Tale of a Dead Man is a single channel projection installation, which forms a video letter to NASA. Female voice tells about the dream she had: there was a grey stone in her hands from which she accidentally created the planet Earth. She is facing difficult moral issues after discovering that there’s life on the surface of the stone.
Manipulated 16mm film and DV.
English title / A Tale of a Dead Man
Original title / Tarina kuolleesta miehestä
Type / Single channel
Genre / Landscape, Female point of view, Study on time and space, Experimental
Country / Finland
Picture ratio / 4:3
Duration / 00:05:00
Language / English
Sound format / Stereo
Year / 2006
Credits / Milja Viita (Author)