FIFA 2015: SILO 468

SILO 468

SPAIN, FINLAND / 2014 / COLOR, B & W / 35 MIN / ENGLISH, FINNISH S.T. ENGLISH

Production Team

Realisation: Antti Seppänen
Script: Antti Seppänen
Cinematography: Antti Seppänen
Sound: Antti Seppänen
Editing: Antti Seppänen
Music: Maija Saksman, Seppo Renvall, Antti Halonen, Inka Ritvanen
Narration: Tapio Rosenius
Participation(s): eppo Renvall, Antti Halonen, Inka Ritvanen (Lighting Design Collective)
Producer(s): Antti Seppänen
Production: Oiva-Filmi
Distribution: Oiva-Filmi

Official Synopsis

"Silo 468 recounts how a remnant of the industrial past, an oil silo by the sea near Helsinki, was turned into a permanent interactive light installation by the Madrid-based Lighting Design Collective. The walls were perforated with 2,012 holes, in reference to Helsinki’s designation as World Design Capital in 2012. The natural light, wind and movement of light on the water are the variables in the lighting concept. During the day, the holes in the steel structure allow the natural light to enter the bright red interior, creating undulating motifs. At night, the computer-controlled LED domes react to the weather. Customized software analyzes the prevailing winds and reconfigures them into a luminous, animated fresco. This spectacular modern lighthouse can be seen within a 5-km radius."

This film is about how to adapt old dilapidated industrial structures to creating works of art with a practical component to them. The film focuses on the design, production and implementation of this project. Only a small section of the film is devoted at the end to show the finished work and some aspects of this artistic accomplishment.

I personally would have preferred more editing of the first two thirds of the film and a much vaster elaboration on the aesthetics of the finished piece, examples how it interacts with the weather, the winds, the water, and the daylight at various times of the day. It is also a pity that the interior has not been made all-season, to be used for various events, art performances and exhibitions all year round. I hope that in time the city will undertake to winterise this space, SILO 468, without affecting negatively the outside and inside light effects.

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Film Review © 2015 Nadia Slejskova