DESCRIPTION:
NICOSFÄÄRI - NICOSPHERE
Credits :
Music composed and performed by Islaja
Directed by Merja Kokkonen and Antti Nylén
Director of Photography:Antti Nylén
Editing: Mika Taanila
Films: Adox Pan-X Reverso Super 8 & Kodac Ektachrome 100D

The Nicosphere" was originally an installation, in the context of
visual arts. It was composed of music (by Merja Kokkonen) and an essay (by Antti Nylén) and a camera obscura. "The Nicosphere" was installed at Amos Anderson art museum in Helsinki, fall 2015, as a part of group exhibition centered on the spirituality of St. Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582).

The work was centered on the persona and music of Nico (1938–1988), and Kokkonen's music was a free rendition of Nico's song "No One Is There". This forms the soundtrack to the video, called "Nicosfääri", in Finnish.

The video was originally shot on Super 8 mm film and edited digitally.

Merja Kokkonen is a recording artist under the name Islaja, and because "Nicosfääri" video is independent from the 2015 installation, the video too is a "Islaja video".