“Island of Birds. Uunisaari” by Emma de Carvalho

 

Island of Birds. Uunisaari is a short film by Emma de Carvalho. It explores how birdlife on the Uunisaari island in Helsinki has been affected by climate change. Through a conversation with her grandmother, as well as her own video footage and research, Emma explores what memory, evidence, crimes, and archives mean on this island. The accompanying text opens up Emma’s reflections about the process of creating the film.


Emma’s project was created in conjunction with the IHME Helsinki Commission 2022 course entitled Learning from Doubt. This project will be showcased in November. Follow this blog for more updates.

“Troubled waters” by Anni Piiroinen

 

Finnish landscapes have been profoundly shaped by extensive peatland drainage. In this project I try to understand what drainage has meant by focusing on disturbed watery relations. As ditches have been dug in the name of progress, water in and around mires has been rearranged in dangerous ways. In these troubled waters, new things are moving, new processes unfolding, and existing relations of care and survival come under threat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Anni’s project was created in conjunction with the IHME Helsinki Commission 2022 course entitled Learning from Doubt. This project will be showcased in November. Follow this blog for more updates.

“Scene of a secret” by Sonja Kilpeläinen

 

Scene of a secret is a performance about the contradiction of loving a criminal. Performance explores how the perceived opposites of disappointment and gratitude live in one body. Performance is based on butoh practice.


Sonja’s project was created in conjunction with the IHME Helsinki Commission 2022 course entitled Learning from Doubt. This project will be showcased in November. Follow this blog for more updates.