in collaboration with Masha Fomenko film, duration varies, 2020–present
Year-lasting visual research of life of the Suma river in Sumskiy Posad, Karelia. Ongoing sequence of static soundless scenes, discovering interaction of nature time and landscapes (natural, cultural, social). Suma river is central element of oldest pomor fishing village Sumskiy Posad, it provides drinking water supply, route into the sea and fish supply, it is central axis of the village and main element of its visual, sound, cultural and economical landscape.
Film screened as an endless sequence of shots of the river displayed in a random order. This random automated editing lets independent stories emerge in a blink of spectators sight.
The concept of a random sequence is probably the phenomenon of this film. Nothing happens, but the river lives. Its existence has no end or beginning, it disappears at dusk and is reborn, naturally, at dawn. — Karina Karaeva