Author: Milja Viita

Milja Viita (1974) is a visual artist working with cinematic installations and films by using experimental and documentary material. Her works are characterized by memories and small and familiar phenomenons that are made significant by visual narration. Risto Jarva award at Tampere Film festival in 2019.

Delight at Robert St.

~ Milja Viita

https://videopress.com/v/ABw8kCJR?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmiljaviita.live%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2Fdelight_excerpt_1-hd-1080p_mov_avc_240p.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Excerpt, 38sec Delight at Robert St. - a visual poem about the everyday moments shaping our lives Technique:35mm high con 2378 reversal, optically printed & toned16mm high con 3378 & Tri-X (solarized)High con 2378 optically printed on color negative, Kodak 50D. Hand processed. Synopsis (English):Buddy, an old stray cat in Toronto, had managed to … Continue reading Delight at Robert St.

Bambi (2022)

~ Milja Viita

Bambi is a material study on original Disney classic with the same title. The 35mm experimental film is created by using high tech microscope (´Field emission scanning electron microscope, SEM) and by re-shooting the original Bambi again with Oxberry 1700 Optical printer. What is discovered is the "skin" of the film itself, the focus is … Continue reading Bambi (2022)

Animal Bridge U-3033 (2018)

~ Milja Viita

Animal Bridge U-3033 is an experimental film and a wildlife documentary. Filmed during a year on a green bridge above motor highway. Shooting formats 35mm Academy, S-16mm and infra black video. Eläinsilta U-3033 on kokeellinen luontodokumentti, joka on kuvattu moottoritien ylittävällä riistasillalla.  Kuvausformaatit S-16mm ja 35mm elokuvafilmi sekä inframustavideo. Renditions, still, 2017 The Finnish Film … Continue reading Animal Bridge U-3033 (2018)

Animal Bridge -U3033 installation (2017)

~ Milja Viita

3 -channel projection installation about the life on a green bridge above motor highway. Shooting formats 16mm film, academic 35mm and infrablack HD-video.  Installed in gallery Forum Box, Oct 2017. Duration 20min  https://videopress.com/v/h7rspLp9?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Above: installation contents on a split screen 20 mins. . . https://vimeo.com/236393029

Ääreläinen (2018) in collaboration with sculptor Pirkko Nukari

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~ Milja Viita

Ääreläinen, still Mediataiteilija Milja Viita ja kuvanveistäjä Pirkko Nukari, yhteisteos esillä galleria Livessä marraskuussa 2018. Kuraattorina taiteilija Pauliina Turakka Purhonen. Milja Viita ja kuvanveistäjä Pirkko Nukari olivat yhdessä Länsi-Afrikassa, Beninissä vuonna 2011. He seurasivat siipirikko haukan elämää. Se asui erään lintuja harrastavan paikallisen miehen pihalla, syöden enimmäkseen palmun siemeniä, mutta pyydystellen myös jyrsijöitä, mies oli … Continue reading Ääreläinen (2018) in collaboration with sculptor Pirkko Nukari

Q (2016)

~ Milja Viita

Q, Hand-colored B/W 16mm film, digitized. Duration 6´´ min. Synopsis: The artist’s firstborn son transformed, in the blink of an eye, into a young man. Q is a conceptual film about forces that change the world. Q takes us to the end of the worlds, the depths of the ocean and to the ruins of … Continue reading Q (2016)