsumption. A man sits at a table heaped with food – a whole turkey, fruits, meats, fish. An empty plate is on the table. The man looks at the camera. Food around him starts to rot, the man sits without an expression. Installation version also available.
Production Year
2013
Duration
00:03:45
Tyyppi
Asiasana
consumer society, consumerism, consumption, criticism, decay, equality, experimental films, food, inequality, meals, media art, society, time
Original Title
A Feast with King Midas
Finnish Title
A Feast with King Midas
English Title
A Feast with King Midas
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Sound
Yes
Cast
Timo Wright (Author), Timo Wright (Cinematographer), Katri Onnela (Composer), Timo Wright (Director), Timo Wright (Editor), Timo Wright (Script), Peter Kanerva (Actor), Taiteen keskustoimikunta (Funder), Ruohonjuuri (Funder), Juha Mattila (Post-prod Supervisor), Taneli Bruun (Sound)
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Timo Wright is a media artist based in Helsinki, Finland. Wright has graduated with MA degree from the Aalto University School of Art and Design in Helsinki in 2014. He has participated in domestic and international exhibitions since the mid 2000s including Kunsthall Charlottenborg (2017 & 2018), Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie (2017), Galerie Anhava (2016), Helsinki Art Museum (2013), Helsinki Design Museum (2012), Amos Anderson Art Museum (2012), Kunsthalle Helsinki (2012, 2010, 2009) and Helsinki Art Museum’s Kluuvi Gallery (2012), as well as festivals such as IDFA, Slamdance, Nordisk Panorama, International Film Festival Rotterdam and Japan Media Arts Festival. His films have been shown at over 70 festivals and exhibitions worldwide.
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