AN INTERACTIVE TV PROGRAM
A minimalistic night time show, Aquarium tells a little story which focuses
on the lives of two sleepless and helpless city singles, Eira and Ari. They
are not capable of making up their minds. That's why they need the viewer
to take care of them. Luckily there is a telephone line into their lives.
The viewer can stimulate Eira's and Ari's minds and ease their loneliness
via the telephone.
Selected picks from audience response (www.akvaario.net):
Wed Mar 8 02:14:09 GMT+02:00 2000
The day is only a necessary transformation into the night. I feel sorry for
the people who have a daytime job. Or, perhaps I don't feel sorry for them,
but I wish them an opportunity to find the night, to experience its misty
peace. They say that in America there's a city that never sleeps. In a way
I long for such a place. But in a way, I also enjoy having the night for myself.
Fri Mar 17 11:45:41 GMT+02:00 2000
I've followed Aquarium for a few of nights already. I've found my "salvation"
for loneliness, insomnia. Thank you Ari and Eira, you've saved me many times...
I've noticed I'm not alone ;)
Aquarium was produced and broadcasted by the Finnish National
Broadcasting Company (YLE). The broadcast took over 130 hours of time in Finnish
winter. Ari and Eira survived and were very busy during the whole show. Team
Aquarium survived as well.
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 AQUARIUM - at night you are not alone |
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Ari: Kari Nenonen Eira: Eva Palviainen also: Julius Elo, Kimmo Kari Riikka Kevo, Petri Kola Anton Pellinen Hilla Palviainen Kimmo Rynkä Mikko Sippola tanssitytöt props: Sami Meronen, YLE lights: Jenni Sademies Rauli Laaksonen, YLE Petri Setälä, YLE |
boom: Pertti Venetjoki, Tuomas Klaavo Tuukka Paukkunen, YLE Mediapaja Janne Miettinen, Anne Tolkkinen boat driver: Simo Rouhiainen make-up: Minna Papinniemi Ari Sundell, YLE editing: Anna-Maria Jóakimsdóttir Minna Nurminen Ville Lehtovirta Markku Mastomäki Riikka Kevo, Ville Tikkanen graphics design: Justus Hyvärinen Petri Saarikko (www-site) |
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stills: Anna-Maria Jóakimsdóttir marketing: Justus Hyvärinen Merete Manninen, Marko Vainio, YLE pr (2000-): Minna Aslama lawyer: Sanna Tuominen, YLE www.akvaario.net: Petri Saarikko Justus Hyvärinen, Eerik Vesterinen assistant programmer: Juha Huuskonen data connections: Keijo Haapanen, YLE |
technical superperson: Timo Salonen, YLE telephone interface: Sonera digital AV: Vesa Pellinen, CD Quality Finland Oy technical producer: Tapio Ohralahti, YLE Mediapaja production management: Ulla Malassu, YLE Mediapaja set design & costumes: Miina Kauppinen Minna Papinniemi Raimo Mantela sound design: Oskari Martimo |
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thanks: Jarmo Jääskeläinen Seppo Kalli Hannu Kousa Kari Kyrönseppä Reijo Puttonen produced by: Medialab / University of Art & Design, Radio- and Television Institute / YLE Aquarium installation for the exhibition by: Teijo Pellinen Ville Tikkanen Lauri Svan Minna Papinniemi Tomi Knuutila All of You thanks: Anita Kähkönen |
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CV Teijo Pellinen (teijo.pellinen@sonera.com).
Born in Helsinki 1970.
My father used to film his family, us, when I was little. I got a film camera,
when I was 10. Three years later my father brought me a computer. I am still
curious of what to do with them...
2000 MA in New Media, University of Art And Design Helsinki. New media art,
TV and film.
1993 - 1998 Several short films. Fiction and documentary. Directing and photography.
Screenings in various festivals in Europe. First award for documentary film
"May Day" in Pori Film Festival for the Youth in 1994.
1998 - 2000 Aquarium, an interactive night time TV program . 1:st version
is a prototype, 2:nd version is the full version for TV and 3:rd version is
a light version for installations.
- 2:nd version screened in Finnish national TV 1, March 2000. 130 hours of
tension in TV.
- 1:st version as an exhibition installation in "Adapter", Muu Media
Festival 1998, Cable Factory , Helsinki
- 2:nd version as an exhibition installation in "Think" exhibition
in art museum Ateneum in Helsinki, 2000
- 3:rd version as an exhibition installation in "F2F" exhibition.
