Working group Helminen & Suominen:

Lighting designer and performance artist Antti Helminen has been operating extensively in the field of art, and focusing on the performing arts during the past ten years.

Animation artist Niina Suominen is an internationally recognised maker of experimental moving images.

Dimensions of the Dark Forest is presented in the Vault in Brinkkala Mansion (Vanha Suurtori 3, Turku) 26 Nov - 18 Dec 2011 Tues–Fri from 12 am to 7 pm and Sat-Sun 11 am to 5 pm.

Free admission!

Dimensions of the Dark Forest in Brinkkala Mansion

The animated work Dimensions of the Dark Forest will take viewers into a gloomy forest and show them, in a humorous and surprising way, that there is no need to be afraid.

When we are in a dark forest, our mind begins to imagine and visualize because of the lack of light. Darkness combined with the mystical movements of trees, grass and ferns, makes our imagination shift from forest paths remembered from childhood to something supernatural and scary.

A dark forest is brought into town and, though a panoramic projection, the viewer feels that he/she is in the middle of a forest. The illuminated dark forest seems beautiful and not at all scary when the viewer is in a controlled environment with other people.

Animation directors: Antti Helminen and Niina Suominen
Sound designer: Henri Kivistö
Producer: Mikko Haapala / Anima Polaris