Guests of Honor
Paula Lehtonen
In this speechless video, a dinner is laid on the table. Arriving guests are creatures that are typically found on the plate. The work aims to present this farm animal as an equal to humans, even though the situation, and the perspective, is human-centred.
Production Year
2024
Duration
00:03:30
Type
Tags
animal rights activism,
chicken,
customs (culture),
dinners,
efficiency,
intensive farming,
media art,
observation,
posthumanism,
set design,
species,
species-typical behavior
Original Title
Kunniavieraat
Finnish Title
Kunniavieraat
English Title
Guests of Honor
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Sound
Yes
Cast
Paula Lehtonen (Author), Paula Lehtonen (Cinematographer), Rasmus Hedlund (Composer), Paula Lehtonen (Director), Paula Lehtonen (Editor), Paula Lehtonen / Paula Adventures (Producer), Paula Lehtonen (Script), Rasmus Hedlund (Sound Design), Eero Yli-Vakkuri (Assistant Director), Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Funder), Paavo Lehtonen (Technical Production)
Press Photos
Paula Lehtonen is a media artist working with spatial video. Her work explores the process of digitalisation while expressing a primal yearning for a return to nature. Lehtonen was awarded a Master’s degree by the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture (Media Lab) in 2013.