What Is Community?

Nissinen Erkka

In the animation Erkka Nissinen draws himself into an imaginary community and explores the boundaries of its existence.

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Production Year
2016
Duration
00:12:57
Tyyppi
films
Asiasana
animation, experimental films, fiction, humour, philosophy, political art, society
Original Title
What Is Community?
Finnish Title

Mikä on yhteisö?

English Title

What Is Community?

Production Countries
Finland,United States
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Erkka Nissinen (Author), Erkka Nissinen (Director), Erkka Nissinen (Script), Erkka Nissinen (Animation), Erkka Nissinen (Sound Design)
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Erkka Nissinen

Born: 1975

Erkka Nissinen gained an MFA degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki, Finland, in 2001. During the 2011 Rotterdam Art Fair, Nissinen won the acclaimed Illy Prize. In 2013, he was awarded the AVEK Prize for media art. Nissinen represented Finland with Nathaniel Mellors at the 2017 Venice Biennale.

16 works

Monday

Nissinen Erkka
2026 / 00:02:20 / films

What Is Community?

Nissinen Erkka
2016 / 00:12:57 / films

Material Conditions of Inner Spaces

Nissinen Erkka
2014 / 00:15:29 / films

Polis X

Nissinen Erkka
2012 / 00:26:27 / films

A Man and a Carrot

Nissinen Erkka
2001 / 00:01:45 / films

Duplicator 1

Nissinen Erkka
2002 / 00:07:50 / films

Duplicator 2

Nissinen Erkka
2002 / 00:06:30 / films

Helsinki 2000

Nissinen Erkka
2000 / 00:12:50 / films

Helsinki 2000, Episode 2

Nissinen Erkka
2001 / 00:10:30 / films

Name Me Me Man, Red Negative Evita Gender.

Nissinen Erkka
2011 / films

Night School

Nissinen Erkka
2007 / 00:12:50 / films

Rigid Regime

Nissinen Erkka
2012 / 00:13:17 / films

Onion

Nissinen Erkka
1997 / 00:05:40 / films

The Social Construction of Reality

Nissinen Erkka
2005 / 00:16:36 / films

Vantaa

Nissinen Erkka
2008 / 00:11:50 / films

West Project

Nissinen Erkka
2010 / 00:06:19 / films