Milla-Kariina Oja

Helsinki, b. 1976

Behind dark curtains, snow seems to be whiter is a multi-channel and spatial video work. Its focus is on a cluster of abandoned wooden houses built at the end of the 19th century. Time has made its way deep into their structures, as well as those private events that were lived decades ago and were once protected by the deteriorated walls. In her photographic animation, Milla-Kariina Oja participates in the inertia of the houses with small, unassuming actions. In the work, the wooden houses are both victims of a cultural change and birthplaces of new type of narratives.

Milla-Kariina Oja nominated Dénes Farkas for the exhibition

Milla-Kariina Oja: Behind dark curtains, snow seems to be whiter, 2015, four channel video installation, still image from the video