Original title
In Girum Imus Nocte Et Consumimur Igni
Country
Finland
Year
2011
Screening format
Digital
Duration
5′05
Synopsis
The title of this film is a well-known palindrome, which means “We spin in the night and are consumed by fire”. Räsänen shows us how data compression in the digital age is destroying information. The photographs and paintings show us people burning books in different eras.