The Endangered Weak Competitor
Hamm Kalle
The work is part of the New Pangaea project, which explores the relationship between humans and plants on the island of Seili. Weak competitors lose out to generalists and need special protection. Originally a weed, field cow-wheat is now a plant rarity on Seili and a protected species.
Production Year
2025
Duration
00:04:28
Tyyppi
Asiasana
accompanying species, archipelagoes, climate changes, distribution, human being, islands, land uplift, media art, plants, protection of flora
Original Title
The Endangered Weak Competitor
English Title
The Endangered Weak Competitor
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Kalle Hamm (Author), Jyri Pitkänen (Cinematographer), Kalle Hamm (Cinematographer), Hermanni Keko (Composer), Lauri Ainala (Composer), Anniina Saksa (Composer), Olli Aarni (Composer), Band of Weeds (Composer), Kalle Hamm (Composer), Kalle Hamm (Director), Kalle Hamm (Editor), Band of Weeds (Music), Kalle Hamm (Producer), Kalle Hamm (Script), Kalle Hamm (Sound Design), Koneen säätiö (Funder)
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Kalle Hamm is a Helsinki-based artist, whose work examines cultural encounters and their impacts both in historical and contemporary context. Hamm graduated with a BA degree from Lahti Institute of Fine Arts in 1994 and with MA from the University of Art and Design Helsinki 2002. Since 2000 he has collaborated with the artist Dzamil Kamanger from Iranian Kurdistan. Dealing with the position of marginality in mainstream culture and the encounters of cultures in global networks, their works occupy an intermediate zone between art, design and handicraft, and are often sparked off everyday things.
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