VR promised to be the closest thing to “actually being there”. Taking this promise at face-value, the film sets out to create the best possible representation of an exhibition. But we know any kind of reproduction will kill the works’ aura. The Detective sets out to find out this murder mystery.
Etsivä (The Detective) is a short 360° 3D film on how Virtual Reality changes our perception of artworks and exhibitions.
The Detective is both a part of and a film on ARS17, Kiasma Museum’s quinquennial exhibition. As the show has ended, Etsivä remains as the most realistic documentation of what it was.
The film can be watched on a smartphone using a Cardboard viewer and headphones by downloading the app for Android or iOS.
More information on the film at ARS17+.
An edition of five lenticular prints, each 100 x 75 cm, accompanies the film.
Etsivä
Translator
Markku Lehtinen
Walter Benjamin's essay "Taideteos mekaanisen uusinnettavuutensa aikakaudella" has appeared in Walter Benjamin, Messiaanisen sirpaleita. Toim. Markku Koski, Keijo Rahkonen & Esa Sironen. Helsinki: Tutkijaliitto 1989. Original Finnish translation by Markku Koski has been modified.
Directed by
Axel Straschnoy
Commissioned by
Kiasma for ARS17+ Online Art.
The work is in the collections of Kiasma / Finnish National Gallery
Supported by
Oskar Oflunds Foundation
AVEK - The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture
Finnish Cultural Foundation, Arts Promotion Centre Finland
Quadion Technologies
Produced by
Kolme Perunaa
Voice
Pekka Strang
Sound
Karri Niinivaara / B-Sound
Camera
Iddo Soskolne
Graphic Design
Geraldine de San Bruno
Colour grading
Jussi Myllyniemi / Whitepoint
Post-production
Joukko Manninen / Whitepoint
Kiasma coordination
Milja Liimatainen
Constructions in Kiasma
Topi Vähäsarja
Jari Rönkkö
Jari Kantanen
App Development
Quadion Technologies