Solitude
Tanttu Antti
A man is standing on the rock surrounded by the sea. It is windy. He sends a message with semaphore signals. Finally the signals make a sentence: Solitude is luxury when it is voluntary.
Production Year
2004
Duration
00:04:00
Asiasana
communication, contacts, experimental films, landscape, loneliness, messages, performance (art forms), personal narrative, rocks (islets), seas, wind
Original Title
Solitude
Finnish Title
Solitude
English Title
Solitude
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Antti Tanttu (Author), Antti Tanttu (Director), Antti Tanttu (Editor), Ville Tanttu (Editor), Kaisaleena Halinen (Camera), Antti Tanttu (Camera)
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Antti Tanttu was born in Malaga, Spain and currently lives and works in Helsinki. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki between 1984–89. His works often deal with issues such as solitude, absence and longing. Tanttu has participated in solo and group exhibitions since 1986 in e.g. Gallery Heino in Helsinki, Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, Finland and Norrtälje Kunsthalle in Sweden, as well as in festivals and events around the world.