In this video, Erkka Nissinen constructs a ‘kaleidoscope of human destinies’ that references the ancient Greek ideal of the city-state. Instead of a perfected state of utopian community, the viewer is confronted with the obscene historical traces of mankind’s inhumanity.
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Gonda
Gonda starts with the play Ideal by Ayn Rand. Over-the-top theatrical scenes are cut off by abstract colour fields, objects and language structures. -
Abstract
The concluding part of a trilogy on Andrea Wolf, the artist’s teenage friend who was killed in Kurdistan, but gained immortality as a revolutionary. -
Versions 2012
A playful visual essay, a documentary-type film about notions of authenticity, value and permanence in the field of creative production.
Film details
- Productielanden
- Hong Kong, USA
- Jaar
- 2012
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2013
- Lengte
- 15'
- Medium/Formaat
- HDcam
