FinnCycling-Soumi-Perkele! Volume 2
Tuomaala Martta
Perkele is a cursing word in Finnish and refers to the devil. Suomi means Finland in Finnish, but Soumi means absolutely nothing. FinnCycling-Soumi-Perkele! dives into the dark side of Finland. It is a combination of politics, dark humour and protest rap in a form of an indoor cycling exercise: one woman’s gritty protest against all-male austerity politics.
Production Year
2018
Duration
00:52:56
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
FinnCycling-Soumi-Perkele! Volume 2
English Title
FinnCycling-Soumi-Perkele! Volume 2
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Martta Tuomaala (Author), Kerttu Hakkarainen (Cinematographer), Terttu Järvelä (Composer), R Liininen (Composer), Martta Tuomaala (Director), Martta Tuomaala (Actor), Kerttu Hakkarainen (Color Grading), Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Funder), Mesenaatti.me (Funder), AVEK (Funder), Suomen Kulttuurirahasto (Funder), Koneen säätiö (Funder), Veli-Pekka Pehkonen (Grip), Kerttu Hakkarainen (Lighting), Veli-Pekka Pehkonen (Runner), Ilmari Jyskä (Sound Design), Ilmari Jyskä (Sound Recording)
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Martta Tuomaala (b. 1983) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Helsinki and she gained a Master’s degree in Fine Art from Aalto University in 2014. She focuses on various forms of film, video and installation. Tuomaala’s artistic practice also involves elements of socially engaged art and militant research.
Common themes in her artworks are workers’ everyday life, struggles of different individuals and communities, and abuse of power. Tuomaala has worked in different low-income fields for several years, and her own experiences have inspired her to create projects emphasizing workers’ rights issues