Gostujuće predavanje / Guest Lecture: Tor-Finn Malum Fitje
U utorak, 14.4.2026. 18-19:30h svoj rad u formi artist talka predstaviti će gostujući redatelj i video umjetnik i profesor na Oslofotokunstskole, Tor-Finn Malum Fitje. Prezentacija će se održati na engleskom jeziku. Vidimo se u Kinoklubu Zagreb! / On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM, visiting director and video artist Tor-Finn Malum Fitje will present his work in the form of an artist talk. The presentation will be held in English. See you at Kinoklub Zagreb!
Tor-Finn Malum Fitje je redatelj i video umjetnik sa sjedištem u Oslu, Norveška. Tijekom više od petnaest godina Malum Fitje razvio je raznolik opus radova u području pokretnih slika, koji obuhvaća dugometražne esejističke filmove, 3D animaciju, igrane kratkometražne filmove i višekanalne video instalacije. Magistrirao je likovne umjetnosti (MFA) na Kraljevskoj akademiji umjetnosti u Stockholmu, diplomirao (BFA) na Konstfacku te stekao diplomu iz filmske režije na Sveučilištu u Bergenu. Njegovi radovi izlagani su u Nacionalnom muzeju umjetnosti u Oslu, Oplandia Centru za suvremenu umjetnost te Muzeju moderne umjetnosti u Stockholmu. Među recentnim festivalskim izborima ističu se projekcije na New York City Independent Film Festivalu (2025) i Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin (2024). Istraživao je teme od migracije ptica u djelu The Mystery of Bird Navigation (2016), preko intelektualne povijesti tame u Aleph Null & The Missing Mass (2017), do zvučne tehnologije u Phonaturograph (2014) i fizike čestica u The Color of Quarks (2015). U mockumentarcu Hyphenic (2018) osmislio je izmišljeni jezični sustav zajedno s teorijom zavjere koja pretpostavlja njegov nastanak unutar kultura plijesni. Multimedijski projekt Ad Nauseam (2019–2022) sastoji se od četrnaest satiričnih esejističkih filmova koji prikazuju društvo u kojem je sumnja iskorijenjena. U svojim novijim radovima Death Mother (2024), P-P-P-Page White (2025) i Same Sun (2026), Malum Fitje eksperimentira s umjetnom inteligencijom i digitalnom distorzijom. Kroz ova tri rada trenira AI sustave kako bi simulirao oblike ljudske krhkosti i poremećenog govora, uključujući Touretteov sindrom i mucanje.
Tor-Finn Malum Fitje is a director and video artist based in Oslo, Norway. He holds an MFA from the Royal Academy of Art in Stockholm, a BFA from Konstfack and a Bachelor in Film Directing from Bergen University. His work has been exhibited at The National Museum of Art in Oslo, Oplandia Center for Contemporary Art and the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm. Recent festival selections include screenings at the New York City Independent Film Festival (2025) and Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin (2024). For more than fifteen years, Malum Fitje has developed a diverse body of work in moving image, spanning feature-length essay films, 3D animation, fictional short films, and multi- channel video installations. He has explored subjects ranging from bird migration in The Mystery of Bird Navigation (2016) to the intellectual history of darkness in Aleph Null & The Missing Mass (2017), from sound technology in Phonaturograph (2014) to particle physics in The Color of Quarks (2015). In the mockumentary Hyphenic (2018), he devised a fictional language system together with a conspiracy theory proposing its emergence within mold cultures. The multimedia project Ad Nauseam (2019–2022) comprises fourteen satirical essay films depicting a society in which doubt has been eradicated. In his recent works Death Mother (2024), P-P-P-Page White (2025), and Same Sun (2026), Malum Fitje experiments with artificial intelligence and digital distortion. Across these three works, he trains AI systems to simulate forms of human fragility and disrupted speech, including Tourette’s syndrome and stuttering.