Günter and Mutti

Lassila Nina

A Groucho Marx -like character analyzes two found objects – wooden trivets with the inscription Mutti and Günter on them. He makes up a story about Günter and Mutti. He also debates over whether these trivets would work as art works exhibited in a gallery.

Production Year
2011
Duration
00:03:07
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Günter und Mutti
Finnish Title
Günter ja Mutti
English Title
Günter and Mutti
Production Countries
Germany
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Nina Lassila (Author), Nina Lassila (Director), Nina Lassila (Editor), Nina Lassila (Script), Nina Lassila (Actor), Nina Lassila (Camera), Svenska Kulturfonden (Funder)
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Nina Lassila is a visual artist born 1974 in Helsinki, Finland currently living and working in Belgium. Nina Lassila works mainly with video and performance. In many of her works she deals with questions of identity – specifically identity affected by social barriers, conventions based on gender and upbringing and cultural differences. In addition, she is interested in exploring issues such as supernatural phenomena, art and economic structures. She has participated in several international group shows and video festivals. Education: Swedish Polytechnics FIN 1994-1997, School of Photography & film Gothenburg SE 2000-2002, Valand School of Fine Arts Gothenburg SE (MFA) 2004-2006, Guest student at ENSAD Paris 2009.