Absence
Lehtonen Braun Niina
A small girl looks at a garden: it is spring, a bird cherry tree is blossoming. The girl walks in the garden: it is summer, the woolly seeds of poplars cover the ground like snow. You can get lost in a big garden like this. The girl walks around in a forest and snowy nature. She is filled with the sense of absence.
Production Year
2008
Duration
00:07:05
Tyyppi
Asiasana
children (age groups), experimental films, families, gardens, landscape, nature, observation, parks, seasons
Original Title
Absence
Finnish Title
Absence
English Title
Absence
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Niina Lehtonen Braun (Cinematographer), Niina Lehtonen Braun (Author), Vesa Puhakka (Composer), Niina Lehtonen Braun (Director), Ulu Braun (Editor), Niina Lehtonen Braun (Producer), Anne Tolkkinen (Sound)
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Niina Lehtonen Braun is a Helsinki-born visual and performance artist based in Berlin. Her distinctive visual language combines text and collage with ink paintings and drawings. She also creates ink painting animations.
Lehtonen Braun’s works have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions around the world. German publisher Kerber Verlag has published three of her artist’s books: Mother Said (2013), These Foolish Things Remind Me of You (2016), and Let Go Girl (2021). Her fourth artist’s book, My body is my studio, was published in 2026 by Argobooks (Berlin).
Together with Tellervo Kalleinen and Mirka Raito, Lehtonen Braun is a member of the performance collective JOKAklubi, known for its visually rich performances that bring together guest stars, music, and talk show elements.
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