Outi Tarkiainen: Maa, kevään tytär

Tapiola Sinfonietta
Eva Ollikainen, conductor
Virpi Räisänen, mezzo-soprano
Outi Tarkiainen:
Eanan, giđa nieida / The Earth, Spring's Daughter
Prologa / Prologue (00:57:00)
Eanan, giđa nieida / The Earth, spring’s daughter (03:21:00)
Dáid galbma guovlluid mii johtit / In these cold lands we migrate (08:17:00)
Áhččamet opmodat lea odne juhkkojuvvon / Our father’s property is divided today (11:42:00)
Dát guhkes idjadiimmu / This late evening hour (17:21:00)
In nu njuolgat / Not so straight (22:53:00)
Boađe ja čájehan suoli dáid bálgáid / Come and I will show you secretly these paths (27:44:00)
Mun sárggun dáid govaid / I inscribe these images (30:59:00)
Epiloga / Epilogue (35:41:00)
Change of Faces, 7’, 2016 (during Epilogue)
Change of Faces has been inspired by Sami poetry and it can be seen as a kinetic meditation about landscapes of the Arctic. This experimental film consists super 8 mm film and archive material, those two merge by their grainy texture.
written & directed by: Elina Oikari
cinematographer & film editor: Elina Oikari
color grading: Sarrah Wilkman, Grade One Oy
performers: Edith Båhl, Inka-Maaria
supported by: Tiina and Antti Herlin Foundation & The Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
Recorded live 1 Feb 2024 at Espoo Cultural Centre, Finland
Video and sound production: Pro Audile Ltd
www.tapiolasinfonietta.fi
Available until 9 February 2025.