KukatTahtoo kuolla
Saksman Maija
In the video, a hand plays a family of flowers dressed in death masks and flower dresses and sings: "Who wants to die, who wants to die". Saksman sang this rhyme as a child with her now deceased sister, when they burned flowers to death in Midsummer.
Production Year
2014
Duration
00:04:00
Tyyppi
Asiasana
death, flowers (plants), memories (mental objects), midsummer, music videos, nursery rhyme, performance (art forms), singing, theatrical puppets
Original Title
KukatTahtoo kuolla
Finnish Title
KukatTahtoo kuolla
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Maija Saksman (Author), Maija Saksman (Cinematographer), Maija Saksman (Composer), Maija Saksman (Director), Maija Saksman (Editor), Maija Saksman (Script), Maija Saksman (Sound Design), Kukkakino (Funder)
Maija Saksman is a pioneering media artist in Finland. She has studied fine arts, music, media and journalism. Saksman makes multidisciplinary video works, performances and soundscapes or music. Her works can be described as a videoherbario, consisting of things the artist finds and sees around her, giving them new meanings. Saksman’s works or environmental projects have been presented in exhibitions, festivals and events in Finland and abroad.
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