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Rämö Lau
Pictures of the sky appear on a phone forgotten outdoors. Nearby, slime trails shimmer in the fading evening light. The animation, unfolding at the pace of a phone conversation, explores crossing paths, multispecies communication, and perception. It is an associative journey into the unknown.
Production Year
2025
Duration
00:07:30
Tyyppi
Asiasana
communication, empathising, empathy, experimental films, gastropods, getting lost, media art, perception, photographs, rain, stop motion-animation
Original Title
Kontakti
English Title
Contact
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Lau Rämö (Author), Lau Rämö (Cinematographer), Martin Jäger (Composer), Lau Rämö (Director), Lau Rämö (Editor), Lau Rämö (Producer), Lau Rämö (Script), Martin Jäger (Sound Design), Suomen Kulttuurirahasto (Funder), Koneen säätiö (Funder)
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Lau Rämö (b. 1989) is a Helsinki-based media artist. Their work often emerges from rethinking post-anthropocentric existence, engaging with play and participation in a diverse, multispecies world. Rämö holds a Master of Arts degree from Aalto University (2020) and has worked as an exhibiting artist, photographer, and filmmaker since 2015.