The Tao of Cat

'The Tao of Cat', 2019

At Sweden's ICEHOTEL, two Canadian artists have been working hard - to honour their cat.

At Sweden's ICEHOTEL, two Canadian artists have been working hard - to honour their cat.

Director

Mattias Löw

Runtime

5 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Documentary, Short

Keywords

winter, scandinavia, snow, ice, construction

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The Tao of Cat

Mattias Löw, 2019

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17:9 4K

Color

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Awards

Riga International Festival of Tourism Films

Nominated

2019

Eco Tourism

Jury Prize

Storyline

At Sweden's ICEHOTEL, two Canadian artists have been working hard - to honour their cat.

At Sweden's ICEHOTEL, two Canadian artists have been working hard - to honour their cat. Sonia Chow and Huschang Pourian have made their cat into a mesmerizing vision in ice and snow. Sonia Chow and Huschang Pourian are no strangers to the conditions in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. This year marks their second time working very quickly in the cold to create one of the ice-based rooms at the town's hotel. There are very few hours of daylight in a 24-hour cycle, and the temperature is often punishing. But it's a good test of their artistic mettle - and the strength of their relationship - as they manipulate the snow and chisel the ice to create a vision based on observing the actions of their own cat at home. In this video made by filmmakers Mattias Löw and Reshma Mansuri Löw, go inside the ICEHOTEL as it's being installed. The hotel selects artists from around the world each year to create rooms at the site (that's north of the Arctic Circle). The results are a bit of a wintry miracle - and if...

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At Sweden's ICEHOTEL, two Canadian artists have been working hard - to honour their cat.

Synopsis

At Sweden's ICEHOTEL, two Canadian artists have been working hard - to honour their cat. Sonia Chow and Huschang Pourian have made their cat into a mesmerizing vision in ice and snow. Sonia Chow and Huschang Pourian are no strangers to the conditions in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. This year marks their second time working very quickly in the cold to create one of the ice-based rooms at the town's hotel. There are very few hours of daylight in a 24-hour cycle, and the temperature is often punishing. But it's a good test of their artistic mettle - and the strength of their relationship - as they manipulate the snow and chisel the ice to create a vision based on observing the actions of their own cat at home. In this video made by filmmakers Mattias Löw and Reshma Mansuri Löw, go inside the ICEHOTEL as it's being installed. The hotel selects artists from around the world each year to create rooms at the site (that's north of the Arctic Circle). The results are a bit of a wintry miracle - and if...

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Cast & crew

Cast

Sonia Chow

Actor/Actress

Huschang Pourian

Actor/Actress

Crew

Director

Mattias Löw

Screenwriter

Reshma Mansuri Löw

Screenwriter

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