Marita Liulia Tarot
2004
Marita Liulia
Finland
Art Medium:
Digitally manipulated posed photographs.
Description:
Marita Liulia is a Finnish media artist and pioneer of multimedia. Her production includes media art works, photography, painting and stage performances. Maire (1994) was one of the first art works published in cd-rom format. Ambitious Bitch, a cd-rom about femininity (1996) was her international breakthrough. SOB (Son of a Bitch), a cd-rom about men and masculinity followed in 1999. Liulia also works on stage, performing both on her own and in collaboration with other artists. Liulia has received numerous awards, including Prix Möbius International, Prix Ars Electronica and State Award of Finland. She founded Medeia in 1997 and Prix Mobius Nordica in 2000. The card designs are digitally manipulated photographs. The models are all friends of Liulia, so the work is to some extent autobiographical. Number 0 is renamed the Dreamer, the High Priestess is the Witch, and the Hierophant is the Guru.
