Cosmos
Holmström Gun
A portrait of a man called Cosmos, a childhood acquaintance of the artist. Both of them were born in the same village, in the Southern Finland archipelago. In the video he talks about his relationship to the universe, and his mental illness.
Production Year
2001
Duration
00:08:00
Tyyppi
Asiasana
childhood, documentarism, fantasy (styles), interviews, mental disorders, personal narrative, philosophy, portraits (works of art ), science, space, stories, time
Original Title
Kosmos
Finnish Title
Kosmos
English Title
Cosmos
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Gun Holmström (Author), Gun Holmström (Director)
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.
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