Red Balloon

Rannikko Vesa-Pekka

The same balloon is floating in two adjacent video images. The balloons bump into each other at the borderline of the images. Their movements create a casual choreography, finally dissappearing outside the pictured area.

Production Year
2005
Duration
00:03:03
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Punainen ilmapallo
Finnish Title
Punainen ilmapallo
English Title
Red Balloon
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound
No
Cast
Vesa-Pekka Rannikko (Author), Vesa-Pekka Rannikko (Director)
Press Photos
Vesa-Pekka Rannikko is a visual artist who lives and works in Helsinki. He works with varying fields of art: sculpture, video, installation and performance. He holds degrees from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts (1997) and from University of Arts and Design Helsinki (1995), and he has also studied at the Danish Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Rannikko creates performances as a member of a group (NE+ and BAR) and by himself. His works have been presented in exhibitions since the early 1990s, including Galleri Lars Olsen in Copenhagen (2012), Venice Biennale in (2011), Amos Anderson Art Museum (2003) and Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (2008, 2007) in Helsinki.