And No Swinging – A Family Portrait
Ylikoski Maria
A photographer's attempt to portray her family in the Finnish countryside. The setting is typical for old Finnish black-and-white photographs: an outside garden swing. It is difficult to catch a family in a single photograph; the video portrays it better.
Production Year
1998
Duration
00:02:15
Tyyppi
Asiasana
countryside, experimental films, families, humour, photography, portraits (works of art ), sets (photography and filming)
Original Title
And No Swinging – A Family Portrait
Finnish Title
Eikä saa heilua!
English Title
And No Swinging – A Family Portrait
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Maria Ylikoski (Author), Maria Ylikoski (Director)
Press Photos
Maria Ylikoski (b. 1966) has made several video portraits. Her art explores themes related to memory, storytelling and family. Ylikoski has studied photography and moving image. She earned her Master´s degree in Fine Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki in 2011.
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