Finlandia
Räbinä Paavo
The past century has been bloody and painful. In Finland, those who experienced war were left permanently scarred. The subject was and still remains a taboo. Our generation today acknowledges the truth at last, but the suffering caused by past wars has left its mark on this generation as well. The video explores historical events near and far while trying to understand what the collective perception and experience of suffering can teach us today: When is war justified? What keeps a war going? How should war be understood? Do we accept certain issues without questioning them?
Production Year
2015
Duration
00:16:35
Asiasana
history, installations (works of art), media art, political art, power, power (societal objects), video art, video installations, violence (activity), warfare
Original Title
Finlandia
Finnish Title
Finlandia
English Title
Finlandia
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Paavo Räbinä (Author), Paavo Räbinä (Cinematographer), Vesa Holsti (Composer), Paavo Räbinä (Composer), Hannu Kettunen (Composer), Paavo Räbinä (Director), Jussi Lehto (Editor), Paavo Räbinä (Script), Jussi Lehto (Sound Design), Mika Niinimaa (Sound Design), Paavo Räbinä (Sound Design), Taru Kokkonen (Actor), Toni Roivanen (Actor), Peppi Hottinen (Actor), Veera Muhli (Actor), Hannu Kettunen (Actor), Cantri Palovaara (Actor), Sanna-Kaisa Timonen (Actor), Tiia Koskela (Actor), Christina Timonen (Actor), Vesa Holsti (Actor), Ari Linna-Aro (Actor), Kimmo Montonen (Actor), Oskar Öflunds stiftelse (Funder), Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Funder)
Paavo Räbinä lives and works in Helsinki. He graduated from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 1991. The main topics of Räbinä’s art include war, violence, struggle for power, suffering and life as a refugee. He was selected as the Young Artist of the Year in 1993 and he has participated in exhibitions, festivals and events in Finland and abroad. He has also worked as a teacher in sculpture at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 1998–2000.