W is for Waves
Toikka Jenni
The film W is for Waves takes sisters, author Virginia Woolf and visual artist Vanessa Bell, as a starting point to explore the artistic process and examine the relationship between the visual and the literary. We see a choreography of two figures taking turns reading a book and moving with two large-scale paintings. The camera witnesses the actions and plays a subtle yet active role in altering the experience of space and visibility
The film was shot on 16 mm film at Bell’s country house, Charleston, in East Sussex, and at Kalervo Kallio’s Artist Home in Helsinki. The text is adapted from Virginia Woolf's novel The Waves (1931), with some modifications.
Production Year
2024
Duration
00:09:53
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
W is for Waves
English Title
W is for Waves
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Jenni Toikka (Author), Ville Piippo (Cinematographer), Jenni Toikka (Director), Eeva-Riitta Eerola (Director), Jenni Toikka (Editor), Jenni Toikka (Producer), Eeva-Riitta Eerola (Producer), Jenni Toikka (Script), Eeva-Riitta Eerola (Script), Kasperi Laine (Sound Design), Samuli Niittymäki (Actor), Hanna Ahti (Actor), AVEK (Funder), Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Funder), Koneen säätiö (Funder)
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Jenni Toikka
Born: 1983
Jenni Toikka (b. 1983) is a Helsinki-based visual artist working predominantly with moving images. Toikka graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki in 2012. She has had several solo exhibitions in Helsinki including at Sinne, Forum Box and Kluuvi Gallery. In autumn 2019, her work was shown in the solo exhibition Reel at HAM – Helsinki Art Museum. Jenni Toikka’s video pieces have been seen internationally in group exhibitions and at festivals. Her work is represented in the collections of the Saastamoinen Foundation, Espoo Modern Art museum EMMA and the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma.
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