Give me a hug!

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Inari Virmakoski: Give me a hug!

Completion year: 2022

Technique: Impro performance for camera

Keywords: Inari Virmakoski, Annita Hillestad, korona, covid, covid-19, slapstick, turvaväli, halaus, hug, tanssi, dance, performanssi, performance, videoperformanssi, video performance

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people behave. Closeness, considered a right of every man, became a privilege of the few. Give me a hug (2022), an improvisational performance for the camera, comments on this period in the spirit of slapstick comedy.

Cinematography and editing: Anita Hillestad

Performance: Inari Virmakoski

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