Ad Infinitum

Seppo Renvall / Finland / 2026 / World Premiere / 10 min.

synopsis

Vegetation and minerals send the gaze branching into structures where the forest meets its digital and cinematic reflections. A plunge into detail explores both nature and the possibilities of its representation: each closer view opens up another space. An ardent declaration of love for matter that transcends its depictions and returns knowledge to wonder.

“‘If something interesting is happening, I possibly decide to shoot in the opposite direction’ [say Seppo Renvall], and often he finds something more subtle, more telling than the spectacle ahead. His sympathy goes to the little things in life, or maybe I should say: empathy.” — Klaus W. Eisenlohr

Source: Directors Lounge: Seppo Renvall — Times, Songs and Material.

biography

Seppo Renvall (1963) is a Finnish multidisciplinary artist and a pioneer of the Finnish film avant-garde. Since the 1990s, he has been working in film, video art, photography and happenings. His films are characterised by an emphasis on rhythm and music, black-and-white visuals and a non-narrative structure depicting scenes from everyday life. The Ji.hlava IDFF screened his Return to Humanity (2007) and Parting (2022).