Polis X
Nissinen Erkka
The word Polis comes from Greek, meaning a city or an entity composed of citizens. Polis X is a kaleidoscope of human destinies that refer to the ancient Greek ideal of the city-state. Instead of depicting a perfected state of an utopian community, the viewer is confronted by the obscene historical traces of the mankind’s inhumanity.
Production Year
2012
Duration
00:26:27
Tyyppi
Asiasana
absurd, animation, body image, communities (groups), fiction, history, human relations, humour, political art, surrealism, towns and cities
Original Title
Polis X
Finnish Title
Polis X
Production Countries
Finland,United States
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Erkka Nissinen (Author), Erkka Nissinen (Cinematographer), Erkka Nissinen (Composer), Erkka Nissinen (Director), Erkka Nissinen (Editor), Erkka Nissinen (Script), M+ museo (Funder), Suomen Kulttuurirahasto (Funder), Erkka Nissinen (Sound)
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Erkka Nissinen
Born: 1975
Erkka Nissinen gained an MFA degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki, Finland, in 2001. During the 2011 Rotterdam Art Fair, Nissinen won the acclaimed Illy Prize. In 2013, he was awarded the AVEK Prize for media art. Nissinen represented Finland with Nathaniel Mellors at the 2017 Venice Biennale.
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