Nuppi bealde is a yoik in which the spirits of Saivo, the two-bottomed lake, are brought forth. The Sámi musician Ánnámáret’s luohti (yoik) melody first carries the video piece with a soaring treble, but as the piece progresses, it sinks into the depths, accompanied by Ilkka Heinonen’s jouhikko (Karelian bowed lyre). The soundscapes created by Turkka Inkilä emerge with frost and spaciousness, but later shatter and are reborn in another form, creating an audial impression of a different kind of world. The visual material of the work is a combination of images of ice and water, the spreading of watercolor on paper and 2d drawing animation, where the real elements of the landscape are multiplied and repeated and the black and white landscape is colored, fragmented and transformed.
Nuppi bealde is part of a series of video works that Viitahuhta has made in collaboration with musicians Ánnámáret, Ilkka Heinonen and Turkka Inkilä.
Credits
- Directed, filmed and edited by: Marja Viitahuhta
- Music performed and arranged by: Ánnámáret (vocals), Ilkka Heinonen (jouhikko), Turkka Inkilä (electronics)
- Luohti composition and lyrics: Ánnámáret
- Arrangement: Turkka Inkilä, Ilkka Heinonen and Ánnámáret
- Music produced by: Turkka Inkilä
- Recording and mixing: Kaj Mäki-Ullakko
- Music mastered by: Virtalähde Mastering
- Music track from album: Ánnámáret: Bálvvosbaiki
- Music published by: Uksi Productions
- Video production: Ánnámáret and Marja Viitahuhta
- Thank you: Families and loved ones
- This work has been created with funding from the Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Kone foundation and AVEK.
Watch
A trailer of Nuppi bealde can be watched at the archive of AV-Arkki or below via Vimeo.
Nuppi bealde has been installed as a video installation in
– Niegut, solo exhibition at Poriginal Gallery, 28.01.2023 – 14.02.2023, Pori
– Huh-huh! group exhibition celebrating new premises of Galleria Huuto in Kalasatama, 22.4.-7.5.2023, Helsinki.
Nuppi bealde had its international premiere at the Jihlava documentary film festival, 23.10.-1.11.2026.
