Single channel video, dur 13:47 min
Seeing Things tells the true story of a woman who unexpectedly goes blind at the age of fifty. The piece follows her as she drifts further from the sighted community into her own imaginary world, which gradually becomes oppressive, even frightening. Now you see it… now you don’t.
Directing, script, projections, editing: Kati Åberg
Music, recording: James Andean
Cinematography: Marianne Legus
Performer: Tarja Koskela
Voice: Mia Marttiini
More information and preview online at:
http://www.av-arkki.fi/en/works/seeing-things/
Previous screening include: Arctic Heat Film Festival (Finland), Signes de Nuit International Film Festival (France), Muu Gallery (Finland), Helsinki Short Film Festival (Finland), Reikäreuna Film Festival (Finland).
The piece was made possible through the kind support of the Arts Council of Finland’s subcommittee for Media Arts, AVEK Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture/Heidi Tikka and the Arts Board of the City of Helsinki.