HK119

The project of Finnish performance artist Heidi Kilpeläinen, HK119 combines her love of sci-fi and electronic music into a witty multimedia critique of consumerism, pop culture, politics, and human nature. Kilpeläinen invented her alter ego after being inspired by George Lucas' pioneering film THX 1138, and began recording music on a digital 8-track and making videos on her own. Upon graduating from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 2004 with an M.A. in fine art, she performed around London and released her music, which caught the ear of Warp artist Leila Arab...