Jani Ruscica
B. 1978; Savonlinna, Finland
Lives and works in Helsinki
Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki; 2007
Chelsea College of Art and Design, London; 2002
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris; 2010
Camden Arts Centre, London; 2009
Location 1, New York; 2007
De Ateliers, Amsterdam; 2006
NIFCA, Leirvik, Faroe Islands; 2003
Visual and Narrational Encounters, Eija Aarnio Bastiaan Tichler Contrapuntal – Tales of Community, Paula Toppila
The Uncertain Present, Luigi Fassi
Selected works:
Foghorn, 2013; 3D animation (animation by Gabriel de la Cruz), stereo sound, scaffolding, flat screen; 10:00 loop; Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
Screen Test (for a living sculpture), 2012; (in collaboration with Sini Pelkki)
Anyplacewhatever 1, 2011; C-print mounted on aluminum, 100 x 80 cm/framed; The photographic series, Anyplacewhatever, is a companion piece to the film, Scene Shifts in six movements, 2011.
Travelogue, 2010; B/W 16mm film transferred to HD, stereo sound, single channel projection and framed screenprint, 8:00 loop; Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin; photo © Davey Moore TBG&S
Travelogue, 2010; Screenprint, 79 x 109 cm/framed
Scenography (after the Futurists), 2010; Quilted green chroma key curtain, two c-stands, 261 x 191 cm; Futurist Enrico Prampolini’s stage set design from 1923 realized as a two-dimensional chroma key curtain.
Beginning an Ending, 2009; 16mm film transferred to digital beta and HD, stereo sound, 16 min. loop
Beginning an Ending, 2009 – film still
Evolutions, 2008; S16mm film transferred to digital beta and HD, stereo sound, 18:20 loop
Microcosms (Johannes), 2008; C-print mounted on dipond aluminum, 40 x 40 cm/framed (photograph 16 x 25 cm/photograph); The photographic series, Microcosms, is a companion piece to the film, Evolutions, 2008.
Batbox / Beatbox, 2007; Double channel projection (or single channel projection/flat screen), 5.1 surround sound, 16:00 loop; Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki photo © Pirje Mykkänen, Central Art Archives, Finland
Batbox / Beatbox, 2007; Double channel projection (or single channel projection or flat screen), 5.1 surround sound, 16:00 loop; Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki photo © Pirje Mykkänen, Central Art Archives, Finland
Variations on a theme (duet for greater horseshoe bat and beatboxer), 2007; Printed sheet music, music stand, two seats, performed.
Contrapuntal (Kiwano theme), 2005; DVcam transferred to digital beta, stereo sound, 6:00
Contrapuntal (Fluctuation theme), 2005; DVcam transferred to digital beta, stereo sound, 6:00
Contrapuntal (Sawdust theme), 2005; DVcam transferred to digital beta, stereo sound, 6:00