Melt Down
Whitehead Oliver
Several miniature plastic toy soldiers are melted and mesmerically transformed through various states of collapse accompanied by a seductive techno sound that parodies the effect of music used in war films and in TV news bulletins.
Production Year
1993
Duration
00:10:37
Tyyppi
Asiasana
death, destruction, experimental films, media, media art, melting, news, playthings, soldiers, theatrical puppets, video art, violence (activity), war films
Original Title
Melt Down
Finnish Title
Melt Down
English Title
Melt Down
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Oliver Whitehead (Author), Oliver Whitehead (Director), Mikko Maasalo (Music), Mikko Maasalo (Sound)
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Oliver Whitehead is a media artist from England who has lived and worked in Helsinki, Finland since 1971. He worked as director of the Media Department in the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki from 1991–97. Whitehead is a versatile and multidisciplinary artist. He moves comfortably within painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, film and video, often applying a combination of the techniques. More recently he has worked with live experimental video projections and also in cooperation with musicians He has exhibited in Finland and abroad.
18 works