Photo: MoA 2006

Photo: Teijo Pellinen

Photo: Teijo Pellinen

Mette Leiponen

Film and Television
1975, Finland
Layers of Everyday Life – tempera on board, video
Infuse

In my work I explore the division of everyday life. How a person moves between real and virtual space – in the constant grip of leisure and work.
The advancement of technology has brought freedom. Work is no longer bound to location. Ever more frequently work gets mixed with free time and the normal position of people from the western world has become sitting in front of a computer, both in the case of work and leisure. How long is man able to balance between survival and extreme fatigue?

Sponsor: ARONET

Biography

My subject in the University is film. Over the years my interest has moved increasingly towards experimental cinema and video, in particular the artistic potential of their light–weight and experimental production methods. I am fascinated by the flow of film and video art between popular entertainment and traditional arts. I studied only fine arts for a few years very intensively, because I wanted to learn the traditions of the fine arts. It has helped me find my own way of combining different media in a sensible way.

Contact:

+358 41 444 7429
mleipone(at)uiah.fi

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Other Masters in this theme:
Eeva Andersson | Naoto Niidome | Mikko Paakkanen | Anu Saari | Yuka Takahashi | Annukka Takala