Framework: The Finnish Art Review
Issue 3 June '05: Truthfulness: Objectivity / Subjectivity

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Framework 3 aims to raise a number of questions about the concept of truthfulness. The issue covers a broad range of topics, from ethics to the “minor utopias” of every day life and their potential for helping us to find truths in our contemporary fragmented reality.

A focal point of the discussion is the recent, intensified need to turn towards documentary, but broadly understood: the relationship between documentation and fiction is addressed from a number of alternative perspectives. Locating sets general frame for the theme Truthfulness by the following scientists and cultural actors: Taneli Kukkonen, James Meadowcroft, Iikka Vehkalahti, and Ghassan Hage.

Focus investigates the recent intensified need arising in various artistic approaches to turn to documentary. While belief in ‘the real truth’ has been questioned and the ideal of the whole truth has turned out to be unattainable, a new freedom of interpretation has been achieved. Denise Robinson, Janne Seppänen, Susanna Helke, Hanna Johansson, Markus Nummi, Olli Löytty, Yrjö Haila and Auli Mantila are bringing a special focus to bear on this greatly expanded range of subjects and the variety of approaches available, especially in the fictional direction, even – paradoxically – with regard to what is still ‘unknown’ or incomprehensible.

Features and Conversations highlights some of the foremost Finnish artists from the fields of film making, media art, video and photography who have revitalised the formal traditions of documentary. The presented artists are Pirjo Honkasalo, Veli Granö, Laura Horelli, Heli Rekula and Ilppo Pohjola. In addition, presented are a recent project World of Plenty by Tea Mäkipää and a photo essay The Armenian Genocide by Jaakko Heikkilä.

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Issue 3: Truthfulness: Objectivity / Subjectivity