Samuel Lehikoinen
Winter Patrol
Animation, 2025
A digital animation depicts a scene from a fictional video game, in which time-traveling medieval heroes Vyachko and Meelis find themselves in present-day Estonia, frightened by a local delivery robot. Blending national myth and technological modernity, the piece juxtaposes the spirit of ancient heroism against Estonia’s contemporary identity as a digital pioneer. The scene unfolds in a mundane and quietly melancholic Nordic setting—a darkening winter evening on an ordinary suburban street, illuminated by the neon glow of a grocery store.
