Crusades in Mediaspheres

Ristiretki (silver gelatine prints) 1994

Photography Jari Arffman

Camera assistant Juhani Vallikari

Costume design Motelli Skronkle

Make-up, transportation and arrangements Mia Ignatiew

Models Hannu Raatikainen
Timo Kaaja
Eric Otieno Okwach
Akuffo Darko

Laboratory and framing Asko Salminen

Ristiretki (installation) 1994 Versions 0.89 - 1.13 were installed in and for The exhibition of Electronic Arts in 1994, the exhibition was held in the Town Museum of Rauma (February), the City Museum of Turku (March-April) and Alvar Aalto museum in Jyväskylä (May-June) (version 1.13). Last appearance in Gallery Zone in January 1996. An interactive installation combining photography scans, a conceptual table 'Les trois Ages du Regard' by Regis Débray and voices.
	Storyboarding and general design	Jari Arffman Heikki Salo
	Digital manipulations, programming and media implementation	Heikki Salo
	Voices	Esko Varonen Markku Peltola Hannu Raatikainen Pirjo Moilanen
	Recording assistance	Petri 'Piikki' Vainionpää
	Sponsored by	Plan 1 Oy Real Connection Oy

Crusade II (installation) 1997 The second installment was prepared for Rumpu ja kamera exhibition in Gallen-Kallela museum in Autumn 1997. Voices were dropped, multilingual table interpretations added and linking schemes partly rewritten.
	Storyboarding and general design	Jari Arffman Heikki Salo
	Digital manipulations, programming and media implementation	Heikki Salo
	Translations	Kaisa Alanen Heikki Salo José Santisteban Leif Rantala Takuya Karube Mervi Pohjolainen
	Sponsored by	Media Virtual Apple Computer Finland JL -types Ky
	Special thanks	Juhani Lehtiranta	(guidance in the fontland)
		Takuya Karube	(help with calligraphy software)
		Matti Nirkko	(the all-important hardware)