Section of Finnish Archipelago, image download from Turunmaan Seutu.
Most of the inhabited islands in the Archipelago are connected by ferry, they are interconnecting life lines and are designed to carry cars. There has been a long standing row amongst locals as to whether more bridges or tunnels should be built replacing some of the shorter ferry rides, because although they are regular (waiting time can be up to 1 hour) in the tourist season cars can be queing for quite some time. I’ve been thinking about how our pace of life is determined by our technological and infrastructural limits and the relationship and expectancy we have with technology and speed.
Islands from Granvik Ferry, Archipelago. Still from Video
In last few weeks i’ve been going back to the Archipelago exploring and filming two different ferry routes in particular, one which weaves from island to island and one that goes back and forth between Pargas and Nauvo. Both travel at a constant speed and are surprisingly smooth, pointing my camera away from the ferry I have been focusing on the horizon line and the islands that pass by. The shot encompasses a range of different speeds, the speed of the sea, sky and islands (which vary depending on distance from the camera) and of course the speed of the ferry.
UPDATE ON FEBRUARY 22nd 2010: This work developed into Inertial Frame
