Girlwoman
Lecklin Johanna
A portrait of a lonely woman in the Finnish countryside. The woman spends her days gardening, skiing, skating and dreaming of an exciting life in London, or just of an idle life at home.
Production Year
2002
Duration
00:07:45
Tyyppi
Asiasana
documentarism, documentary films, dreams (aspirations), families, human condition, interviews, life, loneliness, media art, personal narrative, video art, women
Original Title
Tyttönainen
Finnish Title
Tyttönainen
English Title
Girlwoman
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Johanna Lecklin (Author), Johanna Lecklin (Director), Christina Sandström (Cast)
Press Photos
Johanna Lecklin (b. 1972) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 2003 and studied in London at the Slade School of Fine Art, in UCL. Lecklin works with video and photography. Her video work is based on documentary, narrativity and performativity. Lecklin’s works have been presented in numerous exhibitions in Finland and abroad, including the City States exhibition at Liverpool Biennial (2010) and It’s a Setup at Contemporary Art Museum Kiasma in Helsinki (2010).
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