West Project

Nissinen Erkka

An opening ceremony of failed cultural project set in the subversive landscape where the social order has ceased to exist.
Production Year
2010
Duration
00:06:19
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
West Project
Finnish Title
West Project
English Title
West Project
Production Countries
China,Hong Kong
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound
Yes
Cast
Erkka Nissinen (Author), Erkka Nissinen (Director)
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Erkka Nissinen

Born: 1975

Erkka Nissinen has studied in The Slade School of Fine Art in London and gained MFA degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki, Finland in 2001. His works have been exhibited internationally, for example in Ellen de Bruijne Project Space in Amsterdam, Smart Projects Space in Amsterdam, Helsinki Art Museum’s Kluuvi Gallery and 1646 in Den Haag. During 2011 Rotterdam Art Fair Nissinen won the acclaimed Illy Prize. In 2013, he was awarded with the AVEK Prize for media art. Nissinen represented Finland with Nathaniel Mellors at the Venice Biennale 2017.