Hay Chant

Holmström Gun

A glitched chant of hay made by deliberate corruption of the digital code. The soundtrack is digitally generated from a still image frame, deriving from the videotrack.

Production Year
2011
Duration
00:01:17
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Heinän loitsu
Finnish Title
Heinän loitsu
English Title
Hay Chant
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound
Yes
Cast
Gun Holmström (Author), Gun Holmström (Director), Jukka-Pekka Kervinen (Sound)
Press Photos
Gun Holmström is a visual artist from Porvoo, Finland, who works with digital art, sculpture and painting. Holmström studied at Turku Art Academy in Finland in 1990–93 and in Gothenburg University in Sweden in 2004–06. She is a versatile artist who explores the complex web of contradictory human emotions and situations, and addresses current social and moral issues. The essential element in her work is the humane nature of social communication. Her works have been exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions in Finland and internationally since the 1990s.