Pilvi Takala - The real Snow White

"Pilvi Takala (*1981 in Helsinki) deals with the constitutions and limits of social groups and communities. Her videos, books, and installations are based on interventions in (semi-)public spaces, and this first monograph documents most of her work since 2005."

- Taken from http://www.hatjecantz.de/controller.php?cmd=detail&titzif=00003352&lang=en

She has most brilliant ideas in her videos. Like in Wallflower waiting in a Finnish dancing hall if someone would come to pick her up, for the whole evening. As a trainee in a company doing thinking work without the computer or driving the whole day in an elevator. Or going with two other women into a Turkish tearoom. Or building castles of 1 and 2 euro coins. What happens when Snow White tries to enter to Disney world?

Watch the videos for more info. They are awesome. Check the webpage for all of them. http://pilvitakala.com/

Women in Kahves (2005)

http://pilvitakala.com/womeninkahves01.html

Easy rider (2006)

http://pilvitakala.com/easyrider01.html

Wallflower (2006)

http://pilvitakala.com/wallflower01.html

The shining shining (2007)

http://pilvitakala.com/theshiningshining01.html

The trainee (2008)

http://pilvitakala.com/thetrainee01.html

The angels (2008)

http://pilvitakala.com/theangels01.html

The real Snow White (2009)

http://pilvitakala.com/realsnowwhite01.html