Tuula
Ylikoski Maria
Tuula is a work about the role of memory, narrative and interpretation in biographical reconstruction. A Finnish woman in her sixties tells us how she met her ex-husband and moved to the United States 35 years ago. Tuula's story is presented in a series of transitions: she moves from one place to another, she grows from a person governed by chance and blindly the needs of others into someone who makes conscious choices, she follows her own will and takes responsibility for her own life. Shot in Albany, New York, in July 2005, the video portrait follows, supports, and interprets the process of narrating a biography and constructing coherence.
Production Year
2006
Duration
00:11:20
Tyyppi
Asiasana
archival materials, change, families, human relations, installations (works of art), interpretation, interviews, loss, love, media art, memories (mental objects), personal narrative, portraits (works of art ), portrayals (biographical history), processes, stories, video art, video installations, women
Original Title
Tuula
Finnish Title
Tuula
English Title
Tuula
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Maria Ylikoski (Author), Veljeni Valas (Music)
Press Photos
Maria Ylikoski (born in 1966) is a video artist working in Helsinki, Finland. Along with photography she has made videos and video installations since 1998. In her videos she deals with the themes of growing up, family relations and memory. Ylikoski graduated from Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 2011 with a master's degree in moving image. She has also studied photography in Turku School of Art and Communication (1995) and in The School of Photography and Film at Gothenburg University (1998). She works as a teacher of audio-visual media.
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