
Vaasa Wildlife program saturday 26.9.2020
Screening of 2018 winning films, free admission, limited audience
(max. 40 seats)
klo 14.00-15.00
The Secret Life of Materials Metfilm Production, APT / Artfactual, Ohj. Panos Raptis, United Kingdom, Greece, 2016, 60min
From the earliest tool hewn from a piece of stone to implanted bionics, the history of human civilization is a history of materials. We embark on a journey, across Europe, to meet the pioneer of material science and reveal their extraordinary discoveries that are transforming our world.
klo 17.00-18.30 SPECIAL SCREENING
Pihkaa sielussa Arttu Kotisara 51min/ Finland 2019
(language: FIN, text: ENG)
Pihkaa sielussa -film is based on an early summer canoe trip on a wilderness river. The incredibly wonderful Finnish nature with its forests and swamps is starring the film. However, in addition to observing nature and its changes, the hike also creates a reflective journey into the history of the filmmaker’s lifelong relationship with nature and to the present day. Film director Arttu Kotisara and cinematographer Hannele Heikkinen will be present at the screening.
CULTURE HOUSE FANNY, PROGRAM
Art exhibition, open fri. 25.9 – thurs 15.10
Vasiliki Kappa: Take a trip to the Invisible Cities
A series of paintings that came to life in 1998. Artist Vasiliki Kappa has been working on the same idea for fifteen years. This series was first presented to the public in 2002 at a private exhibition in Athens. It is her most famous work to date. In 2014, the exhibition was on display at the Vaasa City Library during the Vaasa Wildlife Festival, at the Korsnäs Library in January 2015 and at the European Hall in Helsinki in 2017.