Passerby
Näsänen Elena
A young Japanese woman arrives to spend a day and night in Helsinki. She goes around by tram photographing buildings by the famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Her pilgrimage takes her to the Finlandia Hall, Stora Enso’s Head Office, Aalto’s own home and his studio. This laconically constructed work takes us on a hypnotic journey into the main character's inner world, and to Aalto's buildings.
Production Year
2013
Duration
00:23:22
Tyyppi
Asiasana
architecture, design, experimental films, Helsinki, Japanese, landscape, perception, performance (art forms), photography, pilgrimage, tourism, travel, urban space
Original Title
Ohikulkija
Finnish Title
Ohikulkija
English Title
Passerby
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Sound
Yes
Cast
Elena Näsänen (Author), Jussi Eerola (Cinematographer), Pekka Sassi (Composer), Elena Näsänen (Director), Elena Näsänen (Script), Alvar Aalto -museo (Funder), Koneen säätiö (Funder), Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Funder), AVEK (Funder), Tomi Lakonen (Gaffer), Seera Rytkölä (Graphic Designer), Matleena Kuusela (Lighting Assistant), Anne Tolkkinen (Sound Design)
Elena Näsänen (b.1968) is a visual artist who works with film and video installations. She has studied in Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki and The Slade School of Fine Art in London. In her works she combines elements of traditional cinema to video installation. The sound is always essential in her works. Her works has been shown in several exhibitions and film and video festivals. For example in Helsinki Kunsthalle, Marco Museum Vigo, The Anna Akhmatova Museum, St. Petersburg, Kyoto Art Center, Mediamatic Amsterdam, FACT Liverpool, Anthology Film Archives New York, La casa Ensendida Madrid, Tate Modern London, ZKM Karlsruhe, Rotterdam Film Festival.
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