Modern Humans
Nuutilainen Okku, Grönlund Liinu
In the video Modern Humans, a small white dog lives its everyday life in a city apartment. It wanders alone from room to room, dozes on the sofa and waits. The rain is slowly pattering on the window. Images of the dog are layered with fragments from Jean-Luc Godard’s film Le Mépris. The film’s dialogue has been subtitled as part of the work. The tensions and wishes of the human world in relation to others are reflected in the small animal, which has fallen into the role of a human’s companion and loyal friend. A moment on a rainy afternoon grows into a dream of meanings.
Production Year
2023
Duration
00:07:36
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Modern Humans
English Title
Modern Humans
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Liinu Grönlund (Author), Okku Nuutilainen (Author), Okku Nuutilainen (Cinematographer), Liinu Grönlund (Cinematographer), Mikko Levoska (Composer), Liinu Grönlund (Director), Okku Nuutilainen (Director), Liinu Grönlund (Producer), Okku Nuutilainen (Producer), Okku Nuutilainen (Script), Liinu Grönlund (Script), Liinu Grönlund (Sound Design), Okku Nuutilainen (Sound Design)
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Okku Nuutilainen
Born: 1981
Okku Nuutilainen (b.1981) is a filmmaker and visual artist based in Helsinki. She is interested in constructing realities by layering moments in time and place, thus creating new realities. Her work is based on studying the conventions of cinematic language.
6 works
Liinu Grönlund (b. 1984) is a visual artist based in Helsinki, Finland. She works with video and film, and is interested in archiving disappearing worlds. Her work deals with remoteness and extremes with a special focus on natural sciences and environmentalism. Grönlund has graduated from Aalto University of Art and Design (2008) and the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts (2012). Her works have been seen in exhibitions and festivals in e.g. Helsinki, London, Malaga, Moscow and New York.
9 works