Split/Suite

Split/Suite – The Making of Finland in Three Movements

A video by Christy Johnson & Roz Mortimer
6' 1996 USA/UK

A look at Finland's history of divided territory and moving boundaries from an outsider's point of view. The images are chosen for their symbolic potential. Each of the sequences explores both the social and geographic changes in the Country.

The National Anthem of Finland sets the tone. The three sequences (movements) use the structure of repetition and splitting to represent how national identity is formed and identified.

Produced for the Divers Memories exhibition, Pielisen Museum, Lieksa, Finland

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