Minna Suoniemi
 
 
 
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Practice Statement
Minna Suoniemi


The basis of my artistic practice is often a constructed situation where I place my models. I research human behavior by watching people’s mechanisms and roles and inviting people in front of my videocamera. What interests me particularly are the moments when my models are less aware of the camera. I place my models in different situations where they have to give up some of the controlled role that they have for the camera. I play with the feeling of being watched. It’s the act of looking and being seen what interests me, and also the position of the viewer in the final installation of the work. In the center of focus in my work are basic human emotions, relations between people and people’s actions determined by their role in a certain situation and environment.

 

Gameboys, video installation, 2003