Ilona
Lassila Nina
Ilona examines the frustration you can feel when trying to reach perfection.
Production Year
2008
Duration
00:01:59
Tyyppi
Asiasana
balloons, black humour, celebrations, decoration (artistic creation), experimental films, frustation, perfectionism, performance (art forms), violence (activity), white (color)
Original Title
Ilona
Finnish Title
Ilona
English Title
Ilona
Production Countries
Sweden
Dialogue
No
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Nina Lassila (Author), Nina Lassila (Director)
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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.
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