Electronics in the World of Tomorrow
Erkki Kurenniemi
Close-ups reveal the full decorativity of integrated circuits and other components in the colourful clippings from the American Electronics magazine. When Kurenniemi makes them spin on the turntable, their charm becomes vertiginous. The choreography of electronics in the world of tomorrow is combined with the somewhat classic imagery of 1960s Finland: a man approaches his summer house by boat. Kurenniemi’s original 16 mm film were all silent, but in 2003 Mika Taanila and Kurenniemi added for this version the recorded composition On-Off (1963).
Production Year
1964
Duration
00:04:55
Type
Genre
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Original Title
Electronics In the World of Tomorrow
English Title
Electronics in the World of Tomorrow
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Sound
Yes
Cast
Erkki Kurenniemi (Author), Erkki Kurenniemi (Composer), Erkki Kurenniemi (Director), Ilmari Tawastsjerna (Actor), Mika Taanila (Post-prod Audio)
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Erkki Kurenniemi
Born: 1941
Erkki Kurenniemi (b. 1941) is a pioneer of Finnish electronic music. His projects and works anticipate in many ways the revolutionary impact of computers on both society and personal lives. Between 1964–70 Kurenniemi shot a number of short experimental 16mm films, part of which were later combined with his electronic music from the same era. In the short films, the futuristic fascination towards computers and electronics meets the sensuality of the organic details such as plants and insects. Some of Kurenniemi’s films are also exciting and unique documents about the 1960s underground youth having fun in Helsinki.
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