In this satirical film, Kurenniemi explores the possibilities of a symbiosis between man and machine with contemporaneous knowledge. The computer is a ‘giant brain’ – a future-building companion we can hate and mock at the same time. The soundtrack consists of the collaborative tape piece Bells (1969).
Also in this combined programme
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Electronics in the World of Tomorrow
Cut-out images from American magazine Electronics rotating on a turntable create a vertiginous effect and form the steady basis of this hypnotic film. -
Computers Serve
The futuristic aesthetics of Computers Serve offers an illustrative history of computers, their prospects and risks, as seen in 1968. -
Flora & Fauna
Techno buff Kurenniemi also got ‘good vibes’ from nature. In the fantastically colourful Flora & Fauna, close-ups of inchworms and spiders merge. -
The Jump
Deafening composition by Erkki Kurenniemi paralleled visually by a brief sequence shot in a street – a group of men and children seem to cover… -
Spindrift
In 1965 Swedish composer/musician Jan Bark proposed an experiment for a new kind of ‘music for black-and-white TV’. Bark’s friend Erkki Kurenniemi pro -
Kinescope
Eino Ruutsalo’s cinematic testament: discarded footage, kinetic experiments and unexposed stock. Treated by throwing them on the floor and walking on -
EMS Nr 1
Visionary film featuring electronic sounds Ralph Lundsten recorded at the Electronic Music Studio of the University of Helsinki on machines built by E
Film details
- Country of production
- Finland
- Year
- 1967
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2014
- Length
- 8'
- Medium/Format
- File
