Theses on the Body Politic (The Descent)
IC-98
“The Descent” is a vortex-like dive – a descent, a reversed Genesis – into the madness triggered by the forces of capitalism. The animation is based on a novel by the Finnish author Pentti Haanpää.
Production Year
2008
Duration
00:06:00
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Theses on the Body Politic (The Descent)
Finnish Title
Teesejä yhteiskuntaruumiista (Vajoaminen)
English Title
Theses on the Body Politic (The Descent)
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound
Yes
Cast
IC-98 (Author), Marko Laine (Music), IC-98 (Animation), IC-98 (Cast)
Press Photos
IC-98 (originally Iconoclast, founded in 1998) is Visa Suonpää and Patrik Söderlund. IC-98's projects often take the form of installations or publications, combining research, text, drawing and animation. Their intensely abstracted, identifiable visual language weaves myriad bridges between the material and mythical, individual and collective, nature and culture. The works concern the body politic, social formations and architectural constructions, different ecologies and the presence of human and natural history in everyday life. The works of IC-98 has been presented in exhibitions, biennales and projects around Nordic countries, Europe, The USA and Asia. In 2015, IC-98 represented Finland at Venice Biennale.
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