Matchbox
Holmström Gun
In this matchbox pinhole camera film we spend a day with a young boy who is learning how to be alone.The essential thing in a city is not so much the buildings as the people. Our personal city consists of the lives of countless people which we only see glimpses of in public space.
Production Year
2012
Duration
00:03:00
Tyyppi
Asiasana
architecture, children (age groups), individuality, learning, observation, portraits (works of art ), public spaces, towns and cities, urban space
Original Title
Tikkurasia
Finnish Title
Tikkurasia
English Title
Matchbox
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound
Yes
Cast
Gun Holmström (Author), Petra Martinez (Cinematographer), Gun Holmström (Cinematographer), Petra Martinez (Director), Gun Holmström (Director), Petra Martinez (Editor), Gun Holmström (Editor), Petra Martinez (Script), Gun Holmström (Script), Gun Holmström (Sound Design), Petra Martinez (Sound Design)
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Gun Holmström is a visual artist from Porvoo, Finland, who works with digital art, sculpture and painting. Holmström studied at Turku Art Academy in Finland in 1990–93 and in Gothenburg University in Sweden in 2004–06. She is a versatile artist who explores the complex web of contradictory human emotions and situations, and addresses current social and moral issues. The essential element in her work is the humane nature of social communication. Her works have been exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions in Finland and internationally since the 1990s.
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