On Destruction and Preservation
Blåfield Maija
Five stories on destruction and preservation. The narration ranges from essay film to direct documentary while stories vary from a sex scene of fungi to a sightseeing tour into the climate change in the arctic Svalbard.
Production Year
2018
Duration
00:32:33
Type
Genre
Tags
arctic region,
climate changes,
death,
destruction,
end of the world,
environment,
fungi,
life,
lyric poetry,
personal narrative,
sex,
storage,
tourism
Original Title
Tuhoutumisesta ja säilyttämisestä
Finnish Title
Tuhoutumisesta ja säilyttämisestä
English Title
On Destruction and Preservation
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Maija Blåfield (Author), Maija Blåfield (Cinematographer), Päivi Kettunen (Cinematographer), Maija Blåfield (Director), Nina Forsman (Editor), Maija Blåfield (Editor), Ilona Tolmunen (Producer), Maija Blåfield / Häivekuva Oy (Producer), Maija Blåfield (Script), Olli Huhtanen (Sound Design), AVEK - The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture (Funder), Greta ja William Lehtinen Foundation (Funder), Finnish Film Foundation (Funder), Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Funder), Niilo Helander Foundation (Funder)
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Maija Blåfield (b. 1973) is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist and film director. Her cinematic works navigate the grounds between experimental film and documentary film. In addition, Blåfield also works with photography and writing, among other media. Blåfield’s works typically address the ambiguity of reality, experiencing our everyday life differently, and the human relationship with the environment. Her works have been presented in Finland and internationally, in art museums and galleries, as well as at film festivals and on television. Blåfield was awarded the Finnish state award for media art in 2014 and was nominated for the prestigious Ars Fennica award in 2017.
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