Under Control describes human actions from the level of an insect. The botanical garden is starting to look different. The garden is full of life, brought there and born there. In addition to other work, the gardeners fight for life and against it, using strong means of force, poisons and cryptobugs ordered from abroad - bred to be predators - whose purpose of existence is to eat pests. Plants are the battlefield in the struggle for life and beauty. For some, a garden is just a peaceful place to relax or a photo shoot, for others a workplace, for some a prison.
In Forum Box's Mediabox, Under Control is seen for the first time as a magnifying glass, where the beginning and end of the work merge and the order of events and consequences are mixed.
Ville Koskinen is a media artist and filmmaker who basically graduated with a master’s degree in visual arts from the Academy of Fine Arts of the University of the Arts. In his art, Koski is particularly interested in the themes of eternal struggle and surrender, as well as the ruthless use of cinematic effects. Koskinen’s works have been described as adventure films where the adventure never begins. The works have been awarded at the Tampere Film Festival and at the Go Short film festival in Holland.
