Year of the Rooster (installation)

Arlander Annette

Part 1. The artist is walking with a red scarf on her shoulders past the camera from left to right, from South East towards North West on the western cliffs of Harakka island, 48 times, approximately once a week 8.1.–31.12.2005. Part 2. The artist is standing with a red scarf on her shoulders with the camera behind her on the Western cliffs of Harakka island looking out to sea 48 times, on the same occasions. Part 3. The artist is standing with a red scarf on her shoulders with the camera behind her further down on the Western cliffs of Harakka island looking out to sea, on the same occasions. Part 4. The artist is sitting with a red scarf on her shoulders with the camera behind her on the Western cliffs of Harakka island looking out to sea, on the same occasions. Part 5. The cliff on Harakka island, shot 48 times on the same occasions.

 

 

Production Year
2006
Duration
00:32:00
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Kukon vuosi (installaatio)
Finnish Title
Kukon vuosi (installaatio)
English Title
Year of the Rooster (installation)
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Annette Arlander (Cinematographer), Annette Arlander (Author), Annette Arlander (Editor), Annette Arlander (Performer)
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Annette Arlander is a Helsinki-based artist, researcher and a pedagogue, one of the pioneers of Finnish performance art and a trailblazer of artistic research. She graduated as a director from Theatre Academy in 1981 and as Doctor of Art in 1999. Arlander was Professor of Performance Art and Theory at Theatre Academy 2001–13, Professor of Artistic Research 2015-16 at University of the Arts Helsinki and visiting professor at Stockholm University of the Arts. Her art work focuses on performing (in, with, through) landscape by means of video or recorded voice, in the border zone between performance art, video and environmental art.

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