Elonkierto - The Circle of Life

"I make sculptures on the trunks of living trees with the natural clay I dig from the forest. I am looking for a suitable place and tree in the forest for the work. The themes of all my sculptures are related to nature. The subjects are Finnish mythological characters and the Second Skin. I call my works process art. I don't use any fixing materials in my sculptures. The idea is that the material of the sculptures returns to the cycle of nature. The duration of the works depends on weather conditions. I started modelling my forest works in the summer of 2020. More than a hundred figures have been born and the work continues. In winter, the material changes from clay to snow and ice. Documenting the work with a camera is an essential part of the process." Jarmo Vellonen

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A Video Art Work, duration 14’44”
Theme, design, clay figures, photography, directing JARMO VELLONEN
Video editing, directing MARIKKI HAKOLA
Sound design MARKO KATAJA
Color correction TOMMI GRÖHN
Graphics PETER SANDBERG
Video production KROMA PRODUCTIONS Ltd. 2024

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Elonkierto - The Circle of Life

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