John 9:25
Karppanen Joel
In 1980, 15-year-old Mika Taanila—soon to be a renowned filmmaker—recorded, under his then moniker Musiikkivyöry, a track titled We’re Becoming Blind. Here, played in reverse, it accompanies abstract 16mm film hand-painted by contemporary teenagers and fragments from Jean-Luc Godard’s Le Mépris (1963) and Ici et ailleurs (1976). Images and sounds echo across generations: a fragile dialogue of sight and blindness, of refusal and revelation.
Production Year
2026
Duration
00:04:57
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
John 9:25
English Title
John 9:25
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Sound
Yes
Cast
Joel Karppanen (Author), Pihla Seppälä (Cinematographer), Viljami Lovikka (Cinematographer), Tiago Varela (Cinematographer), Aarni Seppälä (Cinematographer), Iina Kipinä (Cinematographer), Seelia Seppälä (Cinematographer), Neea Raappana (Cinematographer), Mika Taanila (Composer), Joel Karppanen (Director), Joel Karppanen (Editor), Joel Karppanen (Sound Design), Oulun kaupunki (Funder)
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Joel Karppanen (b. 1993) is a visual artist, photographer, filmmaker and writer based in Helsinki, Finland. Karppanen’s works have been exhibited in Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, KunstHausWien, PhotoEspana and Mänttä Art Festival among others, and can be found in various collections including The Finnish State Art Commission, The Finnish Museum of Photography and Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation. He also serves as the artistic director of Oulu Music Video Festival.