My Name Is Laura Viljander

Artistic research on the silenced subjectivities of the Finnish Civil War in the year 1918. The research took the form of a film and an installation, that reconnected the location of a massacre, that happened in the end of the civil war in the 10th of May in 1918. The film and the installations relocated the places of the events and the voices of the victims in the 100th anniversary of the massacre.

10th of May, 2018. Film screening event on the 100th anniversary of the massacre in Kuusankoski
10th of May, 2018. Film screening event on the 100th anniversary of the massacre in Kuusankoski
The exhibition setting, "My Name is Laura Viljander", May of 2018.
The exhibition setting, "My Name is Laura Viljander", May of 2018.
Silver gelatin reproduction on a glass plate, projection. "My Name Is Laura Viljander" (2018)
Silver gelatin reproduction on a glass plate, projection. "My Name Is Laura Viljander" (2018)
A detail of the exhibition. Interview with the grandchildren of Laura Viljander.
A detail of the exhibition. Interview with the grandchildren of Laura Viljander.
A detail of the exhibition: "My Name Is Laura
A detail of the exhibition: "My Name Is Laura
Source: the edition of Itä & Länsi magazine (1928:8-9), that commemorated the victims of the massacre in May 1918.
Source: the edition of Itä & Länsi magazine (1928:8-9), that commemorated the victims of the massacre in May 1918.
Source: Julius Polin's autobiographical recollection of the events in 1918
Source: Julius Polin's autobiographical recollection of the events in 1918
A view on the Kymmene Factory building wher
A view on the Kymmene Factory building wher
A freeze frame from the film: My Name Is Laura Viljander" (2018)
A freeze frame from the film: My Name Is Laura Viljander" (2018)
A view on the Kymmene Factory building where those to be massacred were imprisoned in May, 1918.
A view on the Kymmene Factory building where those to be massacred were imprisoned in May, 1918.
Funded by: Finnish Cultural Foundation - Kymenlaakso regional fund , TAIKE - The Arts Promotion Centre Finland
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