Hanna Maria Anttila’s experimental film War Reparation (2021, 17:24) deals with the Finnish intergenerational transference of stress and trauma, related to work and one’s psyche, due to the effects of the Second World War. Anttila interviewed Finns born in the 1960s and 1970s concerning their experiences of speechlessness, emotional expression and work during their childhood and youth. …
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Slow motion towards the light (Hidas liike valoa kohti, 2019 –)
An ongoing project documenting semi-attended house plants in public spaces. Since March 2019.
Viimeiset linnut (Last Birds, 2016)
Hanna Maria Anttila’s media art work Last Birds is an homage to the industrial glassblowing tradition and the skills of a glassblower. The piece was shot at Nuutajärvi village, where the oldest glass factory in Finland was located until 2014. The storyline revolves around a young glassblower Kirsi Anttila and her family. In the core …
Mediataide kasvattaa!
In 2010 I created a concept of an educational online platform which utilises media art as a tool for media education. Since then I have been responsible for the production and fundraising of the project. The service was published in 2012. The platform is free of charge to teachers and is in high use in …
New Horizons (2006)
Two large inkjet or lambda prints placed next to each other. Dimensions variable. First shown 5.5. – 4.6.2006 at Gallery Alkovi, Helsinki.
Rosie (2003)
Single-channel video, running time 8 min. “Rosie” was shot and recorded during one spring weekend in Chicago, Illinois. “Rosie” portrays a rootless lifestyle of constant movement, when the bittersweet process of getting closer is always followed by an inevitable separation. Picturesque, still life like, imagery and slow editing pace give “Rosie” a melancholic feel. Video …
Via (Läpi, 2003)
“Via” is an installation of two synchronized video projections. Individual video tracks are projected onto two rear projection screens. These screens are translucent and suspended in the air. They seem to foat inside the darkened room. An image of moving forwards is projected onto the right screen. An image of moving away is projected onto …
Surface (Pinta, 2001)
An installation, 2001. A large, analogue 4:3 TV-monitor is placed at floor level, in the corner of a dark room. The video image reflects onto the floor. Loop duration: 2 min. 52 sec. Silent. A white and milky substance covers the TV-screen. Shadows appear on the white, translucent, membrane like surface. A person is located …
Untitled (1999)
Black and white photographs (1999 – 2000) mounted and laminated on aluminium, each 100 cm X 100 cm, edition of five. Collections of the Helsinki Art Museum.
Maito (Milk, 1999)
An installation (2000) of two 14” analogue TV-monitors placed next to each other in a dark room. Two synchronized video channels. Loop duration: 3 min. Silent. The woman on the right drinks a glassful of milk. The woman on the left spits the same amount into her own glass. The consumed substance is transported through …