Vesa Pekka Rannikko
Rat and Border Dog is a poetic animation fable about the insignificance of the human-built border zone for nature. The work is a hand-drawn sketch-like animation, where animals, plants and poems are drawn into the picture and build a collage of parallel events. Animation is a network where the human logic takes a back seat.
Vesa-Pekka Rannikko (b. 1968) is a visual artist whose practice focuses on layered narratives and the fluid boundary between the non-human and the cultural. His work is characterized by an interest in the intersections of media and content. Rannikko’s practice spans multiple media, ranging from animated drawings to site-specific works and hybrid pieces that combine qualities of both sculpture and painting. He is particularly drawn to the spaces between definitions—where, instead of polarization, mixing, merging, and diversity become possible. Rannikko’s art has been featured in various solo and group exhibitions and video art festivals both in Finland and internationally. Rannikko represented Finland in the Venice Biennale in 2011.