A Daydream
Hukkataival Helinä
White fluffy clouds, white wedding dress, white flowers, white bed linen are all included in her daydream about Prince Charming. The dancing couple is framed with shimmering glitter. Does the vow of eternal love live through the grey routine? 'A Daydream' is a video work painted in shades of white.
Production Year
2006
Duration
00:02:16
Tyyppi
Asiasana
clouds, dreams (aspirations), eternity, experimental films, flower (parts of plants), human relations, love, white (color), wishes
Original Title
Unelma
Finnish Title
Unelma
English Title
A Daydream
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
No
Cast
Helinä Hukkataival (Author), Helinä Hukkataival (Director)
Press Photos
Helinä Hukkataival has worked as a media and performance artist since 1969 and also as an art educator until 2001. She has astudied at Tampere University of Applied Sciences School of Art and Media. Her performances and video installations have been seen in numerous exhibitions in Finland and abroad. Since the 1990s, her work has concentrated in performance art, but is nowadays often combined with video. Her works deal with the search of universal in personal experiences. Hukkataival received The State Prize for Visual Art in 2004.
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