Author Description

Eija-Liisa Ahtila's art amazes and intrigues. The meticulously crafted realistic worlds of her video installations explode into fantastic episodes, their narrative split between several projection screens. Their thought-provoking stories take the reader on a journey into the depths of the human mind. A central theme in Ahtila's work is the relationship between humanity, animals and the natural world. The book explores Ahtila's video works through a close reading of the nature relationship embedded in them.