A Monument for the Invisible
Pennanen Anu
'A Monument for the Invisible' investigates urban Helsinki from a blind person´s perspective. The film focuses on Ruoholahti neighbourhood and the Kamppi construction site. These areas represent new city planning, Ruoholahti being the high-tech hub of the town and the huge Kamppi construction site becoming another shopping centre made of glass. It is based on the interviews with visually impaired people. The film is realised in a close collaboration with the blind lead actress Johanna Röholm.
Production Year
2003
Duration
00:12:23
Tyyppi
Asiasana
architecture, blindness, body image, disability, experimental films, perception, personal narrative, political art, urban design, urban landscape, urban space, visually disabled people
Original Title
Monumentti näkymättömälle
Finnish Title
Monumentti näkymättömälle
English Title
A Monument for the Invisible
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound
Yes
Cast
Anu Pennanen (Author), Mika Vainio (Composer), Anu Pennanen (Director), Anu Pennanen (Editor), VIRTA productions (Producer), Anu Pennanen (Script), Jussi Eerola (Camera), Johanna Röholm (Cast), Oskari Martimo (Sound), Pelle Venetjoki (Sound)
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Anu Pennanen is an artist based in Berlin. She works within urban public space and its relation to cinema and media. She is interested in people situated in alienating architectural structures of power. Pennanen has participated in international exhibitions and film festivals since 2004, including CCA Glasgow (2013), Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki (2012), CAC Vilnius (2011), Centre Pompidou Paris (2010), Ars Baltica Photography Triennale (2008, 2007), Frankfurter Kunstverein (2007), Manifesta 5 (2004) and Momentum Nordic Art Biennial in Moss (2004). In 2011 she received The Golden Cube Award for best media installation award from Dokfest Kassel. Since 2011 Pennanen forms an artist duo with Stéphane Querrec.
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