SILENCE-FICTION is a intimate solo show by Mika Taanila featuring works on silence. FISH Gallery / FixC cooperative 7-12 April, 2015, Alppikatu 17 lh 2 in Kallio, Helsinki. The exhibition is part on the annual AAVE Festival.
The Artist as Curator is the title of talks and discussion at the annual IHME Days in Helsinki. The participators are Dirk Snauwaert, Jenna Sutela, Simon Starling, Roger M. Buergel, Jyrki Siukonen and Mika Taanila. The event takes place at Vanha ylioppilastalo on Friday 27 March 2015 at 10–15h. Free entry.
Man and Science is part of group exhibition Typemotion. Type as Image in Motion at National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA) from March 21 to May 31, 2015
Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow is screening at Le Studio Hermes, Maison Hermés, Ginza, Tokyo six times in December 2014: on the 6th, the 7th, the 20th, the 21st, the 23rd, the 27th and the 28th. The screening program is themed “Metamorphoses” and includes two other films dealing with architecture: Unfinished Italy (dir. Benoit Felici) and La construction du Centre Georges-Pompidou (dir. Joseph Morder).
link to Finnish Institute in Japan
Two programs of short films by Mika Taanila are screeing at the 28th Stuttgarter Filmwinter – Festival for Expanded Media in Germany on 15–18 January, 2015. Taanila is also a member of the Short Film Competition jury at the festival.
Mika Taanila’s turntable set entitled Stimulus Progression (Ascending Curve) performed live at A-musik record store on Saturday 22 November 2014 at 13:00 hour. Duration approximately 45 mins. Address: Kleiner Griechenmarkt 28-30, Cologne.
The site-specific audio/video installation Stimulus Progression (Köln) is on show at Temporary Gallery, Maurituswall 35, Cologne, Germany. The show runs only on 20–22 November 2014 and is part of SoundTrack_Cologne 11 festival, dedicated to the art of film music.
The programme of SEE THE SOUND, the music film festival of SoundTrack_Cologne 11 will screen three programs dedicated to projects by Mika Taanila. Each screening comes with a short introduction and a Q&A with Mika.
Screening #1, Friday 21 Nov 2014, 19:00, Kölnischer Kunstverein:
The Future Is Not What It Used To Be, 2002, 52’, with English subtitles
Spindrift, 1966-67, 15’, Directed by Jan Bark & Erkki Kurenniemi, reconstructed in 2013 by Mika Taanila
Screening #2, Friday 21 Nov 2014, 21:00, Kölnischer Kunstverein:
“Mika Taanila,Werkstattgespräch mit Kurzfilmen & Musikvideos”: Optical Sound (2005), A Physical Ring (2002), Thank You for The Music – A Film about Muzak (1997, with English subtitles) and nine music promo clips 1991–2002 (22-Pistepirkko, Circle…).
Screening #3: Saturday 22 Nov 2014, 18:00, Kunsthaus Kat18: The Double – Russian Industrial Music and Low Tech Videos
1993, 55’, directed by Mika Taanila & Anton Nikkilä / with English subtitles
read the full festival program
SoundTrack_Cologne is the German festival of music and sound in film, games and media.
Mika Taanila was the curator of the Theme program for the 60th Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen in Germany. Entitled “Memories Can’t Wait – Film without Film” the series featured nine individual programs and one special program for children. Altogether 38 cinematic works were shown during May 1–6, 2014.
read full program notes by Mika Taanila (PDF)
read Andréa Picard’s article in Cinema Scope issue 59, 2014
read Erika Balsom’s feature in Artforum, September 2014
read Isabella Tommaso’s review in Filmidee #10 (in Italian)
read Jared Rapfogel’s review in Cineaste Vol. XXXIX, nor 4, 2014
lue Tytti Rantasen raportti, niin & näin 2/2014