Saattaja (Pet Collector)

Kuchka Heta

A waiting room is full of cuddly patients and their worried but calming owners. They cross over to the other side through freezers, one of which even had ice cream in it. We do an inventory of the week's casualties in the Helsinki region: mainly cats, dogs and rabbits.
Production Year
2008
Duration
00:07:00
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Saattaja (Pet Collector)
Finnish Title
Saattaja
English Title
Saattaja (Pet Collector)
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound
Yes
Cast
Heta Kuchka (Author), Heta Kuchka (Director)
Press Photos
Heta Kuchka is Finnish-American artist currently based in Helsinki, Finland. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki in 2001 (MFA). She is a versatile artist who works with video, photography and drawing. Her approach is often humoristic yet dealing with humanly significant matters, such as dying and getting older, or the young and their thoughts. Her recent works are increasingly collective. Kuchka was selected as the Young Artist of the Year in 2006. She has participated in exhibitions in Finland and abroad and in 2014 represented Finland at FocusFinland pavilion at ARCOmadrid art fair.