Maja
Halonen Henna-Riikka
Filmed in a snowy forest in Northern Finland, “Maja” refers to the painterly composition of the Nordic landscape painting tradition. It investigates an individual’s relation to nature through the characters in the forest, and asks how our surroundings alter us and are altered by us.
Production Year
2006
Duration
00:02:05
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Maja
Finnish Title
Maja
English Title
Maja
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Dialogue
No
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Henna-Riikka Halonen (Author), Henna-Riikka Halonen (Director)
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Henna-Riikka Halonen lives and works in Helsinki, Finland. She graduated with BA from Limerick School of Art and Design, Ireland in 2002 and with MFA from Goldsmiths College in London in 2006. She is currently undertaking doctoral studies in the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki. Her work has been seen in various exhibitions, biennales and festivals worldwide, such as Sydney Biennale 2014, Eyebeam in New York (2013), Gallery Factory in Seoul, Korea (2012), Transmediale 2012 in Berlin, Berwick Gymnasium Gallery in the UK (2010), Collective Gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland (2009) and International Incheon Women Artstis’ Biennale in Korea (2007).
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