Night Passing I and II were created in Finland in February and March, 2011, as the long dark winter was beginning its descent.  The video-performances were shot in late afternoon when twilight in the far north appears to last forever, as if a vibrational visual drone that becomes stronger and longer as the season progresses toward the equinox and eventually summer.  The black figure personifies the darkness, against the backdrop of snow-laden trees like animated figures themselves ('tykkylumi' in Finnish). Music: Merja Soria with overtone singing by Alexander Khalil.  HDV/16:9.

SCREENINGS & EXHIBITIONS:

Night Passing I    (film completed: 2012)

• From Forest Lands, Moors & Glaciers, Invited group art exhibition. Art Galleries of the University of Lapland Faculty of Art & Design, Rovaniemi, Finland. 2016. (catalog).
• 40^th Anniversary Membership Exhibition, Group art exhibition for current & former ARC members, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. 2013.
• Blue-White-Red, Invited group art exhibition, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri. Exhibited video still images from video-performance, “Night Passing.”
• Burgundy International Festival of Video-Danse, Official Selection, Le Creusot, France. 2012.
• Fulbright Artists Reflect Upon Finland, 4-person art exhibition during FinnFest 2011. Town & Country Convention Center, Royal Palm Salon, San Diego, California. 2011.
• Night Passing I, Video installation, Luontokeskus Ukko Art Gallery, Koli, Finland. For European National Park Day on May 21.
• Joensuu Päivä, Group / Film screenings, Carelicum Museum (Museum of North Karelia), Joensuu, Finland. Screened works made in Karelia during Fulbright period there. 2011.

Night Passing II   (film completed: 2012)

• Winter Blues, Hannibal Art Center, Hannibal, Missouri, USA. 2012.
• ART TODAY, Louhitalo Cultural Center, Eno, Finland, 2011.
• National Park Day, Ukko Luontokeskus Media Gallery, Koli National Park, Finland. 2011.