In Between

Priska Falin

The goal of this artistic exploration was not to find the one ‘true’ identity but to understand and cope with the transformation between different roles that challenge the perception of oneself. Who / what exists in between the roles? Instead of focusing on human subjects, I have used a city as an example for the exploration. The city of Rovaniemi works as the basis of the exploration where different ‘roles’ can be understood. In order to understand the identities of the city, I first mapped the different roles with informal questionnaires and focused on places that were left in between. The exploration aims to understand what emerges through a compilation of views that focus on something ‘in between’. The aim was to collect video clips that show the gaps and the places in between the well-known and recognizable locations. The interest of this exploration was to understand what can be revealed through focusing on the unnoticed or disregarded.

Sometimes the perception of identity is built upon roles that can be clearly defined. But is the identity similar when looking at the hidden, unnoticed or unrecognized positions in between the roles?

The In Between -video work presents eight different scenes that have been filmed in the city of Rovaniemi, Finland during December 2016. These views are in between the familiar, popular and central locations. What is left in between the well-known locations are places that one might pass through several times a day, but not necessarily have reason to spend time there.

This artistic exploration concentrates on the identities that exist between the different roles. By focusing on the marginal positions, it is possible to understand better the identities that sustain the roles.

In Between

Video work by

Priska Falin

Material filmed during 6.-8.12.2016 in Rovaniemi Finland

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