03 Hybridus Linguaflorum - Finland

PRIX EUROPA   
Best Video on Multilingualism of the Year 2009 by a Student
Donated by the European Commission
DG for Education and Culture

Citation by the Jury
"This is a very well told film describing the variety of languages in symbiotic harmony.
A poetic tale with symbols from the world of flowers, full of appealing artistic qualities and advanced professionalism."

Entering Institute: Kuvataideakatemia - Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
Contact / Supervising teacher: Eija-Liisa Ahtila
Author/s: Katarzyna Miron
Length: 1 min.

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Languages are like living organisms that are constantly developing. New words are created and different languages influence and shape each other. The idea of the project is based on comparing the formation of languages to the organic matter of a plant. It is a poetic, metaphoric vision of a flower that speaks all languages. Letters are flowing in the green veins of the plant forming words and sentences and ripening until they are released in the final blossoming outburst.