Vesitornisinfonia / Water Tower Symphony – An experimental documentary about the eye-cathers of the Finnish urban landscape and the memories behind them.
Written, Directed & Edited by
Panu Johansson
Producer
Maria Gullsten
Director of Photography
Toni Kauppila,Ilmari Mannermaa, Panu Johansson
Sound Designer
Heikki Illikainen
Colorist
Jussi Rovanperä
VFX
Toni Kauppila
Produced by
Flatlight Creative House & Panu Johansson
Water Tower Symphony is a tribute to Finnish water towers and the memories associated with them in the form of an experimental film. As the title suggests, the piece gives the spotlight to Finnish water towers, the real eye-catchers of the local constructed environment.
According to recent studies these towers have become town symbols that create local identity. Water Tower Symphony not only documents, but also revives this kind of everyday environment typical to Finland. These slowly disappearing surreal buildings deserve to be depicted through art: they deserve a visual symphony of their own.
Vesitornisinfonia on kokeellisen elokuvan muodossa toteutettu kunnianosoitus suomalaisille vesitorneille ja niihin liittyville muistoille. Nimensä mukaisesti teos nostaa parrasvaloihin suomalaiset vesitornit: täkäläisen rakennetun ympäristön todelliset katseenvangitsijat, jotka pomppaavat esiin suomalaisen kirkonkylän perusmaisemassa.
Nämä tornit ovat tutkitusti tunnerakennuksia ja taajamien symboleja, jotka luovat paikallista identiteettiä. Vesitornisinfonia paitsi dokumentoi myös elävöittää tätä muuttuvaa suomalaista arkiympäristöä, sillä hiljalleen käytöstä poistuvat vesitornit ansaitsevat tulla kuvatuksi myös taiteen keinoin: ne ansaitsevat oman visuaalisen sinfoniansa.
Panu Johansson is a media artist and an experimental filmmaker from Finland. He works with moving image, photography and sound. His works have been exhibited in various festivals, exhibitions and microcinemas since the year 2000.
Reoccurring themes in Johansson's work are memories, landscape, the history of experimental film and cultural history. When working with moving image he prefers analogue film, though he is open to all materials. Johansson collects images and sounds eagerly and also likes to use "found footage” materials whenever possible. His works could be described with terms such as landscape film, diary film or personal film.
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Producer
Flatlight Creative House
+358 400 730 440
maria@flatlight.fi