Tutorial #14 The Party

A surreal post-apocalyptic home party placed in an undefined future where the location is fluid. This work focuses on 3D printed replicas of various household plastic objects, common in 2012, which take on a new role in a post-plastic future.
The party-host guides the party participants through a fragmented story about a relationship with objects. Reenacting a home party, in a world where this is not possible or relevant. Questioning ideas around Object Orientated Ontology and the current collection and valuation of artefacts.

This work is part of Maren Dagny Juell’s video series Tutorials where she questions the role of advice and instructions through a mediated technological society.

In addition to the film, Maren produces a sculpture made of 3D printed objects as a display to be placed in the middle of an arboretum (in a forest) at the University of Biosciences (NMBU) in Norway. The plastic objects are printed in PVA, a material made of corn that composts when exposed to nature.

CAST
Host: Iselin Shumba
Man: Aslak Juell Kristensen
Women (from right to left):
Sarune Bartuasuite Kaupiene
Kuya Bae
Andrea Fritsvold
Yvonne Layne
CREW
Written, directed, edit and graphics: Maren Dagny Juell
Director of photography: Mattias Pollak
B Photo: Annicken Aasheim
Light. Jon Andre Hakavåg
Sound recording: Rune Baggerud
Sound designer/composer: Arild Iversen
Colourist
Make up artist: Kristina Kvam
Production manager: Hanne Rivrud
Production assistant: Miriam Hald
SUPPORT
Commissioned by KORO Norway
Supported by Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond and Forbundet Frie Fotografer
2021