Taking us on a journey back in time to our recent futuristic past, this film is about the rise and fall of the plastic Futuro House, a Space Age utopia that almost became a reality. The Futuro leisure home designed by architect Matti Suuronen was unveiled in 1968 and licensed to 24 different countries. Director/Script: Mika Taanila Co-script: Marko Home Cinematographer: Jussi Eerola Sound Designer: Olli Huhtanen Music: Ektroverde, Dick Hyman, 101 Strings Set Designer: Kari Juusonen Producer: Lasse Saarinen / Kinotar Oy 29 min, 35mm, © Kinotar Oy 1998 Selected screenings: - IFFR Rotterdam, 2013 - Architektonika, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, 2012 - Arctic Hysteria, Rosphoto State Museum and Exhibition Centre, St. Petersburg, 2012 - Arctic Hysteria, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, 2009 - On The Spot #4, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2008 - Arctic Hysteria, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, 2008 - Lost & Found, S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Gent, 2007 - Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai Museum of Art, China, 2006 Human Engineering, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zürich, 2005 - Hotel Futuro, Spacex Gallery, Exeter, UK, 2005 - Transparente: interni e esterni, Centro Nazionale per le Arti Contemporanee, Rome, 2003 - GOKANN – The 109th Exhibition of Finnish Artists / The Fourth Triennale, Kyoto Art Center, Japan, 2003 - Les Années Pop, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2001 - Vision & Reality, Louisiana, Copenhagen, 2000 - The Day of The Donkey Day, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland, 1999 www.mikataanila.com www.kinotar.com www.av-arkki.fi

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