Annika Dahlsten & Markku Laakso: Campfire in a Zoo

Animation installation 2019. Trailer shot at the premier in Turku Art Museum Studio 22.1.2019 - 5.1.2020.

Campfire in a Zoo (2019) is a puppet animation installation that explores the complexities of exhibiting and being seen. It is based on the family story of Markku Laakso’s great-grandparents, who with other Sámis toured Germany in 1930 as part of ethnographic exhibitions known also as human zoos.

More: www.dahlstenlaakso.com

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